FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL

Which sport do you feel you will play after high school?

You must have flexibility in the shoulders to be able to throw a baseball correctly. How is your flexibility in the shoulders now? I would suggest that if you continue to lift weights, especially bench press, that you get on a strict flexibility routine to make sure you are staying flexible in the shoulder area.

My recommendation would be not to bench press with a lot of weight, but do it with lighter weights and more reps. If you are playing football and baseball, I know that you have a hard time telling the football coach that you can't lift weights, so I think you should start thinking about what you want to do after high school and do the training necessary for that particular sport. Here in Texas, most elite athletes have to choose one sport and stay with it, because most coaches here don't want to share their athletes. That's just the way it is now in the higher classifications in Texas. Not sure how it is in your area, but it may be something for you to consider.

Good luck with your athletic career. I wish you much success!

Train the body to become a better athlete. Let your specific sport skill training do what it is meant to.

What position do you play in Football? Bench pressing and pitching really don't mix, but you can do a larger volume of rotator cuff work and most likely be ok.

What does your current weight routine look like?

i play tightend and linebacker....during the summmer i do alot of light bench pressing and a little heavy lifting and alot of running during summer practice...and during the winter i do a lot of pitching weight lifting like different lifts to build up my arm strenghth....the only thing that bothers me is i plan on attending some football combines in the upcoming years and you have to bench press there and how do i prepare for that when most of them are during baseball season?

You might try bench pressing a bit of humility while you're at it. Being a 14 year old middle school star doesn't automatically make you elite. But good luck anyway, you'll get some good advice around here.

pedro

01-- are you playing baseball in the summer while you do thsi g football specific weight training?

02-- what football combines are open to HS players?

yes i do play summer ball to....and the nike combine and combines around the eastern coast