is there any sports-science researcher that could help me with this very vague answer about conditioning ?
Question by anonymous: is there any sports-science researcher that could help me with this very vague answer about conditioning ?
The original question was:
How can i increase my shot power in football so that i can produce shots like rooney or gerrard ?
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This was the best answer but it is very complicated for me to understand…
“The honor of having the hardest kick goes to those with the fastest muscles. The faster your muscles move your leg the quicker you will kick.
Like in any sport, proper soccer conditioning makes all the difference. What most people don’t realize is that there are three aspects to well rounded conditioning: endurance, strength and speed.
Condition your soccer muscles specifically for speed
We have been researching and practicing what makes muscles fast for years. Using both scientific research and athletic experience, we have uncovered the little known secrets of what it takes to condition your muscles specifically for speed.
Using this knowledge, we have developed a unique soccer speed training program that is designed to do one thing and one thing only, make your soccer muscles move quicker and faster.
Muscles can not be conditioned for speed in the same way they are conditioned strength.
Even if you have been playing for years and work out regularly, you will probably realize that though you may feel stronger and have more endurance, you are still not much faster now than you were previously.
That is because you have been ignoring for speed the specific fibers in your muscles that can generate explosive speed and quickness. These fibers can not be conditioned using the traditional methods of strength training. In fact, those methods could actually make you slower.
The best strategy for getting faster muscle speed
What we have found is that muscle speed is best developed using a program of isometric exercises with resistance bands.
Now we know that isometrics has been around for many years, and dramatic results have been achieved using this technique, but because of the many new training methods that have been introduced over the past several years, isometrics has been mostly ignored.
Also resistance bands have become more popular recently; however they are typically used as a replacement for weights and cables.
We have found that isometrics, the way we teach it using the resistance band, is the ideal method to develop blazing speed and quickness in soccer and in any other sport.
Incredible results in athletic performance have been realized when muscles are properly conditioned for speed.
Now we all know that there are all kinds of soccer drills, practice equipment, soccer training programs and theories about how to improve your game. And that’s fine, of course, because proper technique and practice are crucial to winning.
But when it comes to getting faster and quicker every one has a different technique or theory. But, latest research has uncovered what some experts are now beginning to agree on:
That speed and quickness are not the same as strength and endurance, and you won’t achieve great muscle speed with training based on commonly used strength and endurance techniques.
Speed is not determined by how strong your muscles are, that is by how much weight they can lift, but by how quickly they react and contract. And speed and quickness of your muscles is accomplished by properly conditioning what are called your fast twitch muscle fibers. These are the specific fibers in your muscles that are responsible for speed and quickness.
The secret to more explosive power found in this remarkable exercise program is that it specifically targets the fast twitch muscle fibers to do 2 things.
1. Condition your muscles to contract with amazing speed and quickness, and
2. Develop ‘muscle memory’ in your neuro pathways so your reactions are automatic and instinctive.
And, it does all this in a safe, simple and easy to follow routine that anyone can do, practically anywhere and anytime in just a few minutes a day, without any special equipment.
And because fast twitch muscle fibers respond to conditioning much faster and easier than strength – or slow twitch – fibers, you will feel lighter and faster and start experiencing astonishing running speed and kicking power in just a few days.”
much, much thanks in advance
Best answer:
Answer by spur1960
Dont know if all that is OK but played a little pro football myself in the sixties Most players with the hardest shot had a natural gift for it Thats why some can and some cant Even in golf some can hit it long while other just cant do it even though they practise for hours The player who had the hardest shot I played with was a guy called Bobby Howfield He played for quite a few clubs and was famed for his hard shooting He quit football went to live in US and made a name for himself playing American Football He couldnt play but used him as a kicker and I think he made a bit of a career playing for a New York team although Im not that sure So getting back to your question dont think you will ever hit the ball like Rooney and the like even if you do all these training tips
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