Does anyone know of good plyometric exercises to gain speed for football?
I wanna know some good plyometric exercises that will help me build speed,agility,explosive power and quick change of direction skills other than kickbutts and knee lifts.
While im on the subject of football whats the best way to lower your shoulders when running with the ball and when tackling?
Speed comes from the core. I did all the training I could, built leg muscle and ran, but I didn’t gain a lot of speed until I worked the core.
I went from a 5.6 40 to a 5.3/5.2 40 working the legs and running. Then all speed stopped, I was stuck at 5.2.
I really started to concentrate on core strength. I work my abs and obliques all the time. Then I started to gain speed again. I went from my 5.2 to a 4.9. I hit my personal best at an evaluation…woo hoo!
You would be amazed at what jumping rope would do. You’ll jump high run faster and probably lose a couple 1/10 seconds of the 40 within a month
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All plyometrics have to be executed in sequence…not just the ones you like, when you like them.
They breakdown the mechanics of running and focus on specific antagonistic sets of muscles…
Gotta do ‘em all.
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Speed comes from the core. I did all the training I could, built leg muscle and ran, but I didn’t gain a lot of speed until I worked the core.
I went from a 5.6 40 to a 5.3/5.2 40 working the legs and running. Then all speed stopped, I was stuck at 5.2.
I really started to concentrate on core strength. I work my abs and obliques all the time. Then I started to gain speed again. I went from my 5.2 to a 4.9. I hit my personal best at an evaluation…woo hoo!
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