Football Players
Exclusive Video: Ben Watson's College Recruiting Experience Required a Back-Up Plan
After watching Cleveland Browns TE Ben Watson’s power- and endurance-focused circuit training, we have no doubt he’s one of the hardest workers in the NFL. But just like most pro [...]
Build Conditioning Through Basketball Ladder Drills
While football players condition during the off-season with Half Gassers and 300-Yard Shuttles, too many basketball players use the “play your way into shape” method. This approach is like cramming [...]
Get Quicker with Football-Specific Intervals
Athletes have to be in great shape. But jogging is never the best way to train the body for competition, since it produces slow movement patterns, which can actually hinder [...]
School Starts Two-a-Day Football Practices at 11 p.m.
At midnight tonight, most high school football players will be in bed, getting much-needed rest for two-a-days tomorrow. In Dearborn, Mich., however, Fordson High School gridders will be on the [...]
Track Your Nutrition With the Food Plate
Last week, the USDA announced it is replacing the Food Pyramid with the Food Plate. The Pyramid had been the primary source of general nutritional guidelines for nearly 20 years. [...]
Ultimate Fighter 13: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos
In The Ultimate Fighter 13 [TUF 13], a group of welterweights [meet the fighters at ultimatefighter.com], including a state champion center fielder and a former lacrosse player, are coached by [...]
The Under Armour E39 Compression Shirt With Biometric Capabilities
At this year's NFL Combine, top collegiate football players showcased their skills and talents for the benefit of professional coaches and scouts. A talented new performer this year—prominent and surprising [...]
Jason Babin’s Pro Bowl Explosion and Speed
An average football play lasts between five and seven seconds. For the Tennessee Titans’ sack master DE, Jason Babin—12.5 sacks this past season—it’s just enough time to explode quickly past [...]
C.J. Spiller and Eric Berry Help Launch the adidas adiZero 5-Star Football Cleat
To close out his first season in the NFL, last Sunday Buffalo Bills rookie running back C.J. Spiller gained a half step over his opponents by breaking in the lightest [...]
Enhance Your Basketball Game, Protect Your Body With McDavid HexPad
Anyone who says basketball isn't a physical sport never watched a game up close. Fortunately, McDavid has pioneered a padding system for ballers that keeps them protected on court while [...]