Cris
Level 4 Valued Member
+1 @Steve Freides
I play in a mens soccer league. Ages range from low 20s into the 60s. Skill varies from recreational to former college players. I'm 48 and since our last season ended at the beginning of December, I have had approximately 0% interest in running to improve my conditioning and prepare for Spring season, which began last night.
Instead, over the last two months, my training has primarily consisted of swings 4-6 days/week, barbell squats 4-5 days/week, TGUs 3-4 days/week, bench press 1 day/week. Occasionally, I've also done some jump rope or gone for a long walk. That's been the extent of my conditioning.
We had our first game last night. I played mostly midfield and some forward. So, I was basically running the entire field with some occasional sprints to the ball. I played most the game and the couple of times I subbed out was really to give others a chance to play rather than because I felt tired or fatigued.
My conditioning felt fine. Could it improve by "training" my sport more? Maybe, but as a team we don't practice. And between trekking out to a field to dribble a ball around cones and shoot on an empty net; or grabbing my bells in my garage, I'd rather just grab my bells and go.
I play in a mens soccer league. Ages range from low 20s into the 60s. Skill varies from recreational to former college players. I'm 48 and since our last season ended at the beginning of December, I have had approximately 0% interest in running to improve my conditioning and prepare for Spring season, which began last night.
Instead, over the last two months, my training has primarily consisted of swings 4-6 days/week, barbell squats 4-5 days/week, TGUs 3-4 days/week, bench press 1 day/week. Occasionally, I've also done some jump rope or gone for a long walk. That's been the extent of my conditioning.
We had our first game last night. I played mostly midfield and some forward. So, I was basically running the entire field with some occasional sprints to the ball. I played most the game and the couple of times I subbed out was really to give others a chance to play rather than because I felt tired or fatigued.
My conditioning felt fine. Could it improve by "training" my sport more? Maybe, but as a team we don't practice. And between trekking out to a field to dribble a ball around cones and shoot on an empty net; or grabbing my bells in my garage, I'd rather just grab my bells and go.
