Strength Training With My Daughter February 25, 2007
Posted by Lisa Sabin in Crosstraining, Fitness Goals, Injury Prevention, Strength Training, Weight Lifting, Working out with kids, fitness, healthy lifestyles, personal training.4 comments
I love working out with my 13 year old daughter, Natasha. She is an athlete who made the switch from gymnastics and dance to volleyball about 2 years ago. Natasha began competing as a gymnast at 6 years of age. She is very familiar with training and conditioning.
Some of the conditioning Natasha did in gymnastics has helped with volleyball. She is coordinated and very flexible. She also has incredible team spirit. Hand-eye coordination is something new for her. Her dad, who played a lot of sports growing up, has had a great time practicing bumping, setting and serving with her.
I played a little basketball and tennis in junior high and high school. I was a late bloomer and didn’t get much playing time. Running was a better fit for me, therefore I leave the sports specific stuff to her dad. My job as a personal trainer and a former gymnastics coach is to help Natasha with strength training.
We are working on building strength and learning how to transfer power. It’s a lot different than gymnastics even though both sports are explosive. We are spending time in the weight room, doing a lot of body weight squats, lunges and presses with light weights. She is learning how integrate her core and control her body. Volleyball is such a fast sport and she needs to be ready to move quickly and anticipate the ball.
It’s great to work with her because she and I both need to work on strengthening the core, and maintaining strength and mobility in the lower body. We both need to work on balance etc. Our goal is to get the gym twice a week for strength training.
