Athlete Discussion Help

[curran81]

Hi, I am a student athlete and I love football. Football has not just become a sport to me but has become a lifestyle. I don't know what I would do without it! Unfortunatley, I think I'm an "average athlete." I weigh 165, my height is 5'10," and have weaknesses on the feild. I play running back and defensive back. The love of the sport is costing me to go to the next level. I would like someone to please help me with some tips on training, supplements, and even some motivational advice. Thanks.

 

[Larrybird]

Hey brotha! If football is your life you need to make it your life style. Spend all the time in the gym, getting faster and stronger, watching your diet.

Concentrate on these lifts:

Bench
Squats
Deadlift
Power Cleans
Snatches

Any type of compound movement lift you should be doing.

Start doing research on articles that provide body building diets.

Another things I thought helped me tremendously in football was joining the Shotput and Discuss team. They concentrate on a lot of power and explosive movements. Football is as much about strength as it is power. So make sure you concentrate on exploding with all your lifts.

Work hard, play hard, and you'll be somebody some day.

 

[Irentat]

Some more advice:

If this is your life, then it is not all about your physical. You must make the game mental also. This means studying old videos and analyzing plays. Go to your coach and get every video to review. Reading books on the game. Talk to the experts: coaches, college level and even pro or retired athelets and ask them: "what makes you the best"? and "if you were in my shoes, what would you do"? Grow some balls and find these mentors. You would be very surprised how willing people are to help.

I had a chance to sit with Mel Gray a few years back. He used to play for the Lions in the 80's. I asked: "what made you better than everyone else and survive in the NFL"? His answer: "I wasn't afraid. I was ready to take a hit when others weren't." A small insight and I am sure there are many other jewels like that when you can talk to these people and ask them.

 

[curran81]

Hey brotha! If football is your life you need to make it your life style. Spend all the time in the gym, getting faster and stronger, watching your diet.

Concentrate on these lifts:

Bench
Squats
Deadlift
Power Cleans
Snatches

Any type of compound movement lift you should be doing.

Start doing research on articles that provide body building diets.

Another things I thought helped me tremendously in football was joining the Shotput and Discuss team. They concentrate on a lot of power and explosive movements. Football is as much about strength as it is power. So make sure you concentrate on exploding with all your lifts.

Work hard, play hard, and you'll be somebody some day.

Thanks man, but I'm just really confused with what supplements to take? My goal is to weigh 175 and run a 5.4 40 yard dash next year. This year I ran a 5.6 and I'm only 165. I had planned that I was going to take muscle milk, mass amino acid pills, and a synthesized HGH supplement before night time, also a 5 meal day plan. Ill be lifting once a day, 4 days a week for 2 hours every day. Do you think this will be enough for me to make it to the next level?

 

[THE-DET-OAK]

i think your working out too much. how old are you playing RB @ 165?

food-food and more food, in your case you gotta keep it clean though. creatine, glutamine, multi, B complex, bcaa's and protein is all you will need. may be some flaxseed if your not getting enough omega's from food.

also a NO supplement pre workout, and maybe some caffeine.

 

[Die$eL~Man]

anadrol!

 

[Irentat]

Thanks man, but I'm just really confused with what supplements to take? My goal is to weigh 175 and run a 5.4 40 yard dash next year. This year I ran a 5.6 and I'm only 165. I had planned that I was going to take muscle milk, mass amino acid pills, and a synthesized HGH supplement before night time, also a 5 meal day plan. Ill be lifting once a day, 4 days a week for 2 hours every day. Do you think this will be enough for me to make it to the next level?

WTF, how old are you? those are some damn low goals dude. You have to push yourself if this is "your life". Knowing you have to be big to play and fast, I would put your goals at 185 and 4.9 for the 40 in 9 months. On top of that, having these intense goals will give you that attitude you need.

Now, if you come back and say "I can't" then you are correct... If you acknowledge you do (present tense) and research the proper way to train, then you will. You talk like 2 hours of work will do something for you. What is in those 2 hours? Back when I focused on power, only 20 minutes was needed to get the work in, and I overtrained at times, BTW. Explosive power is what you are looking for.

Oak's got it. Be simple with diet. Larry, like the advice.

 

[curran81]

i think your working out too much. how old are you playing RB @ 165?

food-food and more food, in your case you gotta keep it clean though. creatine, glutamine, multi, B complex, bcaa's and protein is all you will need. may be some flaxseed if your not getting enough omega's from food.

also a NO supplement pre workout, and maybe some caffeine.

Well you see I'm currently a junior in highschool so I'm pretty young... iv played running back and defensive back all my life. The training for football comes easy for me. Its just what supplements to take and if I am over training? Like I said, I'm young... a noob at supplements and what it means to work to much or to less. And for the guy that commented at the bottom. If I just focus on mass, that's terrible for a RB because it makes you slower. Id rather gain a little weight and more explosive speed and overall speed then weight. SPEED kills in football.

 

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[THE-DET-OAK]

Well you see I'm currently a junior in highschool so I'm pretty young... iv played running back and defensive back all my life. The training for football comes easy for me. Its just what supplements to take and if I am over training? Like I said, I'm young... a noob at supplements and what it means to work to much or to less. And for the guy that commented at the bottom. If I just focus on mass, that's terrible for a RB because it makes you slower. Id rather gain a little weight and more explosive speed and overall speed then weight. SPEED kills in football.

your WAAAAY to young to consider AAS. the supps i mentioned are the basics that you should ALWAYS be running. thats all you need my man.

 

[barrysanders]

I agree with DEt. With your stats you still need to build a better foundation. Plus, you have all the TEST you need in your system already.

The best advice I can give you is to get a killer routine and EAT, EAT, EAT!!! Seriously, eating is very important to get to where you want to be. And since it seems that you are very serious about football you need to make your routine and eating a priority above all else.

 

[bankhead]

plyometrics wont hurt either