If you are running sub 6 minute miles at 210 I do not think that is too slow. Does your sprint speed also slow down? Do you scare people when you are bigger? I used to play tons of soccer played club for OSU for one tournament. Now I’m much stronger and slower not because I am stronger but because I have too much fat from eating crappy food and drinking too many empty calories. On another note where is this team you play for? I play australian rules football for the columbus jackaroos. You should come check it out sometime if you are in the columbus area.
I don’t think mile times are a good measure of “speed”, even in soccer. I am not a soccer player, but if I played, I think I would rather be built for short bursts of speed over monotonous running. I’m not suggesting you try to get huge, but I think adding some size to your thighs/glutes would be beneficial.
[quote]sevenmoist wrote:
hawt abz. uh adultfriendfinder is that >>>>way[/quote]
damn who is that in your avatar seven?
CRISTIANO** come on man get it right.
Are those mile times averages for multiple miles or just one mile? If they are just one mile they seem pretty slow to me, since I am an ex-offensive lineman who can get a sub 6 minute mile at 250 pounds (and not horribly lean, either).
[quote]waylanderxx wrote:
why is your name “soccerpro6” when you are semi-pro? That’s pretty misleading man…[/quote]
Why is your name waylanderxx when you’re…urggghhh, can’t think of anything witty
Wrong place to post this, unless you want to hear a million “more muscle won’t slow you down” comments.
Soccer players need endurance end of story. What do soccer players do all game? Why do we all hate soccer so much? Because all they do is run back and forth down the field for 90 minutes, culminating in perhaps one series of frenzied action that lasts all of 19 seconds and results in a 1-“nill” score.
What sort of body is good for endurance? A well conditioned, lean one (think: long distance runner). Short bursts of speed??? What do you think this is, a basketball court? Being quick is good, but not if it comes at the expense of endurance. There’s no use in being quick, if you just lugged all those extra pounds up and down the field, fatiguing yourself unnecessarily and limiting your ability to use that speed.
Most sports, but not soccer.
could work on those arms, nice towel btw, it’s pretty gay
[quote]nickem wrote:
Wrong place to post this, unless you want to hear a million “more muscle won’t slow you down” comments.
Soccer players need endurance end of story. What do soccer players do all game? Why do we all hate soccer so much? Because all they do is run back and forth down the field for 90 minutes, culminating in perhaps one series of frenzied action that lasts all of 19 seconds and results in a 1-“nill” score.
What sort of body is good for endurance? A well conditioned, lean one (think: long distance runner). Short bursts of speed??? What do you think this is, a basketball court? Being quick is good, but not if it comes at the expense of endurance. There’s no use in being quick, if you just lugged all those extra pounds up and down the field, fatiguing yourself unnecessarily and limiting your ability to use that speed.
Most sports, but not soccer.
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x2 unless you are a keeper.
Too small for a centre back.
[quote]nickem wrote:
Wrong place to post this, unless you want to hear a million “more muscle won’t slow you down” comments.
Soccer players need endurance end of story. What do soccer players do all game? Why do we all hate soccer so much? Because all they do is run back and forth down the field for 90 minutes, culminating in perhaps one series of frenzied action that lasts all of 19 seconds and results in a 1-“nill” score.
What sort of body is good for endurance? A well conditioned, lean one (think: long distance runner). Short bursts of speed??? What do you think this is, a basketball court? Being quick is good, but not if it comes at the expense of endurance. There’s no use in being quick, if you just lugged all those extra pounds up and down the field, fatiguing yourself unnecessarily and limiting your ability to use that speed.
Most sports, but not soccer.
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Actually, depending on the position, top level soccer players are very, very fast. And to a bodybuilding crowd this may not be obvious but a lot of them are much bigger than long distance runners. Their physiques resemble sprinters. Which I guess the OP sort of does too but he can build more mass for his position.
[quote]zarrs wrote:
I disagree you don’t need to be smaller but you don’t want to be bigger, go and tell Van Basten and mark vidkuka that big solid guys cant play FOOTBALL [/quote]
The OP plays at CB apparently. The most athletic (not most skilled) centre back I can think of playing right now is Alex for Chelsea. He has a great vert, is very strong, fast, and can shoot hard enough to shatter a coconut. He is probably 15 pounds heavier than the OP.
How strong are you in the air?
You don’t look all that fit for being a semi-pro soccer player… Who do you play for and whats your name?
[quote]TBT4ver wrote:
Are those mile times averages for multiple miles or just one mile? If they are just one mile they seem pretty slow to me, since I am an ex-offensive lineman who can get a sub 6 minute mile at 250 pounds (and not horribly lean, either).[/quote]
Do you have video of this? That’s hard to believe as an ex-track athlete myself.
Cut the guy some slack, guys. He’s not the first one to ‘just throw up a pic’ to see our reactions. I imagine he thought they’d be more positive, but I digress.
Anyway, depending on your fitness goals and considering you are a semi-pro soccer player, I’d say you have some decent muscle development and are quite lean. Maybe focus on some further back development, as it stands out as a clear weak spot in your physique.
You do have a nice looking body but I wouldn’t call it a bodybuilding physique at all. I also doubt serious hypertrophy is needed for a soccer player; for a football or rugby player thats one thing, but for a none contact sport, its not really needed.
I was going to say something then I saw ElliottKezza avatar and I forgot. Bouncing is nice.I like bouncing! lol! oh yeah now I remember to the op you look okay a little lean so I give you a 5
OK im gunna back him up a bit here. I play div 1 soccer and think that some of you shouldn’t criticize if you don’t understand the game all too well. I know adding muscle doesn’t necessarily slow u down, but adding mass and weight through muscle building can slow you down. I went through a stage myself where I became much stronger by powerlifting with the intention of helping my soccer but in sort of affected me negatively. I added about 20 pounds (mostly muscle) and while it helped my tackling, power for kicking, jumping etc, it slowed me down over a full 90 min so I couldn’t get in the same good positions to be able to use my tackling ability and so on. As some people might not understand, that sprint speed developed through powerlifting can be great for soccer for short bursts of speed, but carrying an extra 20 pounds all game, with this weight being added in a short period of time, is difficult.
SO adding mass, possibly muscle, might make u quick, but for soccer, not as important as having the speed and stamina needed for 90 min, which can sometimes be helped by staying lean and light, while having sufficient muscle for the physical demands of the game.