The program is dependent upon the athletes having the desire to work hard, apply themselves and improve their performance. Attendance alone is not enough. In , the Huskers were having a problem getting players to do the lifting program. Absences during season skyrocketed, and I knew we needed a change. During an off-season meeting, I held up a paperweight that looked like a giant championship ring and told them I was prepared to win a national championship ring, but to do so, we needed to make a change in attitude and attendance.
The athletes ready to participate were handed a red jersey and were asked to wear them as they trained to show their commitment to the program. As we neared the end of the six-week program, I met with the team to explain the progress I expected to see when we compared the testing records from the beginning of the program to the end.
We were normally seeing 15 to 18 new records during performance testing each winter, but I could see so much improvement already that I expected they would break They broke 78 records and gained over 5 lbs. The freshmen in that room kept the training intensity going and we won three National Championships in the next six years and they got championship rings to go along with the two we had won previously.
A part of good coaching is the ability to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the athletes by testing and evaluating known performance indicators. Then, coaches must motivate their athletes to set high goals based on their results and encourage them to work hard and achieve those goals.
At the end of the Orange Bowl, Nebraska had taken the lead with left on the clock — but let a National Championship slip away as Florida State won its first national title by kicking a field goal. That summer, I asked an assistant to put seconds on the scoreboard in the Nebraska stadium every day along with the words Unfinished Business.
I asked the players to do 1 minute and 16 seconds of additional conditioning each day as a reminder that was on the clock in the Orange Bowl against Florida State when we let them get back into the game. Because of this reminder, our players developed a will power in the fourth quarter of each game during the unbeaten season.
They were determined not to lose and had prepared to rally. They were ahead but allowed Nebraska to score two touchdowns on fullback runs up the middle. Our defense stopped Miami seven series in a row to end the game and won That was the best example of conditioning affecting a game that I have ever seen in a college or pro game. Remember, more muscle worked at one time across the body will improve muscle hypertrophy much more efficiently than isolating muscles.
Utilizing these 5 fundamental movement patterns will also reduce your time in the gym. With your busy schedules, it will be hard enough to fit in 4 solid workout programs each week.
These workouts will be brief, yet focused, and will last minutes, depending on the workout. Perform in a circuit fashion. Rest no more than sixty seconds between exercises.
All movements except for the swing should be done with control. Soft Tissue Work foam roll and ball work on the glutes, quads, t-spine, shoulders, etc.
Finisher sled push for 3 sets of yards. You can substitute all sled work with regular sprints. The same volume and distance will apply. You can also choose to do anything that you missed throughout the week.
For increased recovery, perform 20 minutes of cardio on the airdyne bike or concept 2 rower. This week, we will be changing up the reps just a little to increase the volume demands. Try and increase your weight from the previous week. You can even make up what you missed during the week. Patterns: Perform in a circuit fashion. All movements except for the swing should be done with control except for the KB swing. In the final week of the Pattern phase, aim to increase the weight on each of the movements.
The reps and sets do not change, so the challenge here is increasing the weight and moving through the workout a little faster. Finish week four strong by mastering these movements. Phase two we will focus on symmetry work. Over time, our bodies endure a multitude of physical stresses. Everything from sitting at a desk to running can cause changes to our physical structures. During this process, our bodies have no other choice but to compensate to do what we need to do each day.
All of us have a dominant side that we usually want to take up most of the work. If we are right-handed, we will primarily use our right side most of the time. That is just the way it is. As a bodybuilder, I relied heavily on barbell training.
Squats, deadlifts, bench presses, barbell rows and pull-ups were the cornerstone of my mass gaining program. After a while, I noticed some gaps in my training. I noticed that I was feeling odd pains and movement dysfunctions, so I looked into it. As we continue to overuse one side of our body, asymmetries in our bodies, in particular, our skeletal muscle system, grow bigger and bigger.
As our asymmetries grow, so do our chances for muscular imbalances, pain and injury during sport and exercise. Now, it is unrealistic to think that we can use each side of our body equally. It is just too high of an expectation to have. We will always gravitate towards the path of least resistance and use our strong side to move.
So, how can we help balance out our body to reduce our asymmetries in our muscles? With my clients, I have implemented symmetry exercises in their strength training protocols in an effort to make each side of the bodywork independently and reduce compensation.
Make sure to complete the number of prescribed reps on both sides of the body before you move onto the next exercise. Over the past 4-weeks, there have not been any exercise changes and only rep and set changes. This last week, you will have the liberty to have some options for exercises, sets, and rep schemes that you feel you want to work on. But there are many similarities between different athletes training programs.
Particularity the ones that focus on the key attributes:. Strong looking shoulders, lean abs and shapely arms and legs. Strength is a key fundamental of sport. Whether you want to be a better track and field athlete, baller, cyclist, skater or swimmer, speed is key. Acceleration and maximal top speed are only achieved through the right training.
As one of the main components of fitness, speed goes hand in hand with strength. Single digit body fat, muscular legs and a broad upper body tell a story of someone that takes their sport seriously. Hitting the gym on a regular basis requires the right fueling. This advanced athlete program takes all of the key attributes of a successful sportsperson and ramps up the workload to get you faster, stronger and more powerful. Periodization is a technique used by athletes to achieve peak performance for an event or even all-season.
You can run each phase for as long as you want to. Training Tip: Have a few days off after you finish each mesocycle to recover and allow your body to fully adapt and restore. Combining different athletic goals can be tricky. There are so many factors to consider that you might not know where to begin. From knowing which exercises work best, to exactly how much weight to use for each exercise or what constitutes high volume. Even knowing which rep ranges to use in each phase can leave you scratching your head.
Aim to work at reps per set with a weight that is challenging.
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