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soccer/hockey problem
Hey Josh, I think I'm gonna be the first question in your column thingy... I see that you play both hockey and soccer...I do too. My problem is that during the soccer season for school, I am in good cardiovascular shape, but I'm not all buff or stuff...lol. Then for hockey season which starts basically a week after soccer ends, I basically get killed because I'm so small from soccer. What should I do?
Thanks...Mark
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Mark, well sorry but you're not the first in my column but thats ok...
I actually had the same problem before, it's tough to work with at first and takes some commitment.
Being a goalie in soccer, I need to be light and thin so that... A: I can move around fast and fly through the air...and B: So that I am not getting caught on myself (like having too much arm muscles rubs against the sides of my body, slowing my arms down which is key in that position). What I do is I run a lot during soccer season (even outside of our soccer practices) but I also lift light weights (just enough to still be muscular, but not so much that I bulk up...about 70 squatting, 50 curling, and about 140 benching). This allows me to stay light and thin but still have the muscle. Once soccer is over, I start eating much more (like 10000 calories a day) and lift much bigger weights, basically double what I do for soccer season. Last year, in the 2 weeks I had between soccer and hockey, I gained 32 pounds from working out. You've gotta remember to still run though because now that you're eating more you have to do aerobic exercise as well as anaerobic.
Hope I helped you Mark...
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