Kerry,
I always have the dilema of determining what to do ( Strength training) when our team travels to away games for baseball tournaments. Can you shed some light on what you do for your pitchers?
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Ziggy ,
It is a different story at the college level . When we go on the road , I have our team lift at the university that we're playing at or we get our team into a nearby health club. When you go on the road , you just need to do the best that you can . If you can take a pair of 10 or 15 pound dumbbells with you , you can still do enough things to get you through the trip . You can do 1)standing dumbbell curls / biceps 2)1-arm dumbbell extensions / triceps 3)bent-over raises / shoulders 4) dumbbell wrist curls / forearms 5) push-ups / chest 6)1-arm dumbbell rows / back 7) chair squats / quads 8) toe raises . calves 9) crunches , kick-ins , hypers , side-to-sides / abs, sides , lower back 10) partner assisted leg curls / hamstrings 11) shoulder program . This is just an idea for you . The reps will be very high , anout 20-30 depending on the exercise . You can also call the hotel that your team is staying at and see if they have a universal station or if they have health club passes that allow you to get into a health club free . Normally these clubs are very close to the hotel . I hope that this helps ,
Best Wishes ,
Kerry
It is a different story at the college level . When we go on the road , I have our team lift at the university that we're playing at or we get our team into a nearby health club. When you go on the road , you just need to do the best that you can . If you can take a pair of 10 or 15 pound dumbbells with you , you can still do enough things to get you through the trip . You can do 1)standing dumbbell curls / biceps 2)1-arm dumbbell extensions / triceps 3)bent-over raises / shoulders 4) dumbbell wrist curls / forearms 5) push-ups / chest 6)1-arm dumbbell rows / back 7) chair squats / quads 8) toe raises . calves 9) crunches , kick-ins , hypers , side-to-sides / abs, sides , lower back 10) partner assisted leg curls / hamstrings 11) shoulder program . This is just an idea for you . The reps will be very high , anout 20-30 depending on the exercise . You can also call the hotel that your team is staying at and see if they have a universal station or if they have health club passes that allow you to get into a health club free . Normally these clubs are very close to the hotel . I hope that this helps ,
Best Wishes ,
Kerry
Thanks Kerry for your ideas, appreciate your input. I usually take resistance bands and try to focus on a fair amount of stretching excercises, but will include the dumbells as well.
I would like to add my thank you as well Kerry.The weight lifting on the road issue has been discussed at length around here.He even turned down one offer because of it,this will help a bunch.
I've never had to consider this logistic concern but what may suffice for an easy, light weight alternative to weights are rubber tubing exercises. The ones that come with the handles can be used for all sorts of routines,upper and lower body and with some inovation, abdominal work.Just a thought,
Rollerman
Ziggy & Rollerman ,
You both are right on . You can use tubing and bodyweight exercises to make a complete totalbody workout . I really appreciate the players that understand the importance of being consistent with their weight-training and conditioning during the season .
Best Wishes ,
Kerry
You both are right on . You can use tubing and bodyweight exercises to make a complete totalbody workout . I really appreciate the players that understand the importance of being consistent with their weight-training and conditioning during the season .
Best Wishes ,
Kerry