059: Strength Training with Brent Carter
Most athletes and coaches recognize that ‘strong’ is preferable to ‘weak,’ but there isn’t always agreement on how best to achieve strength – or what the word even means. Brent Carter is a Starting Strength coach with more than a decade of experience making people stronger – from power-lifters to athletes to ‘Average Joes’ – and he’s eager to cut through the confusion.
In today’s episode, Brent talks about what it means to be strong, and explains the many benefits of strength to all athletes, but to goalkeepers in particular. He also dispels a number of common misconceptions and outlines the most important elements in achieving consistent and efficient gains in a strength training program.
For those with little or no experience in the weight room, Brent also explains the ‘novice’ Starting Strength progression, which produces the biggest (and fastest) gains of all, and breaks down the proper form for the squat – the cornerstone exercise of the program. Be sure to download the free sample workout below, for a snapshot of the program, and find a copy of Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, 3rd Edition, for proper form and safety on all the lifts.
Special thanks to Brent Carter for joining me!
Sample Strength Training Workout!
An example of the programming and exercises endorsed by Brent Carter and outlined in Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, 3rd Edition. This document tracks every rep of every exercise for a novice lifter's first four weeks in the program.
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