Best Training for an Athlete!

First off, Happy 2011. The new year is here and hopefully you have decided to get off your a$$ and work toward your goals and stay with them through the good and the bad.

The first blog of the year here will be for you athletes who think your going to be awesome just using free weights and working on skill drills and such. Now for some that works well but I say if you're an athlete, you need to train OUTSIDE of the weight room sometimes. I am a personal believer that strongman type training is a lot better for athletes building greater explosiveness and hitting fibers that normally don't get hit using free weights. There's a whole variety of exercises like farmers walk, tire flips, trailer drags, plate carries, and many more to hit all the muscle groups in the human body. Equipment could vary as well such as chains, cinder blocks, a tire weighing anywhere from 100-300 lbs. or even more. As I've said before, in this game there isn't any rules.
Different athletes could benefit from this type of training but in my opinion, football players will get the most benefit do to how physically tough and explosive you have to be. All athletes could notice a difference in full body strength and power, speed, jumping, overall athleticism, and toughness. Trust me if you think you dominate the iron, try this and say it's easy.
Now don't get me wrong, free weights work great too but it's good to mix things up. It'll shock your muscles as well as change things up in your routine keeping it fresh and not making you bored.
Now for any athletes interested in giving this type of training a try or have any questions, send me an e-mail and I'll gladly help you out. Thank you and have a great New year!