Football Workouts
2 Conditioning Drills to Conquer Two-a-Days
Being in great shape for two-a-days is the single most important thing a football player can do to give himself an opportunity to land a starting job. It doesn't matter [...]
The 5 Strangest Ways Football Players Train
Photo via examiner.com When you reach the peak of your profession as a football player, you're looking for an edge. With the focus on training and nutrition so [...]
12-Week Off-Season Lineman Workout Program
Defensive and offensive linemen need to be big, strong and powerful. For them to develop these physical attributes, off-season workouts are absolutely essential. This is the only time of the [...]
Ray Lewis Workout Preview
[youtube video="Kz9FScZ7CYk" /] Check out the third preview video of Ray Lewis's Celebrity Sweat workout. In this clip, Lewis shows Nelly how he targets his shoulders and chest muscles with [...]
Get in Football Shape With a Weight Vest
The off-season is a critical time to get in condition for football. If you ignore this difficult and exhausting part of your training, you will quickly fall behind your teammates [...]
2 Drills to Get in Shape for Football Season
Football is characterized by impressive feats of speed, strength, power and agility. But if you don't have endurance, such feats are impossible to maintain through four quarters. (Check out The Ultimate [...]
Improve Your Football Conditioning with the Rip Trainer
Football is a "combat" sport. To be successful on the gridiron requires superior conditioning and durability. Specifically, football players need lateral agility, explosive hip power and core strength. And one [...]
Strengthen Your Grip to Improve Your Football Game
It's easy to get wrapped up in building your large muscles during off-season training for football. However, one area that you can't afford to overlook is your grip. Grip strength [...]
Increase Football Speed, Part 2: 5-Minute Speed Rope Workout
[vimeo video="" h="281" w="500"] In Increase Football Speed, Part 1: Why Jumping Rope Is the Perfect Speed Workout, I explained how jumping rope can increase speed. In Part 2, I provide [...]
A Solid Workout Program for Next-Level Defensive Backs
Defensive backs have to be sharp and versatile on the field. To enable them to move effectively in any direction, their training needs to address several components—strength, power, speed, speed [...]