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Muscle Strength

Muscle strength is what makes a good athlete a great athlete. In all sports if you are stronger and more physically fit than your opponent then you have a huge advantage in your sport. Yes, technique is a large part of all sports, but if you are equal with your opponent in technique but you are fitter and stronger then you will have the advantage in the sport. Muscle mass is very easy to gain it just takes some time and effort froms the athlete. You have to be willing to set a time daily to do the work. Most young athletes don't workout much and find it very boring. The young athletes that do put the time in for fitness and weight are the ones that are usually a slight bit better then the competition. The reason for this is because they workout to make themselves better at the sport they are playing. The sport is constantly on their mind and they know what they have to do to achieve their goals. This athlete is usually the athlete that loves to practice and takes everything when it comes to the sport pretty seriously.

There are also some disadvantages to working out to much. You can really strain your body if you workout constantly with no rest. You have to give your body a chance to recover. Some athletes push themselves to limits that their body cannot handle. Injuries can come from over doing things in the gym. Some of these injuries can stick around for long periods of time. Some other athlets workout to much and gain muscle that isn't needed and then their performance in the sport goes down. To much muscle leads to slower speeds, slower reaction time and less aggility. These three attributes lost can be very detremental to the athlete. To much muscle mass can lead to many problems with the athletes preformance.

Many athletes believe that they have to stay in the gym for hours at a time and this is not true. You don't need to be in the gym or working out for long periods of time. forty-five minutes to an hour is enough time to do everything you need to do when it comes to weight training and fitness. If you find yourself the bored type when you are working out play some music and workout with a friend or a teamate. When you have someone who works out with you it usually is best because they will push you past your limits and make you work harder. You may be thinking that you do not have a gym to go to or a place to workout. Well my friends you don't need all the equipment that gyms have to workout. You can always stick to all the things you did in gym class. Push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, squats, leg extentions. All of these things can be done in the comfort of your own home or outside. We are currently putting together a few workout programs that can benefit the youth that do not have equipment or a place to go. These programs will be online very shortly.

Fitness is the key to many great athletes success. If you look at the many professional athletes who are excelling in their sport they got there from hard work and from putting in the time after all the practices and games. Do you have what it takes to be an athlete who just wants to be the best at the sport you play. Many athletes want it bad but just do not do the extra that can make them great. Once you get into a routine with working out you will never want to miss a day. Push yourself to be better than the many other athletes that you compete against.