View Full Version : Is it really nessecary?
ridalin42
03-19-2006, 05:29 PM
Someone told me that to be competive in high school lacrosse and beyond, that i have to start lifting wieghts soon. I personally beleive that if i play enough lax and work my muscles doing it, thta i will build muscles without any specail workout or training.
SO I have two questions:
1. Is 13 to young too lift weights?
2. Is the above statement true.
LaxBoy92
03-19-2006, 05:50 PM
Someone told me that to be competive in high school lacrosse and beyond, that i have to start lifting wieghts soon. I personally beleive that if i play enough lax and work my muscles doing it, thta i will build muscles without any specail workout or training.
SO I have two questions:
1. Is 13 to young too lift weights?
2. Is the above statement true.
1. You shouldn't start weightlifting until you hit puberty, and I assume you already have since you're 13 years old.
2. The stronger, the better in my opinion. Depending on your position, more muscle makes a big difference.
GBaschski
03-19-2006, 05:57 PM
Uh no, you will build hardly any muscle just by playing lacrosse and not working out. I think it is most definitely neccessary if you have any aspirations to play at a higher level. You're just going to be a better player if you're muscular, plain and simple. You'll be able to hit harder, and take hits better. You'll be able to fight for those ground balls, and with more muscle you can put more heat on your shots and your checks. There's just no downside to working out.
You also get to look good for the ladies.
Diesel4958
03-21-2006, 01:45 AM
You will not build muscle with playing Lax, or not in the way you think. I can confidently say almost every if not every college athlete trains, and works out regularly. 13 is not too young, but talk to an athletic trainer, and learn proper form before you start doing weight.
BuckWyld
03-21-2006, 07:23 AM
You will not build muscle with playing Lax, or not in the way you think. I can confidently say almost every if not every college athlete trains, and works out regularly. 13 is not too young, but talk to an athletic trainer, and learn proper form before you start doing weight.
thread over, Diesel got it.
Pitibear
03-23-2006, 06:28 PM
Muscle & Fitness magazine, is the bible if you really want to learn what you need to know about resistance training for any sport...yeah, the mag is for the sport of body building, and most of the pics are steroid city, but the information contained is solid, and these guys that write each issue get most of the solid, for-real scientific knowledge before most medical journals.
ohlax51
03-24-2006, 07:47 PM
Muscle & Fitness magazine, is the bible if you really want to learn what you need to know about resistance training for any sport...yeah, the mag is for the sport of body building, and most of the pics are steroid city, but the information contained is solid, and these guys that write each issue get most of the solid, for-real scientific knowledge before most medical journals.
No its not, lifting to look good and lifiting to get faster/stronger are two completly different things. You need a lacrosse specific workout or at least one that works out most of the muscles used in lacrosse. Lifting to get big does nothing for lacrosse
Hunter
03-25-2006, 12:52 AM
No its not, lifting to look good and lifiting to get faster/stronger are two completly different things. You need a lacrosse specific workout or at least one that works out most of the muscles used in lacrosse. Lifting to get big does nothing for lacrosse
There are some lacrosse specific workouts on e-lacrosse that would be good to use.
nptlaxgoalie121
03-25-2006, 11:41 AM
don't start lifting till your in high school at least. one of my defencemen stunted his own growth by lifting young. he was 5'5 like 190ish the kid was built like a rock but non the less he is short as anything its not worth it either. i never lifted in high school i would just do more things to work with quicker hands and such but thats b/c im a goalie. but like Xeclipse19 said if your gunna start out dont go to crazy. if you want to start now i would say use your own body weight such as sit ups and push up. do squats with nothing in your hands you will build up some muscle and tone that way. then use lighter weights.
As you get older you might have to start lifting to build muscle. Vincent Lecalaviere (sorry if I spelled it wrong, I'm not a hockey fan) had to lift because stick skills and agility could only take him so far.