David Beckham knows that Soccer weight training is necessary to be the best. There are a lot of ways to build muscle, but not all of them are the best for soccer. The weight lifting plan will help you prepare your body for playing soccer at a high level.

Strength training is a principle that needs to be used carefully. The use of weight training to build strength should only be used for those players of the correct age. Individuals above the age of 16 will be more prone to a weights programme due to muscle and bone maturity and density.

The programme in the link below is a basic upper and lower body strength and endurance programme.

Upper Body: http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/sma/sma_weights_art.htm

Lower Body: http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/sma/sma_weight2_art.htm

For those younger players who’s muscles and bones are still developing the best strength exercises are those which use the individuals own body weight.

•    Push ups
•    Lunges
•    Squats
•    Crunches