Eliminate A Half of Second Off Your 40 With the Use of Strength Shoes
A major theme in all the training blogs I have posted thus far has been the emphasis on speed, agility and quickness. No more are the days of when football players should be focusing on gaining weight and muscle mass, rather those athletes that succeed/WIN in today’s competitive football environment must center all workouts and exercises to increase speed, agility and quickness.
As a result I would like to share another simple workout and exercise routine that will definitely increase speed but also enhance coordination. Coordination involves the development of syncing the mind and the body into one continues movement. As a football player, especially those in a skill position such as a QB or RB, coordinating your movement with your legs and feet will greatly enhance your ability to avoid tackles and evade defenders. Over the past several years professional and collegiate athletes have begun using strength shoes as a way to accomplish this. Strength shoes are phenomenal training aide that involves natural movement and does not require weird equipment of apparatus. In addition, they can be used as a substitute for your normal training shoes to lift weights, run and even practice. The real concept around the strength shoes is the theory that they will enhance the “quick twitch” muscles that translate into speed and quickness. (Please visit www.touchdownskills.com or click on the following link http://www.touchdownskills.com/products/strengthshoes.html to receive more information on this item.)
The following is a very simple workout that if done correctly could decrease your 40 by half of second and increase your vertical jump by 12 inches, in just a matter of weeks.
Workout - Simple Plyometrics
Vertical Jump – Standing in place, jump as high as you can 10 consecutive times without stopping to reset your feet. Repeat for 2-3 sets
Standing Long Jump – With your feet less than shoulder width apart, jump as far as you can in front of you. Set your feet, and jump again. Repeat until you have completed 5 maximum jumps. Once complete turn around and broad jump back to the start.
Get Up N’ Go- Lying flat on your stomach in a push up position. Fire up and sprint 20 yards as fast as you can. Repeat 5 times with a 45 second rest in between each one.
Get Up N’ Go Shuffle – Start in the same starting position, but rather than sprinting, shuffle sideways. Do not cross your feet and keep low. On the way back face the same direction and repeat. Go down and back 3 times.
Back Peddle – Facing your back to the finish cone, back peddle as fast as you can 20 yards. Take a 45 second rest and back peddle to the beginning. Repeat down and back 3 times.
