Weight Lifting

[Viper555]

Is there a way that you can lift weights or something you can do before/after you lift weights to gain power without sacrificing speed?

[Viper555]

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[ewallace]

I'm no authority, but look into olympic style lifting. Ironfist and/or Ford Prefect should be able to give you some good info.

[Ford Prefect]

As ewallace mentioned, you can try olympic weight lifting which builds strength and speed together. There are numerous ways you can not only not lose speed but gain it as well. Check out the "ballistic training" thread on this forum. I believe a few different ways are mentioned as well as links to resources. What is your typical workout like and what are you trying to accomplish? The answers to these will help people lead you to what would be best for you. It'll have to be somebody other than me though because I'll be with Mickey Mouse on vaca as of 2pm EST! Woohoo! M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E! Mickey Mouse! The one and only... hehehe. I'm a ****.

[ewallace]

I'm a ****.
'Nuff said.
I have 20 days until I go on vacce to san diego. Wait no, 20 days 4 hours and 40 minutes. Waiting sucks.

[Ford Prefect]

Sweet. I vistted my bud out in Huntington Beach in April. Socal is awesome. Surfing was a blast too.

[ewallace]

Probably going to try that too.

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[Sleemie]

PERSONALLY, I think the notion that lifting weights slows you down is a bunch of mularky. I think the only way it will slow you down is if you get massive and bulky, and that takes years to do, and I'm assuming you're not lifting to get that way, anyway. If you're lifting to get stronger and leaner and more fit, I personally don't think it will slow you down.