"Are You Missing Game Breaking Opportunities Because You Were Not Fast Enough?"
Mar 18, 2012 8:11:36 GMT
Post by Coach Campbell on Mar 18, 2012 8:11:36 GMT
"Are You Missing Game Breaking Opportunities Because You Were Not Fast Enough?"
If you are... then no amount of heavy duty squats, leg curls, practice drills or 40 yard sprints (even with a parachute tied to your waist) will get you to run faster the way you need to. Here is what you need to do right now to dominate the football field.
The single most common training mistake made by football coaches, trainers and players today... is thinking you can get faster by using excessive strength training, plyometrics, or endurance training workouts.
Now first of all, one thing needs to be made clear, strength conditioning and endurance training are crucial for football players and is therefore an important part of their training routine.
But the problem is that speed is also crucial to winning football. And football players are almost always disappointed in their speed gains.
"We do every workout the coach tells us to do - even jumping up and down off boxes, but we just can't seem to get much faster... and sometimes I feel slower". Have you heard that before? Here is what an Ohio State football player who played in two Rose Bowl games said about their speed training programs:
"Those things really didn't help at all". All of his teammates were always looking for something to make them faster, nothing helped. He said this with great disappointment, shaking his head.
For years, athletes have been taught that more is better, and "no pain no gain." That's a great saying for a football player desiring to get bigger and stronger. But for those trying to get faster, well, let's just say, "it ain't going to happen."
The bottom line is this: Training for blazing speed cannot be accomplished in the same way as training for strength and endurance - no matter how hard you try.
This same logic applies to weight training and plyometric training, along with running down a field with a parachute or weight sled strapped around your waistline. These types of routines may build strength or endurance but they will not generate the lightning quick muscular responses needed for blazing speed and quickness.
If you are... then no amount of heavy duty squats, leg curls, practice drills or 40 yard sprints (even with a parachute tied to your waist) will get you to run faster the way you need to. Here is what you need to do right now to dominate the football field.
The single most common training mistake made by football coaches, trainers and players today... is thinking you can get faster by using excessive strength training, plyometrics, or endurance training workouts.
Now first of all, one thing needs to be made clear, strength conditioning and endurance training are crucial for football players and is therefore an important part of their training routine.
But the problem is that speed is also crucial to winning football. And football players are almost always disappointed in their speed gains.
"We do every workout the coach tells us to do - even jumping up and down off boxes, but we just can't seem to get much faster... and sometimes I feel slower". Have you heard that before? Here is what an Ohio State football player who played in two Rose Bowl games said about their speed training programs:
"Those things really didn't help at all". All of his teammates were always looking for something to make them faster, nothing helped. He said this with great disappointment, shaking his head.
For years, athletes have been taught that more is better, and "no pain no gain." That's a great saying for a football player desiring to get bigger and stronger. But for those trying to get faster, well, let's just say, "it ain't going to happen."
The bottom line is this: Training for blazing speed cannot be accomplished in the same way as training for strength and endurance - no matter how hard you try.
This same logic applies to weight training and plyometric training, along with running down a field with a parachute or weight sled strapped around your waistline. These types of routines may build strength or endurance but they will not generate the lightning quick muscular responses needed for blazing speed and quickness.
