My lifting buddy quit training last October. The season was over. He’d competed in three powerlifting meets between March and September, hit some PRs, and decided he’d earned a break. Took two months completely off. No gym. “I’ll get back to it after the holidays,” he said. By January, when he finally came back, his squat had dropped 40 pounds. Bench was down 25. Deadlift held up okay, but his form was sloppy. Took him…
I’m going to level with you about something most parents and young athletes don’t think about until it’s too late. Fall isn’t downtime. It’s not a break between seasons. Fall is when you’re either getting ready for winter sports or you’re falling behind. I’ve been doing sports coaching in Colorado for almost a decade now, working mostly with high school and club athletes. And every single year, I watch the same thing happen. September rolls…