How to Increase Your Athletic Movement

When you are in the weight room, you should train to move. This means being as explosive as possible with your lifts. You are not a bodybuilder or a weight lifter, so you shouldn't train like one. Another idea you should do is incorporate stretches in between your lifts and work on athletic related movements. This has two benefits. It will help improve other aspects of your athletic ability and take your gains in the weight room onto your playing field.

It's essential that you train your core on a constant basis. Your core is the link of your body and your body' s center of power and energy. All athletic movement starts with the core so you need to train it to be as strong and powerful as possible. The best type of core exercises to perform for athletes is weighted core training like weighted sit ups. Pull ups are another great exercise that engages your entire core.

Another type of training that you need to include in your training is plyometrics. These exercises will make you more powerful and increase the amount of force your body can produce thus helping you move better when on your playing field. You should focus on plyometrics that specifically target your legs.

A great drill to do in order to test your lateral speed is to perform the 5-10-5 short shuttle drill. This drill is used by leagues like the NFL in order to evaluate a football prospect' s lateral movement and ability to change directions. If you play a sport that requires a lot of movement and constant changing of direction, then you should practice this drill and try to improve your times in it, in order to improve your lateral movement.

When you are on the practice field training, you need to perform sports specific movements that are related to your sport and position. This alone will help improve your athletic movement because it will improve your ability to better perform the movements necessary for your sport.