Strength Report – Maximizing Time in the Weight Room

In 2011, Lake Travis High School won their fifth consecutive Texas 4A Division l State Championship, a feat that had never been accomplished in Texas high school football. During the past five years, the team has an overall record of 77–3. There are many factors that contribute to winning a state championship, much less winning five consecutive state championships, and one factor is the effort in the weight room during the season and in the off-season.At Lake Travis, our focus is to become stronger throughout the football season. Our workouts are not designed to maintain strength. During the course of the season, we lift three days a week – Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays.Since we have played in five consecutive state championship games, we have not started our off-season program until January. Over the five-year span, our players have lost 90 days of off-season lifting. The