So, high school season is about to end, and with some time opening up in her schedule, my 9th-grade DD is wanting to do strength & agility. She wants to play college softball, so that's the prime motivation, to get fitter, faster, stronger. She dabbled in it over the winter and kept up a decent routine at home with small weights, but she's never be on a schedule for a long period of time.
How much time spent on strength & agility is appropriate and realistic during the travel-ball season?
At the facility that she would be attending, they have 1-hour classes in both strength (basically weight lifting) and agility (speed work, etc.). So, for example, she could go 4 times/week, getting in 2 hours of each. A friend of hers goes only twice/week, but works 2 hours at a time (hour of speed/agility, hour of strength).
The question isn't merely how much to work out. That would be easy if that's all she did.
But rather, but how much to work out while also playing a lot of softball. She'll be playing 2-3 tournaments/month, with several trips out of state this year.
How much time spent on strength & agility is appropriate and realistic during the travel-ball season?
At the facility that she would be attending, they have 1-hour classes in both strength (basically weight lifting) and agility (speed work, etc.). So, for example, she could go 4 times/week, getting in 2 hours of each. A friend of hers goes only twice/week, but works 2 hours at a time (hour of speed/agility, hour of strength).
The question isn't merely how much to work out. That would be easy if that's all she did.
But rather, but how much to work out while also playing a lot of softball. She'll be playing 2-3 tournaments/month, with several trips out of state this year.
). However, during the school year, she is really only able to get in one work out per week with him...but she does workout 2 other times during week in the school gym. This summer will change...she will probably see her trainer 3x week (ouch - my bank account).
