Pittsburgh Steelers
Homecoming: Josh Cribbs’ Campus Tour of Kent State
Posted on a door in the football offices at Kent State University, a glossy photo print catches the eye of Josh Cribbs, the multipurpose threat for the Cleveland Browns. In [...]
Live From Super Bowl XLV: What the Pittsburgh Steelers Are Eating Before the Big Game
What’s fueling World Champion athletes? Food of course! “Three days prior to competition is when nutrition becomes most important,” says Pittsburgh Steelers assistant strength and conditioning coach Marcel Pastoor. “Our [...]
Journey to Super Bowl XLV—Woodley vs. Hawk Episode III: Core Power
In this third and final episode of Woodley vs. Hawk [view Episode I: Strength and Power Training and Episode II: Speed Kills], we show you the off-season core training performed [...]
Journey to Super Bowl XLV—Woodley vs. Hawk Episode II: Speed Kills
[brightcove video="775579406001" /] In Woodley vs. Hawk Episode II: Speed Kills [view Episode I: Strength and Power Training here], we give you a behind-the-scenes look at the off-season speed training [...]
Journey to Super Bowl XLV—Woodley vs. Hawk Episode I: Strength and Power Training
We are excited to introduce Woodley vs. Hawk Episode 1: Strength and Power Training—the first installment of a three-part video series profiling the off-season training of Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr [...]
NFL Players Relieve Pain With Acupuncture
Seeking to relieve pain and soreness that result from their battles on the gridiron, NFL players seek out massage therapists and chiropractors, practice yoga, receive electronic stimulation and nap in [...]
Drink Cold Fluids During Workouts
Does fluid temperature impact performance? Perhaps, suggests a study published in the International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. While sweat is your body’s natural cooling mechanism, cold fluids [...]
Exercise of the Week: Hip Circuit
To increase speed, you need to develop a long and powerful stride. Since striding originates from the hips, they need to be continually strengthened to ensure you keep a leg [...]
Read and React: Football Training
By now you know that off-season training is what makes or breaks an athlete, and to be the best, you have to train like the best. To help you defeat [...]
Mental Training for Improved Athletic Performance
“Athletes will psych themselves up…hoping their ‘A’ game shows up mentally,” says Dr. Dan Vitchoff, a mental training and performance coach and president of the Pennsylvania Hypnosis Center. “Whether or [...]