Sunday, November 05, 2006

Strength & Conditioning: "Most battles are won before they are fought" -- Sun Tzu

In the first two months of strength, conditioning, and nutrition we have watched young men change their bodies. Body fat percentages are down and weight is up. 16 year old Carlos Lopez has gained 20 pounds in 8 weeks while Wouter Van Der Eng, Ricky Criado, Ilija Djiordevic, and Nedeljko Golubovic have each added 10 pounds of muscle to their bodies. The work in weightroom in the preseason has amounted to a total of 80 pounds of muscle added for the ten athletes. The 50 thousand dollar upgrades to the weight room have certainly been taken advantage of