5 Things Every High School Athlete Should Know About Resistance Training

Athletes are beginning to discover the benefits of resistance training at earlier and earlier ages. Resistance training is a very important part of the young athletes training for sports because with a decrease in physical education programs in our schools and early specialization of many athletes in one sport at young age. Athletes are already set up for injury because they have muscular imbalances, loss of functional movement, decreased range of motion at several joints and tight muscles at very young ages. Being involved in a proper resistance training program will help many of these issues and help to prevent many of the injuries that are epidemic among high school and middle school athletes. A “proper” and let me stress “PROPER” resistance training program for a middle school and high school athlete will be designed to improve or prevent the potential for injury because of lack of functional movement, muscular imbalances, decreased flexibility and mobility.

So, I have come up with my list of the 5 things every high school athletes should know about resistance training.

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