Football weightlifting? (Questions)

[Edman]

I know not many of you are the sportsy type, but I'm curious on what I should be doing to prepare for weightlifting. I'm around 115 with not much muscle(lol). I like to swim and I drink to much soda. My dad wants me to play so I'm playinto please him(So does my grandma, and sister).

Stuff I Plan To Do To Prepare.
Start swimming 12 laps in my pool everymorning.
Cutting down on the sodas.
Playing less video games.

So yeah, I kind of need to know what to expect in weightlifting, and stuff I should do to prepare for it.

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[Vagabond]

Try squats and power cleans/hang clean and dead lifts. My brother went to Baylor on an athletic scholarship because of these. :o

[Edman]

Try squats and power cleans/hang clean and dead lifts. My brother went to Baylor on an athletic scholarship because of these. :o

Oki doke, should I do before or after I swim?

[Nickelob Ultra]

You need to eat protein.  Steak.  Forget the fat parts of the steak, don't eat that.

Don't eat right before you exercise.  For one it ridiculously slows you down and you'll throw up if you go too hard.  Eat a good 4-6 hours before any exercise or games.

Swimming is a great, great exercise.  It works a lot on the shoulders and arms, and if you really work it, you can pretty much help out your core too.  I wouldn't advise a lot on any weight lifting, they tend to stunt your growth.

Do a lot of running too.  If I remember anything about football, you need speed if you want to do anything good.

Remember this too, if you're going to be serious about this you have to keep going on it.  No breaks, no stops in your exercise, nothing.

My brother went to Baylor on an athletic scholarship because of these. :o

Pffft.  Athletic scholarships.

[Vagabond]

Pffft.  Athletic scholarships.

He's majoring in biological engineering. He's not a handicapped. :l

[Mr.Interceptor]

a handicapped. :l

heh

[Edman]

Thanks Nick. Is it okay if I take a 1-2 minute break in between every 3 laps?

[Monocle]

Well it all depends on what weights you're going to do, swimming isn't going to get you into the shape that you need for football.

Football requires bulk and weight. Swimming will not bulk you up, it'll build you muscle, but it'll tone it more than build it.


In terms of what workouts to do for Football;

Swimming; Cardio. Try and do 4 laps (that means there-back is 1 lap, so with that, that means there-back, there-back, there-back, there-back) and then take a 30 second break and do it again. Your shoulders will start to hurt, that is good, keep on pushing through it.

For your full-body workouts do; Squats, Wide Grip pull-ups, inclined bench press, Military press, standing barbell curl, decline dumbbell situp.

And run. Every day. Literally. Every. Single. Day.