Treadmill SpeedJanuary 3, 2008 {!firstname}, Your Youth Soccer Fitness Newsletter #22 Machine Exercises Outdated...??? Only sent to verified subscribers. Reaching over 25 countries! (To unsubscribe scroll to the bottom) Welcome to our new subscribers! ============================================ Wow! What a holiday season... living north of Toronto we got our fair share of snow. Who needs a gym when you can shovel your snow three or four times a day. That is manual by the way, with out the use or convenience of a machine. This makes you work a little harder, balance out your muscles and prepares you for future lifting. My muscles ache and are sore as a result of this. I can barely move... So why would I want to share this with you? Simple its a neat way for me to bring in today's topic. Machine exercises... Not to long ago I wrote to you about the five machine exercises I don't like. Now I am going to take it one step further. I am going to talk about treadmills for running speed and why I believe that they are inappropriate for soccer speed. To me it is quite simple. On the soccer field a player must drive their legs into the ground to create force to move them forward.How much force does a player apply to the treadmill? Enough to prevent them from falling off the treadmill but not enough to drive them forward. Where is the deceleration for change of direction? Next a player needs strength to increase speed. This is not accomplished on a treadmill. A treadmill is at a steady speed and if the speed is increased it forces the legs to move faster by a pulling action. The action we want is a "driving" action. Your child is better off in a relay race where he or she naturally drives the leg the into the ground to cause a forward movement. It is important to remember that a long term strength training program like Youth Soccer Power Unleashed gives you the necessary ground based exercises for long term success. Now is a good time to begin an off season training program. As I had mentioned in an earlier newsletter younger players are better off doing an off season program than playing indoors. The off season training program prepares you for your spring/summer season. Generally speaking you want to be exercising two to three times a week. Ideally three times a week would be the best; however in todays day in age many young athletes are playing more than just soccer. Next many times I get asked about increasing muscle "size"because some people think that the bigger the muscle the greater the strength. there is some truth to that but it all depends on the design of the program. It is for this reason that I refer people to my colleague Vince Delmonte. Vince is the "muscle" guy Vince used to be a scrawny cross country runner known as "skinny vinny"; however through trial error he has found ways to increase muscle naturally and has lost this nickname. He has helped both male and female athletes. To find out more about Vince and his muscle building techniques click here! You decide if this is what you need. Last but not least winning the inner game of soccer is now available. You will need to go here and sign up for it . {!firstname}, I would like to wish you and your family Happy New Year and have a healthy and prosperous 2008. {!firstname}, thank you for subscribing to the Youth Soccer Fitness Results Newsletter. {!firstname} please send me any questions or feedback regarding strength, power, endurance, nutrition and injury prevention for youth soccer. I will cover it in any following newsletters. Cheers! Yours in youth soccer fitness Mike Grafstein B.Ph.Ed,CAT(C),CSCS,YCS,RMT ps I am leaving the extra bonuses until January 7th 2008. The investment to Youth Soccer Power Unleashed will be increased in in the New Year. Take advantage now! "Mike's Youth Soccer Power Unleashed is an essential buy for any parent whose child is an up and coming soccer player. The detailed program design answers all your questions and provides you with exercises that work. As a Fitness Expert myself, I recommend this program for any budding soccer star" Daniel Munday www.dpmperformance.com.au ================================================== I N C O M E O P P O R T U N I T Y FOR WEBMASTERS AND E-ZINE PUBLISHERS: http://www.youthsoccer-power.com/affiliate.htm
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