Soccer Training

Training Beginners
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Hey,

I’ve been playing soccer my whole life, but I always feel as if I’m below the fitness level of the majority of players on the field.

Whether or not this is true, I would like to get some input from you guys regarding what the best workout routine would be.

I’ve always valued aerobic exercises (like running) over anaerobic ones (weights and such), because it was always my understanding that if you pushed hard enough while running, it would turn anaerobic and you would get the same result as if you were lifting.

But maybe this isn’t true? If it isn’t, what kinds of leg lifting should I be doing?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

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Hey man I have played all my life up until about 3 years ago when I was in a car accident, but anyway I considered my self to be a high level athlete (used to play in brazil and england).

Anyway what position do you play and what are the parts of your game you need to improve?

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just browsin youtube and this looks like something I might have enjoyed throwing into my workouts back then.

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for cardio make sure to mix in a lot of sprint work, not just low-intensity.

lifting wise, you should train the whole body, having some bulk to throw around gets real important when you get older and the game becomes more physical.

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[quote]hunterthompson wrote:
for cardio make sure to mix in a lot of sprint work, not just low-intensity.[/quote]

100% agreed, how much of soccer is jogging, you’ve got to be conditioned to run at full speed, and do it consistently not so much for long distances but repetadley as in short sprints.

weight lifting has its place aswell, but be sure to get planty of body weight exerceises in like push ups, pull ups, differnt kinds of ab work, lunges, and def box jumps.

start a program like this set of each of the body weight exercises then a 30 20 10 suicide style sprinting 9zig zag style it sometimes to ensure you are training for speed and explosiveness).

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Hey sorry to get in on your thread but i didn’t want to create a new one.

I was wondering if you guys thought it was better to drink a sports drink like lucozade after football(soccer) or is it better to have a Surge?

Thanks

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I have personally never been a fan of luczade and the rest of the ade’s, I always went with water. but if Surge was around I would have experimented.

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Definitely full body training. Upper body strength and bulks helps. Classic pullovers are good to work on throw-ins. Be careful on when you time leg/back days. Running after deadlifts can lead to some lower back pain and cramping.

In the off season I would suggest some power lifting, especially cleans. I was really surprised how much upper body strength helped my game.

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[quote]Tex Ag wrote:
Definitely full body training. Upper body strength and bulks helps. Classic pullovers are good to work on throw-ins. Be careful on when you time leg/back days. Running after deadlifts can lead to some lower back pain and cramping.

In the off season I would suggest some power lifting, especially cleans. I was really surprised how much upper body strength helped my game. [/quote]

agreed. look into one of Waterbury’s programs for a basic guide.

and ya Surge would make sense, but make sure you are hydrated.

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ive played soccer my whole life as well.

for me i found that squating helped my vertical durastically, i could/can out jump anyone and being a mid field/defender always was great.

and the extra muscle mass definatly helps, my game improved durastically, just tackling x10 harder, im faster, and stronger then everyone. then again i dont know an other soccer players who bench/squat/dead over 350.

but thats just me.

so to summarize, put some power in those legs