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Fitness For Soccer Players - 3 Quick Ways To Improve Fitness For Soccer Players
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Soccer is the most played sport in the world, granted it's not very popular in the United States (yet) but it eventually will. With so many players and so much competition everywhere, it's good to be at the highest level of fitness for soccer, since it's a high intensity sport with very little "cool down" time.
Unlike most other sports, soccer players must have the speed of a track star, the strength of a kickboxer, and precise ball control. We're about to take a look at the most important part of what a high-level soccer must have, fitness.
A few simple ways to improve fitness for soccer players are to increase your cardio lasting power (Endurance), improve your agility (Speed), and increase your body solidarity (Strength). This is of course assuming you're not too shabby at ball control and view of the game, which is a little complicated, we're focusing on increasing your physical condition.
There is a great way to improve on these three aspects of fitness all in one training workout. Have you ever heard of High Intensity Interval Training? Well the workout is based around hard sprinting and walking/slow jogging. I recommend you try this workout if you want to get more competitive in soccer.
1. Jog for a good 3 minutes, get warmed up well before going hard.
2. Then Stretch your quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, and waist.
3. Then jog for 30 seconds.
4. Sprint 95% Maximum Speed for 30 seconds.
5. Continue jogging slowly for 30 more seconds.
6. Sprint 90% Maximum Speed for 30 seconds.
7. Walk fast for 30 seconds.
8. Sprint 95% for 30 seconds.
Do this for about15 minutes, that's all it takes to benefit from this one workout session. At the end the of training workout, your quadriceps are going to feel exhausted, as well as your other leg muscles. This type of training drains your muscles almost completely. The workout also greatly helps you burn fat, fast.
The fast motion also makes you stronger overall, even in your upper body; your chest and arms will actually get stronger from every HIIT workout session, don't be surprised if your chest and arms get sore from the first workout, that's normal :)
Tip for speed: Do you know how to get faster? Run faster more often! You can't improve on something unless you practice right? Well it's the same principal here, the more you sprint and the longer you sprint, the faster your body will become.
Great fitness for soccer players is very important, it's just how the saying goes, "Speed determines the winner," since you'll mostly increase your speed.
