Strength Training

Carson City Fitness Systems provides Strength and Conditioning services for the Capital City Volleyball Club.


Many parents and athletes worry that I will turn volleyball players into weightlifters.


That isn't the aim of resistance training.


You see, strength training for every athlete (aside from competitive weightlifters) is what we call General Physical Preparation.


What this means is that there is no direct correlation between an volleyball player's front squat and her vertical jump. There is no direct correlation between a boxer's bench press and his punching power.


A proper strength and conditioning program builds the foundation of a great athlete.


An athlete strong in the correct areas, flexible, well-balanced, and injury-resistant has a much better potential for succeeding than a less-dedicate athlete who has not taken the time to prepare for the rigors of sport.


(Thinking of this always reminds me of the Mark Twain quote, "Talent is useless without training, thank God")


The absolute best combination for building a champion is pairing the proper strength program with knowledgeable skill coaches.


Capital City Volleyball Club has one of the best line-ups of coaches I've ever seen, by the way. If you want your daughter to play at her best, combine their coaching with my conditioning.

Take-Home Message

As a performance enhancement specialist, lifting is a means to achieve an end, not an end in itself.

Athletes lift weights to prevent and rehabilitate injuries and indirectly enhance performance through neural, muscular endocrine and biomechanical factors.

If an athlete is injured, he/she cannot perform—period.

This sentence alone should convince you that the cost-to-benefit ratio of any training intervention should be as low as possible.

Our first priority is to not hurt an athlete in training.