Off-Season Training
Injury-Proof Your Body This Off-Season
Your number one priority as a high-level athlete should be to stay injury-free. Your greatest ability is your durability. An important part of protecting yourself from injury during the season [...]
Mike Thomas's Guide to Off-Season Training
Being a top-ranked wide receiver in the NFL requires explosiveness, quickness, strong hands and the ability to make game-changing plays—all qualities that Jacksonville Jaguars WR Mike Thomas possesses in abundance. [...]
Bulk Up With an Off-Season Muscle-Building Workout
The fastest, most natural way to build muscle tone is to perform exercises that release muscle-building testosterone and growth hormones. And the surest way to get these juices flowing is by [...]
Off-Season Football Workouts, Part 4: Maximum Strength Training
In previous installments of my series on off-season football workouts, I have discussed building stability, strength and increasing lean body mass. (Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 to [...]
Off-Season Training Guidelines to Get More Out of Your Summer
Summer is when most athletes kick their off-season workouts into high gear. Unfortunately, many athletes head to the gym without a plan. They push weights around and work through their [...]
How to Start an Off-Season Soccer Training Program, Part 1
Soccer players, take note: strength training is as important as skill work. You must be more powerful than your opponents at any given moment, and a great time to address [...]
Off-Season Football Workouts, Part 3: Building Lean Muscle Mass
After completing Part 1 and Part 2 of my football workout, you will have built strength and endurance on a solid foundation. Now, you are ready to build serious lean body [...]
Off-Season Football Workouts, Part 2: Building Strength and Endurance
After performing Phase 1 of this off-season football workout, you will have built up the core stability and overall strength you need to add weightlifting exercises to your program. The [...]
Off-Season Bodyweight Training With Steelers WR Antonio Brown
If you are looking to gain muscle, improve strength endurance or just stay game-ready after the season ends, try bodyweight training. Just ask Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown about its [...]
Off-Season Football Workouts, Part 1: How to Begin Your Program
Even before the helmets are collected and the uniforms washed, high school football players are thinking about the off-season—their opportunity to recover physically and psychologically and to work on improving [...]