Phenom athletes like Adrian Peterson and Olympic legend Michael Phelps employ all the tricks of the trade when it comes to training for their sport. Here are five sport-specific training tips to add to your program, courtesy of Jim Ryno, owner of LIFT, a private personal training facility in Ramsey, New Jersey and former trainer to the likes of professional athletes Hershel Walker (NFL), Ron Harper (NBA) and Tommy Maddox (NFL). Read the rest of this entry »
This is a sample Tuesday morning upper-body lifting workout from Athletes’ Performance Institute’s Combine training program that helped offensive lineman Jake Long — the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 Draft — perform 37 reps with 225 pounds on the bench press at February’s NFL Combine. Lifting sessions are followed by a one-hour “movement” workout, which entails Combine-specific agility drills, speed work and/or position-specific practice. Tuesday morning is typically a heavy training session. Read the rest of this entry »
Every guy who has ever picked up a basketball has dreamed of throwing down a monster dunk, a la King James or Kobe. Unfortunately, just one thing is interfering with this fantasy: gravity. As we learned a long time ago from an apple-polishing scientist named Sir Isaac Newton, gravity pulls on everything, even those basketball stars whose vertical abilities seem to place them in another galaxy. Sure, you may be doing squats, deadlifts, heel raises and lunges with such intensity that you can hardly walk the next day, yet you still appear glued to the floor whenever it’s time to grab a rebound Read the rest of this entry »
Not many sports require one to run backwards as fast as most run forward, turn on a dime, react blindly, react powerfully, and have a short memory about getting beat, and an iron memory when it comes to game preparation and film study. The defensive back position, at any level of football, requires a vast array of skills and an advanced level of athleticism in order to dominate the opposition.As we unfold this highly detailed plan, you will see that training must address all the needs of the DB. Explosive strength, Read the rest of this entry »
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It is a known fact that the trunk is highly involved in all major movements in softball. The trunk also plays a key role in the generation of rotational power, necessary for hitting, throwing and pitching. Every softball player needs a strong center of power not only to be successful on the field but also to prevent injuries. This is why proper abdominal training is so important. Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve designed four separate routines that work different parts of the body. Each workout will help to increase strength, size and stamina and with in turn improve your tennis ability while helping put on mass. For each workout I have included a brief description of while training that part of the body helps to improve your performance on the tennis court. Read the rest of this entry »
Growing up on a farm creates the basis for a strong work ethic. A young man quickly realizes the basic principals of hard work, physical strength and mental endurance. Brock Lesnar is no exception. Growing up in a small rural community near Webster, South Dakota, Lesnar learned from an early age what it meant to work hard. Lesnar was up before dawn every morning to do his morning chores. This was his life and his routine. What makes Lesnar an exception even to his own class of athletes is that he Read the rest of this entry »
