Pre-Season
Programs
Following the completion of the summer
off-season program, the athlete should take a week for active rest and re-test
their one-rep maximums in the primary exercises. After the week of active rest, the athlete
will begin training in the pre-season cycle.
The pre-season program involves the weeks
leading up to the first game of the season.
This cycle will last for 6-8 weeks, depending on the amount of time
available between the start of the fall practice period and the start of the
season. The pre-season program
incorporates a 3-day lifting schedule, but may follow a 2-day schedule
depending upon time constraints due to the practice schedule. Again, the program can follow the standard linear
training format or the alternating training format. In this section are several
examples of the pre-season program.
Again, use the exercise
menu to choose your exercises on the workout card.
3-Day Pre-Season Programs (2 days of weight training, 1 day of
additional training)
2-Day Pre-Season Programs (2 days of weight training and additional
exercises)