Top 4 Ways to Maximize Your Off-Season Lifting Program

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Top 4 Ways to Maximize Your Off-Season Lifting Program

The off-season is coming…and that means everyone is going to look to get back into the gym and hit some weights again! Although you should of been lifting In-Season too 😉 but thats a different article. Strength training can be a great way to prepare for next season but make sure you are training effectively for maximal performance in your sport but also minimizing your potential for injury! Let’s break down our top 4 ways to maximize your lifts!

Multiple Muscles

By far the best way to improve your lifts this off-season is to make sure you are using as many muscle groups as possible during each lift. This could mean doing more compound exercises or adding in multiple movements into one exercise.

Rotation

The king of movements in sport is rotation! So you better be adding it into your strength training routine. The ability to be strong through rotation will greatly enhance your speed, strength and overall athletic performance! This can be done by rotating the body through space or twisting the torso.

Single Leg

Getting strong on each leg individually will be a huge performance booster! Many people don’t realize the discrepancy they have in strength on their right and left leg and it can hinder your game to one side. So you want to ensure you are as strong as possible on each leg individually. This can de done by doing many of the favorite exercises like squats and deadlifts but focusing on each leg individually when training them.

Lateral Movement

Adding side to side movement is essential to maximizing performance in any sport. Cutting and shifting your weight happen every second in every sport so you need to make sure your body is strong in those positions to handle the load placed upon it. Add side to side movement to your squats, lunges, and deadlifts!

Here’s a video of all 4 of these techniques in action!