July 11, 2016

Train Old School: Muhammad Ali’s Training Routine

Nickname: The Greatest Height: 6’3″ Division: Heavyweight Boxing Career: 1960 – 1981 Record: Won 56 (KO 37), Lost 5 (KO 1), Draw 0 Training Routine: 6 days a week, Sunday rest Daily Routine Getting up in the morning 5:30 AM Stretching 6-mile run Stretching Breakfast All natural foods, orange juice, […]
November 7, 2015

Wide Receiver Jarvis Landry’s Offseason Workout Routine

DIRECTIONS Perform the upper body routine on Monday and Thursday, while implementing lower body on Tuesday and Friday. For tempo, the first digit represents the time for the eccentric portion of the lift, the second number is the isometric time and the third is the concentric time. UPPER BODY EXERCISE […]
December 9, 2013

Jon Jones’s Weight Lifting Routine

Day 1 Clean/High Pull 3/5 Sumo Squat Press 2/8 Plank with Iso Press 2/10 Deadlift 3/10 Chin-up 1/5 Pec Stretch 2/20 sec Half-kneeling One-Arm Dumbbell Press 3/8 Dumbbell Single Leg Romanian Deadlift 3/5 Standing Anti-Rotation /Hold for 20 seconds Day 2 Dumbbell Snatch 3/5 Bench Press 3/10 Bulgarian Split Squat […]
December 9, 2013

Train Like A Pro: Adrian Wilson’s Workout

Team: Arizona Cardinals Position: Safety Birth Date: October 12, 1979 Height: 6′ 3” Weight: 230lbs The Workout Seated Dumbbell External Shoulder Rotation   2/10 Barbell Bench Press   4/6, 5, 4, 3  superset with  Pronated Grip weighted Pullup  4/8, 7, 6, 5 Pronated Grip Incline DB Press   3/8  superset with  Neutral Grip Incline […]
October 28, 2013

Giants Punter Steve Weatherford Leg Workout

Team: New York Giants Position: Punter Birth Date: December 17, 1982 Height: 6′ 3” Weight: 215lbs   The Workout Sprint  4×100 yards Back  Squat   365lbs/1×5,  405/1×5 Back  Squat  with  Chains  220 + 50 lbs chains/2 x10 Deadlift  Start at 315lbs, working up to 405lbs/4×4 Walking  Lunges  80lbs/1×12,  90lbs/1×90,  100lbs/1×80 Single-Leg  Extension  3×10 each Single-Leg […]
September 22, 2013

Train Like a Pro: Jared Allen’s Workout

TEAM:   Minnesota Vikings POSITION:  Defensive end BIRTHDATE:  April 3, 1982, Dallas, Texas HEIGHT:  6′ 6″ WEIGHT:   270 CONDITIONING AND CORE 3-5 miles jog Standard Pull-ups  1 x 10 Chin Ups  1 x 10 Wide Grip Pull Ups 1 x 10 Standard Push Ups  4 x 25 Close Grip Push Ups  4 x […]
September 9, 2013

Manny Pacquiao’s Workout

HOMETOWN: General Santos City, Philippines BIRTHDATE: December 17, 1978 HEIGHT: 5’6 ½” FIGHT WEIGHT: 147 pounds NORMAL WEIGH: 143 to 144 pounds RECORD: 52 wins, 3 losses, 2 draws, 38 knockouts THE WORKOUT 5-Mile Run (Decreased distance with increased sparring) Shadow Boxing (Build up a sweat before you get to boxing) 8 Rounds Heavy Bag (Important […]
September 8, 2013

Offseason NFL Workout Breakdown

TEAM: Carolina Panthers POSITION: Linebacker BIRTHDATE: January 14, 1985 HEIGHT: 6’ WEIGHT: 237 MONDAY Morning: fieldwork and footwork upper body core exercises Evening: light run TUESDAY Morning: linear speed day with a track workout and core training back workout lower-body lifting, including squats, single-leg squats, box jumps Evening: beach run […]
September 8, 2013

‘All Day’ Adrian Peterson Training Split

This is the lifting portion of the Minnesota Vikings’ off-season training program that Adrian does. This workout is performed as a circuit with no rest in between exercises. He also does additional exercises for the arms and core not listed here. His speed, agility, and conditioning training is performed immediately after lifting.
September 8, 2013

Train Like a Pro: Jonathan Stewart Workout Breakdown

TEAM: Carolina Panthers POSITION: Running Back BIRTHDATE: March 21, 1987 HEIGHT: 5’10” WEIGHT: 235 Stewart lifts every day. He runs in the morning and lifts weights in the afternoon, alternating upper-body workout days with lower-body workout days. MONDAY position-specific work cutting ladder drills cone drills TUESDAY speed day with resistance bands full-speed running with route […]
June 23, 2013

NFL Freak Vernon Davis’s Workout

Team: San Francisco 49ers Number: 85 Position: Tight End Height: 6’3″ Weight: 250 Born: January 31, 1984, Washington, D.C. College: Maryland NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 Experience: San Francisco 49ers Career Stats: Stats at NFL.com The Workout Davis uses this off-season routine. After each lifting session, he […]
April 30, 2013

Train Like a Pro: Andrew McCutchen’s Workout

Team: Pittsburgh Pirates Number: 22 Position: Outfielder Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m) Weight: 193 lbs Born: October 10, 1986 (age 26), Fort Meade, Florida School: Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School Draft: Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft. Career Debut: […]
December 28, 2012

Gym, Sport, and Life Motivation: Leave Your Mark to Endure

We get one opportunity in life, one chance at life to do whatever you’re going to do, and lay your foundation and make whatever mark you’re going to make. Whatever legacy you’re going to leave; leave your legacy. – Ray Lewis  The spirit, the will to win, and the […]
December 18, 2012

Train Like A Pro: Robert Griffin III’s Speed and Strength Workout

TEAM: Washington Redskins POSITION: Quarterback BIRTHDATE: Feb. 12, 1990, Okinawa, Japan HEIGHT: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) WEIGHT: 217 lb (98 kg) CAREER STATS: Stats at NFL.com The Workout This is a sample of Robert Griffin III’s off-season two-a-day lower-body workout routine created by his strength coach Denis Logan of Athletes’ […]
December 18, 2012

Train Like A Pro: RB Ryan Grant’s Workout

TEAM: Green Bay Packers POSITION: Running back BIRTHDATE: December 9, 1982, Suffern, New York HEIGHT: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) WEIGHT: 222 lb (101 kg) CAREER STATS: Stats at NFL.com The Workout This is a one-day sample of Ryan Grant’s workout program under trainer Joe Carini of House of […]
October 14, 2012

The Top 10 Best Exercises for Maximizing Your Sports Performance

Strength, power, speed, flexibility, and conditioning are all key defining factors of how well you perform in your chosen sport. Although some of some athletes tend to be more physically gifted than others, there are always exercises moves one can do to improve or maximize one’s sports performance. The exercise […]
September 27, 2012

Train Like a Pro: Ray Rice’s Conditioning Workout

Team: Baltimore Ravens Number: 27 Position: Running back Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Weight: 212 lb (96 kg) Born: January 22, 1987, New Rochelle, New York College: Rutgers NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55 Experience: Baltimore Ravens (2008–present) Career Stats: Stats at NFL.com The Workout […]