my dad bought a bowflex about 4 or so years ago. it usually just sat in the basement collecting dust, i could not use it because he said i was too young. i've been lifting at school multiple times before, but i thought why go to school when i have stuff at home?
inside of the little booklet that came with the bowflex is a little "strength training" workout. the workout is 3 times a week. day one focuses on chest/shoulders, day two focuses on back/arms, day three focuses on legs/trunk.
each workout is supposed to take 45min-1hr long including 1-2min breaks between each set.
Sinc ethe other guy in the other thread and I disagreed on machine training, I will retract some of my disagreement here and say since you have it, use it.
The workout posted is a basic bodybuilding workout....nto really what you want, but at least it is a plan. I would say you would be better off training legs with bodyweighted stuff such as squats, lunges, striaght leg deads, glute bridges, jumps, etc...you seem to be already pretty big for a 15 year old, not sure why gaining wieght is a goal, let it be a by-product. work hard and explosive and let the muscle take care of itself.
The other days can be focused stretching on trouble areas, sprinting, a little plyos, recovery work.
Agian, hard to really put down what you exactly need over th internet.
Yeah I agree already pretty big for a 15 year old, but as Prints said before me it looks more like something a bodybuilder would run than what a basketball player would run.
You need more cardio to build stamina, leg flexibility, strength and coordination, not to mention cut down on some fat. Lots of running, suicides and jumprope would be good for this.
Also, do some ballhandling drills like the ones Pistol Pete had in his old instructional videos, and practice shooting!
You also need more stretching to improve flexibility and prevent injury.
Remember that more reps with lighter weights= leaner, more flexible and efficent muscles. Less reps with heavier weights=more explosive power but with less efficiency. As a basketball player you probably want to do 12 reps each set with lighter weights.
As for the amount of sets, its safe to do them until your form starts to degrade at which point you should stop.
I agree with prints though, freeweights and bodyweight workouts are better than using a machine as it gives you a more "functional" workout, a machine doesn't improve your balance and coordination, however freeweights do. But just like he said, if you have a machine and it motivates you to work out, use it.
But as a player the main things you should be working on are stamina, coordination, ballhandling and shooting skills and basketball IQ. After your workouts REMEMBER TO STRETCH!! I can't stress this enough, working out without stretching is like making bread without kneading the dough, and remember to keep yourself hydrated, also remember to let your muscles rest at least one day before working the same muscle group again.
Oh, a few other things, instead of doing back/shoulders one day and doing legs/abs the next, do lighter workouts on more muscle groups every other day, this will improve stamina and will also help you to be well rested when it's game time because you hadn't done a workout the day before.
The next time you work the same muscle group do a different type of workout, for example, for your chest, do pushups one day and flies the next, things like that. Over time your muscles become used to a certain motion and it becomes harder and harder to exhaust them, switching things up will increase the efficiency of your workouts.
Oh gawd I just now realized you were training for football, oh well, everything still applies, what position are you gonna play? You're really tall so I would guess either WR, QB or DE? With that height you could be a basketball forward! Anyhoo though, highschool players always try to "bulk up" which is stupid because then they have no stamina or coordination, remember that bigger muscles do not always equal more strength. If you go with a leaner build you will be faster, less injury prone, more coordinated and more likely to be noticed by scouts. You're already pretty big so size isn't a problem, now if you could add speed and agility to that you would be unstoppable.
Now I am in no way an expert and if you're going to get serious about this I would recommend getting a personal trainer.
Yeah I agree already pretty big for a 15 year old, but as Prints said before me it looks more like something a bodybuilder would run than what a basketball player would run.
You need more cardio to build stamina, leg flexibility, strength and coordination, not to mention cut down on some fat. Lots of running, suicides and jumprope would be good for this.
Also, do some ballhandling drills like the ones Pistol Pete had in his old instructional videos, and practice shooting!
You also need more stretching to improve flexibility and prevent injury.
Remember that more reps with lighter weights= leaner, more flexible and efficent muscles. Less reps with heavier weights=more explosive power but with less efficiency. As a basketball player you probably want to do 12 reps each set with lighter weights.
As for the amount of sets, its safe to do them until your form starts to degrade at which point you should stop.
I agree with prints though, freeweights and bodyweight workouts are better than using a machine as it gives you a more "functional" workout, a machine doesn't improve your balance and coordination, however freeweights do. But just like he said, if you have a machine and it motivates you to work out, use it.
But as a player the main things you should be working on are stamina, coordination, ballhandling and shooting skills and basketball IQ. After your workouts REMEMBER TO STRETCH!! I can't stress this enough, working out without stretching is like making bread without kneading the dough, and remember to keep yourself hydrated, also remember to let your muscles rest at least one day before working the same muscle group again.
Oh, a few other things, instead of doing back/shoulders one day and doing legs/abs the next, do lighter workouts on more muscle groups every other day, this will improve stamina and will also help you to be well rested when it's game time because you hadn't done a workout the day before.
The next time you work the same muscle group do a different type of workout, for example, for your chest, do pushups one day and flies the next, things like that. Over time your muscles become used to a certain motion and it becomes harder and harder to exhaust them, switching things up will increase the efficiency of your workouts.
Oh gawd I just now realized you were training for football, oh well, everything still applies, what position are you gonna play? You're really tall so I would guess either WR, QB or DE? With that height you could be a basketball forward! Anyhoo though, highschool players always try to "bulk up" which is stupid because then they have no stamina or coordination, remember that bigger muscles do not always equal more strength. If you go with a leaner build you will be faster, less injury prone, more coordinated and more likely to be noticed by scouts. You're already pretty big so size isn't a problem, now if you could add speed and agility to that you would be unstoppable.
Now I am in no way an expert and if you're going to get serious about this I would recommend getting a personal trainer.
yes, i'm training for football. i hope to be a WR or TE but my school just co-oped with a different one so we don't even know who the head coach is going to be. people try and bulk up, i'm not really trying to do that.
i havent lifted much really in my life, so i need to get at least some for football. i dont wanna get huge though, just a little bigger than normal and then the three weeks or so of bball practices before actual games ill have some time to trim a little off to be back normal.
im actually not that big for my height. i dont have a whole ton of muscle either. kindof just average so my #1 goal is to gain muscle.
Geandily, I am in no way berating you and feel overall the post was very good, just wanted to dispell some myths and give some input.
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You need more cardio to build stamina, leg flexibility, strength and coordination, not to mention cut down on some fat. Lots of running, suicides and jumprope would be good for this.
I agree with the running, sprints and jumprope, this is a solid statement.
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You also need more stretching to improve flexibility and prevent injury.
Stretching does not necessarily prevent injury. Probably more important is weight training through an entire range of motion of the joints being used to ensure proper flexibility and mobility.
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Remember that more reps with lighter weights= leaner, more flexible and efficent muscles. Less reps with heavier weights=more explosive power but with less efficiency. As a basketball player you probably want to do 12 reps each set with lighter weights.
Again, not true, higher reps does not equal more leaner...and actually, less weight done explosively is usually the way power is developed. All athletes want to do a wide range of rep and set combos depending on the time of the year, position, training age and goals.
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As for the amount of sets, its safe to do them until your form starts to degrade at which point you should stop.
I agree to a point, better off stopping well before the degradation point, especially at a younger age.
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But as a player the main things you should be working on are stamina, coordination, ballhandling and shooting skills and basketball IQ. After your workouts REMEMBER TO STRETCH!! I can't stress this enough, working out without stretching is like making bread without kneading the dough, and remember to keep yourself hydrated, also remember to let your muscles rest at least one day before working the same muscle group again.
I agree with stretching after you workout, although some research is showing stretching before the warm up (dynamic warm up) may actually be beneficial. I found this statement about 20 years ago in the TV Guide and clipped it as I thought it was great. "Basketball is ballet, weightlifting, sprinting, high jumping, endurance running and hand-eye coordination." I agree with all but one point now, the endurance part.
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Oh, a few other things, instead of doing back/shoulders one day and doing legs/abs the next, do lighter workouts on more muscle groups every other day, this will improve stamina and will also help you to be well rested when it's game time because you hadn't done a workout the day before.
The next time you work the same muscle group do a different type of workout, for example, for your chest, do pushups one day and flies the next, things like that. Over time your muscles become used to a certain motion and it becomes harder and harder to exhaust them, switching things up will increase the efficiency of your workouts.
Yeah, I like this statement. Again, not putting you down so please don't take it that way...
bowflex strength training?
