Todays Workout

Weight Room
Overhead Squat- 5 sets, 5 reps, work up to 5 rep max
Bench Press- 65% x 5, 75% x 5, 85% x 5

WOD- 5 Rounds for time
Pullup x 10
Push up x 20
Air Squat x 20
Situp x 20

Field
Running technique
Ladder Drills
Tuck Jumps- 5 sets x 10 reps
50 squats, 400 m run x 3 sets

The kids worked really hard today. Many are probably thinking "what did I get myself into?" It is like I told the varsity guys today - We will be the best conditioned team on the field every game, period. Our workouts are very physically demanding and our kids will be in great physical shape, but they do more than that. They make you mentally tough. When you push yourself to the point of exhaustion on a regular basis, something happens to you. It makes you tough. It gives you a "can do spirit" so when times get hard, it isn't so easy to give up.

In the weight room we focused on overhead squats today. If you have never done them, they can be a very humbling exercise. They require balance, shoulder strength and flexibility, core strength, and hip flexibility. In short, they make you a better athlete. A lot of times though the big guys that are able to push a lot of weight, have a hard time using a 45 lb. bar. It is not unusual to see the receivers lift more than the linemen with this exercise. I know our guys had a hard time this morning with this exercise. Check out the video below of the young lady doing a set of 5 reps of OHS with 85 lbs., this is very impressive considering most of our big guys couldn't do this much!