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Strength & Conditioning for Football Video

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 07:00 AM PDT

On Tuesday, I posted the free Football Training Education Video by Duane Carlisle, 16 Year NFL Strength & Conditioning Coach and current Director of Sports Performance at Purdue University.

The video is from a seminar, and NOT a sales pitch, even though he has a product for sale.

If you already submitted your email address and watched the first video earlier this week, simply re-visit the site as he is back with another excellent video. You will see the link to the free Video #2 on the right. These videos are in HD and almost half a GB in size, so it takes time to edit and upload!

This time, he is covering one of the most popular and important topics in football training:

Strength & Conditioning (or "S & C" in industry terminology)

The video is over 40 minutes long. Here are a few of the topics he covers:

Discover THE most important quality to train in all of your players
7 specific physical effects that occur after any training session
Simple recovery techniques that improve effort and performance all season
4 Facts about muscle repair and rebuilding
The 6 ‘Intensive Training Activities’ that make up the pieces of the training puzzle

Of course, that’s just a quick overview. The success of your football players and program as a whole depend on how well you understand and implement these basic, but yet critical concepts in your training.

Check out http://www.footballtrainingeducation.com

First Chris Johnson, Now Jamaal Charles Wants to Run Track?

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:00 AM PDT

NFL Kansas Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles is considering revisiting his Track & Field career should the NFL lockout drag on for months.

Rumour has it that he has spoken with Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson and Titans running back Chris Johnson about joining him on the Track & Field circuit this summer.

He quoted ESPN:

"Just try to get an agent, get a sponsor, try to get on with a team. Maybe I could sponsor myself. All I’d have to do is get an offer by a team that could get me running track because you know, football season, you don’t know how long it’s going to go with the lockout."

Jamaal Charles sure has the potential to run Track in the big leagues. His resume includes:

Charles won the bronze medal in the 400m hurdles at the IAAF World Youth Championships.
In High School, he won the 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles Texas 5A state championships with times of 13.69 and 36.03 seconds.
In 2006 Charles, he captured his first conference title and the third Big 12 100-meter title for Texas by winning the event in 10.23 at the Big 12 outdoor meet.
At the 2006 NCAA outdoor Track and Field Championships, Charles finished fifth in the 100 meter finals and seventh in the 200 meter finals.
As well, he ran the third leg of the 4 x 100 Texas Longhorn relay team, finishing fifth in the finals
Chris Johnson does have a faster 40-yard dash time at the NFL Football Combine with 4.24 compared to Charles' 4.36.
Jamaal Charles personal bests include a 6.68 60-meter dash and a 10.18 100 meters during his freshman year at Texas University.

It will be an interesting summer.

Thoughts anyone?