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I play soccer and hockey at a very competitive level. I weigh 155 lbs. and I want to get down to about 140 lbs. so that I don't hurt my joints too much while playing. I was looking to see if anyone has any tips or can suggest a workout routine to reach my goal. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
 
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hey, u could try to go jogging 3 times a week for half an hour a day, cardio burns fat and helps to lose weight x
 
I play in what is called the Jubilee Trophy league in Newfoundland, Canada. It's the top league in my province at the Senior Ladies level. It's a really competitive league, especially when you're playing on a youth team in a senior league. I also play on the Newfoundland Canada Games team that's going to the Canada Games in August of next year.
 
It's strange that at such a high level they don't have trainers who work with the athletes to make sure they don't screw up anything in terms of performance when working out.
 
Yeah, it's strange like that around here....we're told that our fitness is our own responsibility and they'll only teach us skills since we don't get together too often.
 
Interesting. That's piss poor athletics!

What are you currently doing in terms of exercise beyond practice and competition? What is your season/practice schedule like? Are you in season right now? Do you have access to a gym? Details.
 
Canada eh?

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Interesting. That's piss poor athletics!
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Your absolutely correct. Here in Canada amature althletes for the most part rely on volunteers, for coaching & trainers etc. I am not taking any shots at our volunteers. They are great and typically very well qualified, and dedicated. I speak from experience, (25 years in Judo, former Hvy Wt national champion). There's just not enough of them!

Mike D
 
Right now, my season is over. I play high school soccer for the next month but that isn't worth talking about. During the off season, I play hockey (2 games and a practice each week). In about 2 months, I'll do a soccer camp for goaltenders for an hour one night every week. Right now, I run at least 3 times a week. Since I'm a goaltender in both sports, I don't run too much. There's a workout room in my school that I have access to and I have free weights at home. I have an agility ladder that I made last week so I'm hoping that I'll use that a lot this winter.

mddolson, tell me about it....last season with my hockey team, we went the whole year without a coach....we got one at the beginning of the playoffs....that's why we have trouble competing on the international stage...well not necessarily in hockey but a lot of the summer sports especially.
 
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So you're primary goal right now is weight loss, correct? What does your nutrition look like? That is going to be the primary driver of said weight loss. The exercise is going to be an adjunct to the nutrition, in that it will help maintain those qualities you currently have that are useful for soccer, ie, your strength.
 
Right now, my nutrition isn't that great. I eat twice a day at the most and it looks like a ham sandwich for lunch and usually steak and potatoes for supper. When I get back to school again, I eat at least 3 times a day. Usually cereal, salad at lunch and supper is usually meat and potatoes. Right now my goal is weight loss so I can train harder later, without risking hurting my joints, to get into better shape before the season starts again in April.
 
Here's the thing.

You can't out exercise a bad diet. So if you're serious about losing this weight, nutrition has to be prioritized to the top of the list.
 
Well I haven't really offered much advice, lol. Do you know where you'll start in terms of improving your nutrition?

I would also be strength training twice per week doing full body workouts if I were you.
 
As far as nutrition goes, I'm going to start eating more meals. I'm going to make sure that I eat leaner meats and I'm going to start eating a lot more veggies as well as cutting out soft drinks (I don't think I mentioned that, but I have a weakness for them).

And strength training shouldn't be a problem as I have a full set of free weights at home.
 
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Sort of.....I have books about it and I had a trainer walk through a couple of exercises with me a few months ago. I used to lift weights a few times a week so I am familiar with the technique.
 
I'd just focus on using compound lifts. Ya know... the ones that call on multiple muscle groups and joints to execute. They are generally the bigger lifts like squat variations, deadlift variations, pressing and rowing.

I'd throw some unilateral work too, like lunges, step ups, etc.

Two time per week weights.

Cardio as needed for maintenance of performance as well as caloric expenditure.

And you could throw some technique work in there a couple of times per week too specifically for goal keeping... not sure if you have any of that up your sleeve.
 
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