I have been a fan of Chad Wesley Smith and his work with Juggernaut training for a some time. This summer we wanted to bring in a speaker to help us prepare for our best Summer training ever. Chad did not dissapoint. He came for a one day seminar this past Saturday and presented on year round training for the football player.
Some key notes and ideas I factored in when writing summer programs include:
- look at the player not the game (OL different than DB)
- maximum sprints is a great stimulus on the body / give sprints the respect there due
- weights follow speed, if you have a great speed session - dont need as much in the weight room
- a movement is sports specific if it mimics 2 of the 3 qualities (direction,duration, velocity)
- set up your training to be able to take stuff away as season nears
- do least amount possible to get greatest results
- incorporating medicine ball throws as part of in season training
Below is a link to Juggernaut and more specifics on alactic capacity training
http://www.jtsstrength.com/articles/2012/08/02/conditioning-for-football/
Juggernaut training is exploding with growth and I highly recommend his manuals and the products/clinics he will soon be coming out with this Fall.
The next day we went to Metroflex gym in Arlington Texas where many elite bodybuilders, strongmen and powerlifters train. 3 of the best in the business - Chad, Josh Bryant and Blaine Sumner were there to train. Some of the strongest guys Ive ever seen (evidence in the video below). Also never seen a human eat as much as Chad - gotta feed the furnace. Josh Bryant did not lift but is highly respected in the strength and conditioning industry and writes programs for elite lifters around the world (http://www.joshstrength.com/).
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