Combining a Strength and Power Program for Semi-Professional Footballers (AFL).

The article offers advice on combining strength and power training program for Australian Football League (AFL) players. It notes that the intensity of training for strength should be 80% of the one-repetition maximum (1RM) or higher and the volume should be 3-5 sets of up to 1-5 repetitions. It suggests that the intensity for power resistance training in lifting should be 30% to 50% of 1RM. It recommends the use of plyometric training for power to boost the capacity of an athlete to generate a higher force and contraction speed.