Purposeful Directed Work

There is no substitute for purposeful directed work. More is certainly not better.
It is important to recognize gains a young high school athlete can make. If you understand the growth and development process and follow good progressions it is possible push them to the edge, not over the edge. The key is to understand progression. You cannoy force progress. To much too soon without establishing a good base of general strength will negate the possibility of greater return later on. It is important to understand the various stimuli that cause an adaptive response to strength training and what the goals are. If the goal is to gain hypertrophy then volume is the stimulus, if the goal isneural then intensity is the primary stimulus. To make gains it is necessary to achieve certain stimulus threshold. This threshold is dependent on the individual and the objective of the training. Keep the big picture in mind – to achieve the training objective, it is more than one workout. Remember willingness to work is a given prerequisite for success, but it must be purposeful, directed and nurtured.