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To prepare for the athletic demands of football, you cannot just do any generic exercise regimen.
Explosiveness, Parenting a young athlete, Strength, Youth Coaching, Youth Football, youth sports

How to Prepare for the Strength Demands of Football

Most people who participate in extracurricular athletic endeavors often believe that an athletic pastime like boxing or wrestling can prepare you for a sport like football. As a result, in the youth football off-season, a lot of kids focus on activities like karate, crossfit or Brazilian jiujitsu as way of staying in shape while football is out. While I do believe that, participating in multiple athletic … Continue reading How to Prepare for the Strength Demands of Football

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Explosiveness, Strength, weight lifting

The Real Difference Between Calisthenics and Weight Lifting

Many people believe that the real difference between bodyweight exercise and weight lifting is only in the difference between using bodyweight and external weight for resistance. This is not true. Both ways of training will make you “stronger” but what does that mean in the context of sports like football, boxing, MMA, track and field or even powerlifting? Well, as many of you have already … Continue reading The Real Difference Between Calisthenics and Weight Lifting

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Real athletic training isn't about aesthetics. It's about performance on the field.
Youth Football, youth sports

Getting Buff is Not Getting Fit.

When training a youth athlete, you cannot be overly concerned with the aesthetics that the mainstream fitness community is so pre-occupied with. The reality of athletics is that, it is not a bodybuilding show where the most ripped guy is automatically declared superior. Performance is a priority and results are based on what you can do and not how you look. That being said, so … Continue reading Getting Buff is Not Getting Fit.

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