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Hi, I play Centre for a social team in Queensland Australia.  We are currently in off season and although I am doing field work with a few members of the team, i dont have a lot of idea about what I should be doing in the gym.  Currently Im just doing strength training focusing on the chest, arms, back and shoulders and legs.  Is there any specific weights that I should be doing for my position that I can incorporate into my workout?

thanks
Tristo

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Permalink Reply by Matthew Graham on March 18, 2010 at 3:55pm
In the weight room its a matter of explosive power training. There is no point in being able to squat 900lbs if it takes 15 minutes to do it. If you can only bench 200 lbs in a quick time thats actually better then lifting a heavier weight slowly.

Just my two cents anyway.

Also, If any of the coaches on here are ever coming to Australia, look me up and teach us how to play o line properly.
Permalink Reply by Troy Thompson on March 18, 2010 at 6:58pm
I agree to a point, you do have to be explosive, thats why I like the jammer cage, and Olympic Lifting as well as Squatting. But really tell Larry Allen, one of the greatest Guards to ever play the game, that squatting over 900lbs (he did squat over 900lbs), doesn't help.

Matthew Graham said:
In the weight room its a matter of explosive power training. There is no point in being able to squat 900lbs if it takes 15 minutes to do it. If you can only bench 200 lbs in a quick time thats actually better then lifting a heavier weight slowly.

Just my two cents anyway.

Also, If any of the coaches on here are ever coming to Australia, look me up and teach us how to play o line properly.
Permalink Reply by Jimmy Lamour on March 19, 2010 at 8:51am
The biggest problem I have with that statement Troy is that most athletes are not at the elite level where they will need to squat 900. Workouts have to be specific to every person’s needs in order to be maximized. The end goal should be to improve your performance not win a weightlifting contest.
The cookie cutter programs and massive amounts of weight lifting topic really overcook my grits. Lol! I deal with it all the time with the athletes I train. Why not make consistent gains with less risk by using submaximal loads?


Troy Thompson said:
I agree to a point, you do have to be explosive, thats why I like the jammer cage, and Olympic Lifting as well as Squatting. But really tell Larry Allen, one of the greatest Guards to ever play the game, that squatting over 900lbs (he did squat over 900lbs), doesn't help.

Matthew Graham said:
In the weight room its a matter of explosive power training. There is no point in being able to squat 900lbs if it takes 15 minutes to do it. If you can only bench 200 lbs in a quick time thats actually better then lifting a heavier weight slowly.

Just my two cents anyway.

Also, If any of the coaches on here are ever coming to Australia, look me up and teach us how to play o line properly.
Permalink Reply by Troy Thompson on March 19, 2010 at 9:20am
I do see your point, it isn't about winning a power lifting contest, that is very true. I think maxing out is good to keep competitiveness, and to test people and things of that nature. Besides players always want to know how much they have improved, and maxing out is the best way to tell that. But I do see your point and when training you cannot go super-low reps all the time, I do agree with that. I wasn't trying to say that you need to max out all of the time.

Jimmy Lamour said:
The biggest problem I have with that statement Troy is that most athletes are not at the elite level where they will need to squat 900. Workouts have to be specific to every person’s needs in order to be maximized. The end goal should be to improve your performance not win a weightlifting contest.
The cookie cutter programs and massive amounts of weight lifting topic really overcook my grits. Lol! I deal with it all the time with the athletes I train. Why not make consistent gains with less risk by using submaximal loads?


Troy Thompson said:
I agree to a point, you do have to be explosive, thats why I like the jammer cage, and Olympic Lifting as well as Squatting. But really tell Larry Allen, one of the greatest Guards to ever play the game, that squatting over 900lbs (he did squat over 900lbs), doesn't help.

Matthew Graham said:
In the weight room its a matter of explosive power training. There is no point in being able to squat 900lbs if it takes 15 minutes to do it. If you can only bench 200 lbs in a quick time thats actually better then lifting a heavier weight slowly.

Just my two cents anyway.

Also, If any of the coaches on here are ever coming to Australia, look me up and teach us how to play o line properly.
Permalink Reply by Tristan Hill on March 20, 2010 at 7:56am
where abouts in Australia do you play? Im in Brisbane playing for the Daisy Hill Wildcats.

Matthew Graham said:
In the weight room its a matter of explosive power training. There is no point in being able to squat 900lbs if it takes 15 minutes to do it. If you can only bench 200 lbs in a quick time thats actually better then lifting a heavier weight slowly.

Just my two cents anyway.

Also, If any of the coaches on here are ever coming to Australia, look me up and teach us how to play o line properly.
Permalink Reply by Matthew Graham on March 20, 2010 at 8:34am
I play for centurions in canberra.
What's player numbers like up there
Permalink Reply by Tristan Hill on March 21, 2010 at 4:55am
i think i heard there is 500 throughout the state, there is ten teams in our competition, up from only 7 or 8 a few years ago so it is getting bigger all the time

Matthew Graham said:
I play for centurions in canberra.
What's player numbers like up there

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