AMA

OP killed hisself with steroids just now

Most of the coaching staff is infinitely more pissed at the rampant party drug usage rather than the doctor prescribed Test (and at the highest levels...) human growth hormone usage.

Couldn't pinpoint the cause with that little information. You probably have an APT though. That's the most common cause.

Most studies in athletes say 1g per kg of bodyweight (but that's to maintain LBM and recover adequately). In my experience and in my opinion I would go for somewhere around 1.25g per kg, but this would change depending on your body composition.

Depends on the level of talent of the particular linebacker. At an elite level most everything is tailor made. More food than gear.

Not as much as you would expect, but I have a variety of incomes.

I plan on opening a gym/training facility and will probably go back to working with college athletes on an individual basis.

Girl/wife pussy (female)

No. I can get into this and my opinion on the politics of the NFL and the players in another post though if people are interested...

>Squat more often
>Progress more slowly
>Learn to breath / brace yourself properly during every exercise

You're gonna have to believe

>doctor prescribed Test
What? Why would doctors prescribe NFL players test? Corruption?

Best routine to hit 1/2/3/4 pl8? Is Texas Method go?

>I can get into this and my opinion on the politics of the NFL and the players in another post though if people are interested...
Please.

Pretty much. It's hard to prove PED usage when it's just test and your levels are in range (even the highest of the high range...) during season.

As far as the off season is concerned, we really don't ask

A modified SS for 6 months followed by 6 months of texas method will most certainly get any average trainee to 1/2/3/4 (1x5).

I'm toying with the idea of actually putting together a couple of routines, diet plans, and general advice and posting it so we can cut through all the memes on this board. IMO the sticky is and has always been subpar.

> I'm toying with the idea of actually putting together a couple of routines, diet plans, and general advice and posting it so we can cut through all the memes on this board. IMO the sticky is and has always been subpar.

Please do

>I'm toying with the idea of actually putting together a couple of routines, diet plans, and general advice and posting it so we can cut through all the memes on this board. IMO the sticky is and has always been subpar.
Please do, too many novices here with under a year of training experience giving advice.

Any advice on how to push harder? For a hand-off/stiff arm.

Is there any actual correlation between vertical jump and 100 m sprint ?

Can a sub 10-11 guy have oustanding speed but bad vertical jump ?

Any advice for increasing vertical and long jump and 40 yard dash ?

Hip thrusts are a good exercise or a meme ?

My lower back rounds at the very bottom of my squat. Should I reduce the ROM or work on flexibility? If the latter, what the fuck do I do?

If there are nuts and seeds in my shit, does that mean im not getting all the nutrients out of them?

Will Barkley win Heisman this year?

How would you recommend incorporating posterior chain training into a wrestlers routine?
Work in this area is so taxing on the CNS I find it limits practice qualitiy for 3-4 days afterwards. Also, how useful are plyometric movements for hypertrophy and strength training?

Fuck Knows, but your feet smell and your nose runs. fuck science

Here's the basic operating rule: If you are white you disagree with the anthem protests. If you are black you agree with the protests and vehemently make it known...there are obviously exceptions to this, but I would say this is 99% correct.

Here's how it went down from my point of view
>Kap sits for the national athem
I personally still think he was either hungover from the night before or high and just forgot the anthem was even playing...
>garnered shit-tons of attention
>he realized he could change the narrative from mediocre QB who's about to be fired to black QB that's getting fired Because the white owners are basically slave owners
>black players drink the koolaid
>non-black players really could give 2 shits (at least in the beginning)
>1/4th of the owners pretty much have far left political views so it's semi condoned
>it blows up in everyones faces after trump got involved

Honestly the entire environment has changed. Alot of players, at least ours, no longer talk to each other anymore because of it. They do their work, put on a smile for the coaching staff, and stick to cliques.

It won't be in this thread, but over the coming weeks I'll get 10 or so pages typed up.

Weighted carries, hip thrust, and shit loads of upper back work

At higher levels there tends to be, but that's pretty much because everyone is exceptional.

I've seen it, but speed is infinitely more trainable than vertical jump. worry more about things you can fix.

Hip thrust are phenomenal

How do the heavier guus (linebackers) take care of their connective tissue? What dietary/training suggestions to strengthen tendons against tears in a heavier muscular guy who does sprinting, wrestling etc.?

Thank you.

Do you work for the Bears? If so neck yourself.

What do you think of my waifu ?

Have you fully read the sticky?

What do the Cleveland Browns do in the gym so that I can avoid ever doing it?

Oh thanks for your reply, i didnt know speed was easier to increse than VJ since some couch potatoes tell speed is untrainable

This is my last, any tips to increase the 40 yard dash besides practicing the movement wich is obvious ?

Also, what do you think of high reps training ?

Thanks for replyng and helping on our lift journey

I'm graduating next year with a B.S. in Nutrition - Dietetics. Where did you go for your Masters? I'm currently looking into Johns Hopkins, Penn State, and Miami (of Ohio).

how do I get a neck like this?

>APT

Generally speaking, how would you suggest one correct this? I only ask because "LOL STRETCH HIP FLEXORS" has done nothing for me and maybe a 38 year old NEET LARPing as an NFL trainer will have more insight than the average r*dditor.

hey I'm trying to get ready to try for college football, how should I get my 40 down to a 4.5 from a 4.77 -- wide receiver/ safety

Thanks man

Do i need to stay flexible in order to jump high ?

Deload and work on flexibility. I would do Joe DeFranco's Limber 11 and Simple 6 everyday. I'd have to access you to see if you require area specific work though

This is an unpopular opinion, but mine nonetheless...as far as all combat sports are concerned.

Highschool level wrestling should be completely sports specific accept for 1 single strength training session per week. Collegiate level should be roughly the same, MAYBE 2 days of strength training per week. At elite level it should be the inverse of highschool. All strength training with 1 day of technique work.

I visited the UFC training facility in las vegas once and their coaches are pretty much in 100% agreement on this.

Also, dont let your sons wrestle in highschool...it bread manlets due to lack of adequate nutrition because of restrictive dieting.

So to answer your question you are probably going to have to actually wrestle less...

I have.

Kek

Thanks. I compete in judo and sambo, and train judo/wrestling/bjj 6 days a week. My current system for lifting is essentially split between two days, a push day and a pull day. For push I focus on single arm landmine press as my compound, and for pull I focus on a deadlift variation. I work up to a PR in the compound, do lower % max high volume work for the compound, then do a good amount of accessories to fill in the gaps. The workouts are very high intensity, and I find that I'm not recovered for at least 4 days before working out again. Is this system retarded? How valuable is a low intensity high frequency approach when it comes to athletics? especially for combat sports which have a large variety of metabolic demands?

>Don't let your kids wrestle in high school
Fucking this. It's a great sport by it's own right but the weight fluctuation is terrible for young people and the culture is absolute trash

>This is my last, any tips to increase the 40 yard dash besides practicing the movement wich is obvious?
Unfortunately I'd have to look at a lot of factors. Height, stride, maximal speed, your start...depending on how good/bad it is I would tell you take a month and focus solely on the 40 with some sparse strength training peppered in.

>Also, what do you think of high reps training?
It has it's place and I'm a firm believer in it.

See above reply

Work on total body flexibility and mobility and strengthen glutes, abs, and hamstrings directly.
>High rep dumbbell RDLs
>High rep hip thrusts
>Basic time tested ab work like decline sit-ups and russian twists, hanging leg raises (toes to bar), and the ab wheel.

I'm a big believer in Joe DeFranco's Limber 11 and Simple 6. Do them every morning

>Deload and work on flexibility. I would do Joe DeFranco's Limber 11 and Simple 6 everyday. I'd have to access you to see if you require area specific work though
Should I do them right before working out or it doesn't matter when? Thanks

Do squats makes you run faster ?

How important is quad strenght in the sprint ?

How can I strengthen my lower back with 3 herniated disks and minor scoliosis (I.e. No deadlifting)?

You are training everything too much...world class MMA athletes only train 4 to 5 days per week.
>3 to 4 weight training sessions
>1 to 2 striking / grappling sessions
I will say that the striking / grappling day(s) up to 4 hours long can be the norm with them.

Here's the general rule of thumb. (These apply to natural trainees...):

Strength Specific Sports: High volume, low frequency, mix of low / high intensity

Hypertrophy specific training: low volume, high frequency, high intensity

Sport specific strength training (tennis, golf, volleyball, baseball, etc...): high volume, low frequency, low intensity

Combat sports: high volume, low frequency, low / high intensity

Do them in the morning as soon as you wake up. If you work out first thing in the morning do them directly after training.

Take a week or so off and do them every morning though...

>Pull-ups / chin-ups
>high rep chest-supported horizontal machine rows
>get Louie Simmons reverse hyperextension machine
>45 degree inversion therapy
>Hex-bar Deadlifts if you get to a position to where you are comfortable doing them
>Dumbbell lunges and Bulgarian split squats for legs

Can't say it enough, but Joe DeFranco's Limber 11 and Simple 6...

Would this explain why my recovery times are so long? I make sure to get at least 8-9 hours of sleep, and my nutrition is really on point, I only go off diet every 7-8 days. I've always figured that it was a symptom of poor genetics, as I didn't start training until I was 18.

Also, what type of strength training do these athletes focus on the most?
I appreciate the answers homes

Its funny you are spouting the usual memes with your credentials and even think something you know is worth more than whats in the sticky. Well I havnt seen it yet

>Work on total body flexibility
Recommendations for a stretching routine?

We use head harnesses rigged to cable machines at our facility. In my opinion lateral flexion is worthless. Extension, flexion, and rotation are the way to go. Use high TUT and extremely low weight...

No human being can adequately recover from combat sports training 6 days a week and high intensity / maximal effort weight training on 2 of those days as well, so don't feel disheartened.

Stick to a simple upper / lower weight training split (2x per week) and make peace with the fact that you will probably have to reduce the amount of judo, wrestling, sambo, jiu jitsu you do...

That's the hard answer babe.

Joe DeFranco's Limber 11 and Simple 6 with specific emphasis for problem areas

Not a football guy but I play baseball. Any routines/advice on what to strengthen and how?

Unfortunately guys I have to go. If the thread is still up I'll be back tonight though.

I have an idea for a 10 page or so infographic that I've been contemplating making as I said above. If there's enough interest I'll go ahead and type it up over the next 2 weeks or so. It will be more hands on and step by step then the sticky. I'd be doing this because I really would like to give back to you guys and there are more memes than ever now...

Is it true that football players train ballet to improve agility?

I'm very interested

>Joe DeFranco's Limber 11 and Simple 6 with specific emphasis for problem areas

I don't give a fuck if this is a larp thread, thank you for this info. Time to fix the posture boys. Have a bump and a great day OP.

Outstanding. Very interested.

very interested, like you did for grappling guy, post templates for how specific athletes tend to train, that sort of info is very helpful for the athletic population of the board.

THANKS

Good stuff, please keep us posted.

Anything you can do to provide some light in this dark, onion filled wasteland.

these fucking hood rats

Thx bb

How many reps do you consider high reps?

u da best

I have knee pain while biking, squatting, running and even discomfort while walking.
Doctor don't know shit and MRI came back with nothing.
What could it be?

This.

Why is the NFL so popular in America compared to other countries? Also explain those reasons pls

Is it best for an athlete to quit while they're ahead or just quit once they're bad?

Greatest health risk from being an athlete?

Maybe because the teams only play in America.

holy shit you're right

Huge interest

Please lay out how you train speed while avoiding leg injuries, it seems whenever I do HIIT my right hamstring gets slightly torn, yes I take a break whenever it happens and recover.

Also how the fuck do I get rid of this skin around my gut after weight loss?

Wtf is up with my shoulder/do i just not have a front right delt?

Eating so I'll answer a few more...

Depends on the specific exercise. Things like lateral raises would be something like 15 to 20. Things like Bench / OHP would be ~12. Back Squats are the exception when it comes to compounds though. 20+ rep back squats at 50% of your 5 rep working weight are phenomenal for a metric shit ton of reasons.

I've never heard of any official program / organization that recommends it.

Could be a bunch of different factors. Bike seat could be too low when biking, squat form could be ass, running form could be as, could have postural issues such as knock knees, etc. That causes pain...have to actually assess you to know for sure.

Culture.

Reasons for leaving:
>atmosphere completely changed over the past 2 years for the worse
>I'm tired of traveling
>I can make vastly more money consulting and training individual collegiate athletes
>I want to own my own gym / facility
>I'm being held back by other coaches with with 1 less than 1/4th my qualifications
>I want to work with general population trainees for a change

Depends solely on the individual athlete and to a lesser extent the sport. I will say there is nothing sadder then seeing someone that was once great embarrassing themselves at a professional level

As far as health risks most people today would say CTE. I lean more towards drug abuse and mental issues that develop as a result of achieving celebrity athlete status.

You're most probably under recovering and compounding the issue if you keep injuring yourself.

You should spend equal time warming up as you spend doing the actual sprint work IMO. Also, lay out your exact HIIT routine for me and when you normal feel that you have injured yourself doing a session...

Thanks for the answer, I've been spinning my wheel for 2 years already.
Should I go see a PT?

I sprint twice a week, warm up with a quarter mile run, 40 meters of highknees down and back, 40 meters of butt kickers down and back, then 20 40 meter sprints. Normally if I injure myself its on take-off on my leading (right side) leg, I feel a tug about mid-hamstring, then weakness, and the following days I have doms around the area that last longer than my normal doms. I've also noticed that my hamstring has been tighter on that side since I've started.

You should go see an orthopedist / orthopedic surgeon and get an MRI. Physical Therapy is quickly becoming the go to field for those that fail out of medical school and then dental school as well...

There are some old school guys that know their shit, but almost all of the newer school PTs have a model that has you coming back to them far too long doing worthless "corrective" work (anyone that works at a high level of sports performance will agree on Ripp with this one). If you end up going to one and they have you doing things that seem really really stupid it's probably really really stupid.

You need to do more static stretching after training and more mobility work in general. Also, your warm-up is sub-par and doing 40m x 20 is higher than recommended even at a collegiate track and field level.

Do this:
>Joe DeFranco's Limber 11 and Simple 6 every morning
>walk 1/4 mile
>run 1/4 mile
>walk 1/4 mile
>run 1/4 mile
>light SMR hamstrings with lacrosse ball
>deep walking lunges (25 each leg)
>heidens (10 each leg)
>cossack squat (10 each leg)

Begin 40m x 5 to 10

However, if your starting position is ass all of the above is meaningless. And a note on the SMR...Some people advise against it before doing any sort and of training at all costs. I believe that it is more beneficial do it lightly beforehand as to shuttle blood into the tissue, thoroughly warming it and breaking up any crepitus...

Also, if you really want to see if you have any issues or anatomically short hamstring, go get an MRI...They're about 800 bucks after insurance though.

Just as an aside. If you guys couldn't tell by all my previous posts you should all be doing Joe DeFranco's Limber 11 and Simple 6 every morning...