1. Fitness Training Overview

What is In This Folder

There are many documents in this folder. “The ones that start with “Focus” each have an extensive list of exercises centered around a specific aspect of the fitness training program.

There are also other documents that include exercises for more specific situations like “Post Match Recovery” and “Travel Workout Routine” for when you are at a tournament.

“Strength and Speed Evaluation” is a set of exercises you can use to measure and track your improvement.

“Workout Log” is the document where we can post the workout routine for each week and you can track your results.

Focus

Injury Prevention

Strength

Mobility

Balance

Agility

Flexibility

Speed

Fitness

Vision Fitness (not in the initial segment)

Principles

Use Simple Exercises and Equipment

Steady, Gradual Progress

Measure Performance

Conservatively add new exercises

Proper warmup before any explosive movements

Keep workouts short, focus on the long term

If you ever feel a sharp pain, stop immediately

Be focused and on-task when working out. (No texting/social media while working out)

Suggested Equipment

Set of Long Bands 

Jump Rope

(The following things are all at the gym at ESTC – so you don’t necessarily need to get them right away)

Bosu Ball

Pull up,dip bar

Kettle bell/dumbells

Approach

Based on your questionnaire answers I can suggest specific exercises for each week

Do  the twelve week cycle

Test at four week intervals

At the end of twelve weeks, assess your strengths and weaknesses

Record the results of your workouts as well as notes in the Workout Schedule document

The goal of the initial twelve weeks:

  1. Establish positive and consistent fitness habits.
  2. Familiarize yourself with a wide range of exercises.
  3. Determine the best exercises for you to focus on in the following twelve week segments
  4. Experience success and improvements in the main focus areas.
  5. Develop foundational strength, flexibility, and balance without sustaining injuries so you can begin to push yourself in the future.

Initial 12 Week Cycle

Two main workouts each week. Four supplemental workouts that will build on the other exercises we have been doing.

Week 1. Foundational : Prepare your body for success

Week 2. Core Strength

Week 3. Lower Body Strength

Week 4. Upper Body Strength

Week 5. Endurance/Cardio

Week 6. Speed

Week 7. Agility/Quickness

Week 8. Endurance/Cardio

Week 9. Core Strength

Week 10. Agility/Quickness

Week 11. Plyometrics

Week 12. Endurance/Cardio