Weightlifting, Explosiveness and Sports Training

[Guest guest]

Given the recent discussions about how explosive many of the past

and present world class Olympic lifters are- My question is, why

wouldn't it be prudent for basketball and football coaches (as well

as any other explosive contact sports) to simply have their athletes

do a program almost identical to what an Olympic lifter would do? I

know that it wouldn't be smart to have one's athletes do the full

volume of lifting during the season; and it would be necessary to

modify the in-season program. Also, some sport specific conditioning

would need to be done as the season approached. However, it appears

that having such ball players train as if they were weightlifters out

of season would be a great idea.

From what been said about Shane Hammon, I don't think he'd have a

problem posting-up against Shaq, or being a fullback and lead

blocking on Ray .

Roe

Winter Haven, FL