I had a female collegiate athlete tell me the other day that she was not allowed in her high school weight room to strength train because the football team raised most of the money for it and they had it occupied all the time. She also said her coaches did not really stress strength training much. This devaluing of strength training along with no access to a weight room just put that girl at a major disadvantage to safe play and effective performance. This is a typical example and unfortunately an all too familiar story that I hear from many girls that I have trained or coached both past and present. A year ago a high school volleyball player/client of mine shared something similar, she was told at school that she was not allowed in the weight room until she was a sophomore. Is that crazy or what?Welcome to my world, I am an ACE certified personal fitness trainer/performance coach that specializes in training female athletes for improved performance and in...
