Tip of the Month -- FEBRUARY 2005 -- Training For Strength & Power

from Darryl Nelson (email Darryl)

When performing your strength training make sure that you are really training for strength. Avoid "bodybuilding" methods. Bodybuilders are only concerned with appearance and not performance. Therefore, bodybuilding routines are not based on sound principles but rather "muscle and fiction" theories. Bodybuilding can make athletes slow and reduce explosive power. The advice to only lift weights you can rep ten times is complete nonsense. Doing more than 8 reps does very little to improve strength and power. Developing strength and power is done by performing 6 reps and less.

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