Tennis

[Natig]

I play 45-90 minutes of vigorous tennis a few times each week.

Scheduling is sporadic, depending on friends' availability. Sometimes I play on a lifting day, sometimes on a rest day.

Stats right now:
Age: 30
Weight: 175
Squat: 225
Press: 85
Bench: 124
DL: 305
Chins: 3
(I recently added barbell curls.)

To what degree will one interfere with the other? Any precautions I should take to keep up both?

Thank you!

[Mark Rippetoe]

Depends on your recovery. Your lifts are at the level of a man who has been training for about 2 months. Diet? Rest?

[Natig]

Right, that's the question.

Are you concerned that tennis will inhibit recovery? Or is it okay to play sports while on the program?

[peng]

i play tennis pretty rigorously 1-2 times a week. i very very rarely hit the same days i lift. I think for a while I let myself think it messed with my recovery but as long as i sleep and eat enough i'm fine. im 37 weigh 205 tonight i squated 345x5x3 easily

[Mark Rippetoe]

Right, that's the question.

Are you concerned that tennis will inhibit recovery? Or is it okay to play sports while on the program?

I'm concerned that you're not doing the program. Tennis should not be a concern.