Is this to much?

k_man101 · 12-11-2006, 03:06 PM

Would it be to much to lift 2 days a week and to play soccer 3 days a week for a few hours? I'm gonna go out for soccer next week and i'd like to start lifting 2 days a week and practicing 3 days a week with the school, but i don't want to be doing to much and over train or anything like that. I'd only be getting 2 days of rest though. Is this to much training and not enough rest?

Buk · 12-11-2006, 03:10 PM

That would not be too much for most people, but I would suggest easing into it depending on your current shape. You don't want to be sore from lifting during your soccer tryouts. If you haven't been regurarly lifting, doing so this week will not help next weeks pratice. Build a work tolerance for one activity, then introduce the other at a reasonable pace.

k_man101 · 12-11-2006, 03:17 PM

Its not soccer try outs, those don't start until after xmas break. The upperclass men get all the soccer players together to see who they want on the team and they just practice and what not. I'm glad its not try outs yet, because my cardiovascular shape sucks right now, i would never do cardio, simply because i was trying to gain weight and right now i wish i would have never stopped running.

Lisa~ · 12-11-2006, 06:29 PM

That's less than most athletes do.

k_man101 · 12-11-2006, 08:38 PM

Would it be to much to lift 3 days a week and only allow one day of rest then?

Buk · 12-12-2006, 07:31 AM

Then it would start to depend on what each day of soccer was and how much lifting was involved each session, but again - it would probably not be too much. But perhaps two days of rest would be better and doubling up on one of the other days.

What days are soccer pratice and games. When do you plan on improving your endurance?

Lisa~ · 12-12-2006, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by k_man101

Would it be to much to lift 3 days a week and only allow one day of rest then?

The answer all depends on your own level of recovery. Just as an example, here's my son's schedule:

Mon: am lifting, after school sprint training, pm martial arts
Tue: am lifting
Wed: am lifting, after school sprint training, pm martial arts
Thu: am lifting, after school batting practice
Fri: nothing
Sat: am martial arts
Sun: working around the house

Baseball practice will start in Jan. At that time the sprint training will stop and he'll have baseball practice every day after school and lifting twice a week in the mornings. He'll still go to Kung Fu those same 3 times a week. He also works around our house a lot - yard work, building projects. He's got great recovery ability and he amazes me. He eats well and sleeps on a fairly regular schedule. He is 16.

The effectiveness of your schedule depends on you and your ability to recover. It does not appear to be too much to me. Try it. If it's too much and you're getting run down, change it.
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k_man101 · 12-12-2006, 08:51 PM

I found out today that soccer is only 2 days a week not 3. So that would leave a good 3 days for lifting. Thanks for the replies though. I think i'll lift heavy 2 days a week and do abs and light running.

JoshDunn · 12-12-2006, 10:49 PM

I'm a big believer that overtraining is very much over thought. Do as much as you want. If you are too sore from weights to train for soccer back off weights. If you lose the will to live and don't want to do soccer or weights then you are overtrained. Kids and teenagers should be exercising at least 1 hr everyday.

What lifting routine are you going to do? My quick thoughts would be 2 heavy full body days with one higher rep full body days to aid in recovery and get the blood moving.