Velocity Plus Arm Care

In keeping with the V+ Tip of the Week about Joint Integrity:
Have you ever heard the term, "You are only as strong as your weakest link"? You can use this saying in so many aspects of life. Whether you are referring literally to weak links in a chain or the human body as a whole; the weak links of a connective chain ALWAYS get exposed sooner or later. When applied to sport specific strength training one of our biggest questions is, "are the small muscle fibers strong enough to support the large primary muscles?" Establishing a foundation of joint integrity that incorporates stability, mobility, and flexibility work will allow the muscles to create a more clean, strong, full range of motion during extended periods of intense training. Therefore power, strength, and speed are not limited in a workout and the potential of sustaining an injury are greatly reduced.

It's so easy to say "I'm going to train hard this off-season." Then when push comes to shove the workouts either never gets started in the first place, they stop getting done half way through the off season, or they are procrastinated on so badly that you don't have enough time to actually build a solid stable strength foundation.
The key to success in sticking with your training regiments is to make sure that you start early and DON'T ABSOLUTLY KILL YOURSELF IN THE BEGINNING. We see it all the time with new years resolutioners, they say "this year is going to be different than last year. I'm going to train hard all year and see the results," When in reality they train REALLY hard the first 2 to 3 weeks and burn their selves out so bad that they hate to workout and then they eventually quit altogether.
Training is not always fun but if you easy yourself into it and make it enjoyable with fun functional exercises then you are more likely to stick with your workouts. Get past those first 2 to 3 weeks, make it a habit to get your training regiments in, then start to rev up the training in terms of more strenuous exercise. This also allows your body sufficient time to adjust and adapt to what you are asking it to do. Which in turn will allow you to get stronger in the areas that you desire.