Track season starts Feb 26th. I’m a sprinter, so I’m going to use the practices/meets as my cardio. Now the problem is this; every day after school we have practice. Normally this is when I lift.
Would lifting first thing in the morning, and running after school be efficient? Should I still expect to gain some muscle mass? Also, would moving my squats to Saturday, to prevent me from being spent for practice, be a good idea?
Well, I’d like to run well, and I feel that lifting would help me do that.
However, I’m not going anywhere with track, as fast as I am, my times just aren’t low enough to get me a scholarship, so I would like to add muscle mass if possible.
I was thinking of workout out in the morning, and saving my squats for Saturday, that way I have until Monday afternoon to recover.
Deads/Back/Bis - Tues
Bench(Chest)/Tris/Shoulders - Thurs
Squat/Legs - Sat
Seem like it wouldn’t be too taxing, allowing me to run during the week. Of course, on the days I’d have meets, some of them on Sats, then I would have to skip the workout.
in season lift brief and strenght based aim to not do a tion of damage concentrate on better performance on the track and use the weights to keep what you have or get a bit stronger. Hitting the gym and tearing your self up isnt going to transfer to great performance.
Eric Cressey would be a great one to contact about in season training