Off season workouts
November 17th, 2009 - byIf you are not playing right now chances are you already have your sights set on next season, whether it’s with your HS team, or with a college. With that said, you are probably thinking the sooner you get back in the weight room the better. This may not actually be the best course of action. As of right now you have about 8 months before you have to be in peak condition, starting too early may hinder your progress. Instead of hitting the weights, stay away from that kind of training at least a month.
Don’t get me wrong—stay active, but not in the sense that you are getting ready for next season. I would recommend what is termed “Active Rest”. Active rest is a phase in your conditioning cycle recommended immediately after your season. In it you do not condition for football (including lifts). Instead concentrate on activities outside of football, such as a pickup basketball game, or maybe even a racquetball/tennis match. You want those muscle groups you are going to train hard in the off season a little time to recoup, but at the same time, you do not want to put on any unnecessary weight/relatively maintain your stamina level.
Bottom line: You just went a whole season, with nicks/bruises, give yourself sometime to recover. It will make your gains the next month, and more importantly your peak condition in August that much better.


