Football Training like the Pros or Masters Running

Football Training Like the Pros: Get Bigger, Stronger, and Faster Following the Programs of Today's Top Players

Author: Chip Smith

From a premier pro trainer, the first bookto offer the comprehensive, position-specificworkout programs used by actualtop NFL and college players

If you are seriousabout taking your skills to the next level, FootballTraining like the Pros will get you there. Based onworkouts from Chip Smith's top-flight training center,the book outlines complete programs for improving yourspeed, agility, and flexibility; increasing your physical andmental toughness; and building massive strength andendurance.

Chip Smith, founder and president ofCompetitive Edge Sports, is recognized as one of theforemost speed and strength experts in the United States.

Table of Contents:

Foreword   Brian Urlacher     ix
Preface     xi
Acknowledgments     xiii
The Russian Experience: Train like You Play     1
The Ballistic Warm-Up: Getting Yourself Ready to Play     9
Quick Foot Ladder Drills: Fine-Tuning Coordination     21
Stretching and Flexibility: Getting Warm, Then Loose     33
Resistance Training: Make It Tougher and Get Better     43
Overspeed Training: Breaking the Speed Barrier     73
Reaction Training: Teaching Your Body to Respond     103
Linear Speed: What It Means to Be Fast     117
The Pool Workout: Get Wet, Get Wild, and Get Whipped     129
Strength Training: Getting Bigger and Stronger, Faster     137
The Tahoe Experience: Training Brian Urlacher at High Altitude     161
Weight Program and Record Keeping     171
Six-Week Program Speed and Position Work     181
Index     229

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Masters Running: A Guide to Running and Staying Fit after 40

Author: Hal Higdon

An expert, highly motivational guide to running after 40-filled with age-specific advice for training effectively and safely-from the author of Run Fast, Marathon, and Fitness After Forty To succeed as a masters runner, you need to train more intelligently than younger runners.

You have to know how to incorporate rest into your program and when to use alternative activities, such as swimming, biking, or walking, to maintain aerobic capacity. And, because runners are more likely to injure themselves as they age, you need to learn how to limit that risk.

How do you develop base fitness? How do you improve? What should you do to maintain flexibility? What foods should you eat to stay fit? In Masters Running, Hal Higdon-who after 40 went on to win four gold medals at the World Masters Championships plus five silver and bronze medals-teaches older runners training techniques that will make them better and smarter runners. You'll learn the importance of strength training; whether to incorporate speedwork-and what the dangers are; the 10 most common running injuries-and how to avoid and cure them; and how to train for a marathon as a senior (with firsthand advice from Higdon, who ran in over 100 marathons after age 40).