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sarslesnar
sarslesnar
Posts: 7
Joined: 2005/01/26
United States
2005/01/27, 11:42 PM
Wednesday- Heavy bicep day
Thursday- Heavy Leg day, +30 minutes cardio
Friday- Football at the park with some friends
Saturday- Tricep day
Sunday- Chest, Leg day,
Monday- 45 minute cardio, forearms, biceps
Tuesday- Rest Rest and more Rest

Im going to try to follow this plan to loose wait, somewhere in there ill throw in abs and such. This is my football workout so i need to make it a little heavy on legs and chest.

Im also incorporating the abs diet in, which i heard, people with dedication loose 2 lbs a week. I have plenty of dedication being a football player, so dedication wont be a problem
spenco
spenco
Posts: 76
Joined: 2003/07/24
Canada
2005/01/28, 01:52 AM
On thursday do you do the cardio before or after your workout? I wouldnt do legs on thurs and sunday, it isnt good to work them out so close. Try putting your chest excersies in with your triceps, most of your chest excersises use the triceps as a secondary muscle anyways so its great to train them right after chest. Once again, don't do biceps on both monday and wednesday, do them only once a week. Do you train your back at all? If not I would advise you start. Try adding it into your biceps and forearms day. Losing the 2 lbs a week will depend on your diet mostly.
Noddy
Noddy
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Joined: 2004/09/14
Ireland
2005/01/28, 06:55 AM
I agree with spenco, make sure to exercise ALL the muscles!! Make sure to add back exercises into your routine somewhere. They are important.

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2005/01/28, 07:13 AM
Sars playing football one of your priorities should be strong back/core....yet you don't have a single day for that...

Deadlift and Power Cleans should be your #1 and #2 exercises...followed closely by Squats...

Arms....are small bodypart and should be trained once a week....Legs should be trained once a week and no cardio on this day ....check out powerlifting thread for lots of usefull info

Here's a sample workout
*50% of 1rm

rest 2-5 minutes on heaviest of sets, 60 sec on abs

Day1: Squats(12*,3,2,2)
Stiff Legged Deadlifts(12*, 5, 5 ,3)
Seated/Standing Calf Raises(12*,5,5,5)
Day2: Superset1
Standing EZ-bar Curls(12*, 5, 5,5)
Close Grip Bench(12*,5,5,5)
Superset2
Sitting Incline Bench DB curls(12*,5,5,5)
Sitting DB Skull Crusher(12*,5,3,3)
Day3: Off/Cardio
Day4: Deadlifts/Romanian Deadlifts(12*,5,3,2)
Barbell Rows/T-Rows(12*,5,3,2)
Pull Ups-w/ weight/Pulldowns(12*,5, 3, 2)
Decline Crunches(12,5,3,3-explode up as fast as you can
Twists/Bicycle Kicks-3 sets as many as you can
Day5: Standing Push-Press(12*,5,3,3) -rest barbell on chest, bend down in knees slightly then explode to full extention
Power Cleans(12*,3,3,3)
Sitting DB Presses(12*,5,5,5)
Lateral Raises(12*,5,5,5)
Day6: off/Cardio
Day7: Barbell Bench Press(12*,5,3,3)
Incline DB flyes(12*,5,5,5)
Leg raises-as many as you can 3sets
Crunches(12*,5,5,5)hold weight


you can add extra cardio to Day 2..







sarslesnar
sarslesnar
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Joined: 2005/01/26
United States
2005/01/28, 09:56 AM
Thanks guys, ill be sure to incorporate back in there, and ill take out one of the bicep workouts, menace, can u post a link that shows what most of those exercis are, cuz some of em i never heard of, thanks
Speeder
Speeder
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Joined: 2003/03/14
Canada
2005/01/28, 10:42 AM


sars buddy, try www.google.com

Plug in the name of the exercise, and you should get a hit, with an explanation.
sarslesnar
sarslesnar
Posts: 7
Joined: 2005/01/26
United States
2005/01/28, 08:02 PM
Alright this is how i revised my schedule

Day 1 Leg Day- Lunges, Deadlifts, Calf Raises
Day 2 Arm Day- Standing EZ bar curls, Hammers, Incline DB, Tricep Extensions, 30 minute Cardio
Day 3- Wind sprints, 10 40s
Day 4- Romanian Lifts, Rows, Power Cleans, Crunches
Day 5- Bench Press, DB Press, 30 minute Cardio
Day 6- 1 mile light jog, 1 mile walk at park
Day 7- Leg lifts, Crunches, Wind Sprints 10 40s



maybe about 3-4 weeks in ill switch alot of this around
asimmer
asimmer
Posts: 8,201
Joined: 2003/01/07
United States
2005/01/29, 11:02 AM
This is from a previous football workout post - also check www.biggerfasterstronger.com



This one might help you out also...it is very good.

This plan was taken directly from the book Getting Stronger by Bill Pearl.

Football Training Plan

This particular program will make the athlete stronger, and will increase the strength of the entire body. The emphasis is on major muscle groups: shoulder girdle, back, hips and legs. Still no body parts are neglected. As you use major exercises you incorporate others that are not being directly targeted.

Each position will have different requirements, for the most part to gain strength this will work for almost anyone. The program will focus on the big three: power clean, squat and bench press. The only time these exercises are not used is if a athlete has been injured and is rehabilitating or if a player has a obvious weakness in a particular body part.

A full 15 minute session of stretching before and after weight training is required. When stretching, pay close attention to hamstrings and shoulders.

3 days of cardiovascular exercise is also helpful and will improve performance considerably.
Day 1 – 20 minute High Intensity Cardio Session (as hard as you can)
Day 2 – 30 minute moderate jog / run
Day 3 – 45 minute low intensity aerobic session
(The days that you perform the cardiovascular training is not important – By the end of the week all 3 days must be complete)

Goal of Training Plan: To strengthen all the major muscle groups and to develop muscle balance

Your program will have a heavy and a light day. The heavy day is the weight performed at the maximum for the total number of reps used. Your reps should be explosive but still controlled. On your light days you want to use about 70% of the weight listed for the heavy day with the designated number of reps. This is not a ego day, the weight will seem light, you must focus on your form and the speed and tempo of the reps is much slower.

When either warming up or cooling down add about 100 – 200 reps of upper and lower abdominal work, this will help lower the risk of injury. Also add a superset of leg curls and leg extensions. These are performed one right after the other for about 3 sets of 12 – 15 reps each. This will help prevent injury to the knee.

Off – season Training Program #1 (Followed until mid spring)
Monday (Heavy Day)
Power Cleans 5 sets x 5 reps
Bench Press 5 sets x 5 reps
Squats 5 sets x 5 reps

The heavy days sets the pace for the week. The rest of the week is based on the accomplishments of the heavy day. Try to increase the power clean and bench by 5 lbs and the squat by 10 lbs each week. Do not increase the poundages unless you have successfully completed the prescribed number of reps the previous week.

You can add 2 – 3 assisted exercises if you choose for the heavy days.

Wednesday (Light Day)
Power Cleans 5 sets x 5 reps
Bench Press 5 sets x 5 reps
Squats 5 sets x 5 reps

Use 70% of the weight that you used on the Heavy Day

Friday (Medium Day)
Power Cleans 5 sets x 5 reps
Bench Press 5 sets x 5 reps
Squats 5 sets x 5 reps

Use 85% of the weight that you used on the Heavy Day

Off – Season Training Plan #2 (follow until 1 week before practice begins)
Use the days before football starts for mental preparation, agility drills and sharpening of your running stride.

Each set you should progressively use heavier weights, once you get all of the reps listed by adding weight each set increase the final set by 5% your next workout.

Monday (Heavy Day)
Power Cleans 6 sets x 5-5-5-3-3-3
Bench Press 9 sets x 5-5-5-2-2-2-5-5-5
Squats 6 sets x 5-5-5-5-5-5
Incline Curls 2 sets x 20-20

Tuesday (Light Day) use 70% of weight of heavy day
Power Cleans 5 sets x 5-5-5-5-5
Standing Front Military 6 sets x 5-5-5-5-5-5
Dips (last 3 sets weighted) 6 sets x 5-5-5-3-3-3
Calf Raises 3 sets x 30-30-30

Wednesday (Light Day) use 70% of weight of heavy day
Squats 5 sets x 5-5-5-5-5
Good Mornings 4 sets x 8-8-8-8
Incline Curls 5 sets x 5-5-5-5-5
Tricep Pushdowns 2 sets x 20-20

Friday (Medium Day) use 85% of weight of heavy day
Squats 6 sets x 5-5-5-3-3-3
Barbell Shrugs 5 sets x 5-5-5-5-5
Bench Press 5 sets x 8-8-8-8-8
Close Grip Benches 2 sets x 8-8

In – Season Football Program
During two-a-days, lay off all weight work. Focus all your mental and physical energies on football, and football alone. As soon as normal practice begins, return to the weight room so that you can retain the strength you developed during the off-season.

Continue to super set leg curls with leg extensions, do abdominals and stretch every weight training session

Start light and increase your poundages each set

Rotate weeks, after you finish week #3 go back to week #1

Week One
Monday: Power Cleans 3 sets x 5-5-5
Tuesday: Squats 3 sets x 5-5-5
Wednesday: Bench Press 3 sets x 5-5-5
Thursday: Power Cleans 3 setx x 5-5-5
Friday: Stretching, mental preparation for game

Week Two
Monday: Squats 4 sets x 5-5-5-5
Tuesday: Bench Press 3 sets x 5-5-5
Power Cleans 3 sets x 5-5-5
Wednesday: Squats 5 sets x 5-5-5-5-5
Thursday: Bench Press 3 sets x 5-5-5
Power Cleans 3 sets x 5-5-5
Friday: Stretching, mental preparation for game

Week Three
Monday: Squats 5 sets x 5-5-5-5-5
Bench Press 4 sets x 5-5-5-5
Tuesday: Power Cleans 4 sets x 5-5-5-5
Upright Rows 3 sets x 5-5-5
Wednesday: Squats 5 sets x 5-5-5-5-5
Incline Curls 4 sets x 5-5-5-5
Thursday: Barbell Shrugs 4 sets x 5-5-5-5
Standing Front Press 4 sets x 5-5-5-5
Friday: Stretching, mental preparation for game







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