Full Squat Guide (From 1990s Chicago Bulls to Tom Platz, w/ My Team’s Regimen in Description!)

I’m coaching both JV and Varsity at a small high school. About 20 players in total.

The simplicity of our strength regimen is:
-only 3 workouts per week
-only 3 exercises per week
-only 1-3 sets of each exercise

And each workout is OPTIONAL. I set them up after relatively short (but competitive) practices, or even games.

Why optional???

Why such short workouts???

1. Because I’m taking 20 kids who otherwise would have NO STRENGTH TRAINING during the season.

2. Because I want them to learn strength training as an ENJOYABLE SKILL for LIFE.

I want to see kids building a self-driven work ethic.

I want to see kids who UNDERSTAND why they’re doing each exercise.

This takes time.

So even 1 SET of full squats, self-driven, is a WIN.

Now, my 3 go-to workouts:

[For next week’s content, I will break down these exact workouts.]

Full Squat 5-10 reps
Ham Roller Progression 5-10 reps
Full Pull-up 5-10 reps

Slant Step-up 10-20 reps
Hanging Knee Raise 10-20 reps
Full SB Shoulder Press 5-10 reps

Full Single-Leg Calf Raise 5-10 reps
Back Extension 10-20 reps
Inverted Row 5-10 reps

Then I let them ask me questions if they want to do even more work, and I use my ATG skills based on their requests.

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