Welcome to Athletics Class

There are two main goals in this class:
1. To become a better athlete.

By lifting weights for strength and explosion, conditioning for endurance, and stretching for flexibility you will become a better athlete.

2. To stay in or get in great physical condition.

By developing a lifelong love for exercise you will develop into a better person. You will learn the values of hard work, determination, and goal setting. You will also gain improved physical health, physical appearance, mental health, mental toughness, and social health. Exercise is the closest thing to a magic pill that we know of!

 

Workout Documents

1. Week One and Two Tracking Sheet
2. Week Three and Four Tracking Sheet
3. Week Five and Six Tracking Sheet
4. Week Seven and Eight Tracking Sheet

Why Should I Exercise? It..

• Reduces the risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD) and the risk of dying from CHD
• Reduces the risk of stroke
• Reduces the risk of having a second heart attack in people who have already had one heart attack
• Lowers both total blood cholesterol and triglycerides and increases high-density lipoproteins (HDL or the "good" cholesterol)
• Lowers the risk of developing high blood pressure
• Helps reduce blood pressure in people who already have hypertension
• Lowers the risk of developing non-insulin-dependent (type 2) diabetes mellitus
• Reduces the risk of developing colon cancer
• Helps people achieve and maintain a healthy body weight
• Reduces feelings of depression and anxiety
• Promotes psychological well-being and reduces feelings of stress
• Helps build and maintain healthy bones, muscles, and joints
• Helps older adults become stronger and better able to move about without falling or becoming excessively fatigued

Source: Centers for Disease Control
More on the health benefits of exercise from the US Department of Health and Human Services

Links

• Exercises
  • Bench Press
  • Squat
  • Front Squat
  • Pull up
• Slideshow of Lifts from the Mayo Clinic
• One Rep Max Calculator

Quotations:

Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.  ~Edward Stanley

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.  ~Plato

Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional, and mental states.  ~Carol Welch

Commit to be fit.  ~Author Unknown

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but instead will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease." ~Thomas Edison

"Living a healthy lifestyle will only deprive you of poor health, lethargy, and fat." ~Jill Johnson

"Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body. ~Arnold Schwarzenegger

“Exercise is done against one's wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse” ~Dr Geoerge Sheehan