Penn State Football Strength Program

by on February 9, 2010 · 25 comments

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An inside look at the Strength Program at Penn State–with comments from former players like NFL Pro Bowler Lavar Arrington

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PefahizJytypa February 9, 2010 at 3:16 am

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mario000bomber February 9, 2010 at 3:26 am

im a strength training student, but i think its important to actually practice skills AND lift weights to get better at football.

DazedNConfused01 February 9, 2010 at 4:04 am

Haha, yeah I’m sure Rezazedah could keep up with Bolt over 50m!

gmanthebeast1 February 9, 2010 at 4:28 am

paul puz is an animal

mike7ace February 9, 2010 at 4:58 am

Olympic lifters are the strongest, most powerful, flexible (2nd to gymnist),athletic,and balanced athletes in the world GUARANTEED. They also have the highest vertical jump and 50m dash times that rival and faster than plympic sprinters.

MsAustin22 February 9, 2010 at 5:11 am

FUK PENN STATE

Benching341 February 9, 2010 at 5:52 am

Consider adding SquatPrecision to each of your squat racks for : an added safety feature, and helping your players hit the exact depth you consider to be the most productive / efficient. Your teams logo can be added to the device if you send in the patch(es) Just google squatprecision or do a quick utube search at squatprecision to check out the device.

indieKook February 9, 2010 at 6:50 am

right!! =D

vmatt123 February 9, 2010 at 6:56 am

my friend squats 500 and can put his legs behind his head. but he is an anomaly.

alltimetvclassics February 9, 2010 at 7:47 am

GO TO PENNSTATESPORTZ com for all the info

Shadowzz4 February 9, 2010 at 8:03 am

Olympic lifters are, in terms of explosive power, the best athletes you can find anywhere. And that “momentum” is actually the explosive power of the hip extensors actually the entire body being imposed on the bar. What you are talking about is not correct. You do not always want to reach fatigue, you have to manage fatigue or you will trash your nervous system. You have no idea what the hell you are talking about.

Shadowzz4 February 9, 2010 at 8:09 am

Thats why there are coaches there to make sure the exercise is done properly

Shadowzz4 February 9, 2010 at 8:15 am

What comes down to coaching?

gostate16 February 9, 2010 at 8:27 am

Wrong, it comes down to coaching.

pharry4life February 9, 2010 at 8:31 am

Very true….thats why olympic athletes stretch, stretch, stretch and stretch some more.

Jakeh211 February 9, 2010 at 9:00 am

so true

Shadowzz4 February 9, 2010 at 9:31 am

Im not a strength coach, I am a trainer, but I know my shit; the biggest issue across the board whether it be athletes or general pop is flexibility of the posterior chain and to a lesser extent the hip flexors. Without sufficient flexibility in those muscles performance in the weight room and on the field cannot even approach its full potential. I’ve personally never met someone who couldnt squat that had adequate flexibility.

Shadowzz4 February 9, 2010 at 10:07 am

Don’t think the teams that are consistently the best have better strength coaches, If you are a top level div 1 football program the difference in the quality of strength coaches is minimal, they are all excellent. It really all comes down to recruiting the best players.

PSUEvangelism February 9, 2010 at 10:27 am

Go PSU football!

Will you be alive for the 2009 football season? It’s not guaranteed right?

mmaarrkkoodd1990 February 9, 2010 at 10:51 am

its called a trap bar , excellent for deadlifts

Randleman2 February 9, 2010 at 11:14 am

psu is a joke when it comes to physcial preparation for american football. vladimir zatsiorsky doesn’t even work with the athletes there. who cares about john thomas?

SSJ4MN February 9, 2010 at 11:58 am

What’s the name of the barbell he uses at 4:18?

baconandeggs73 February 9, 2010 at 12:45 pm

it may not make a difference for the overall team or where they get drafted, but lifting free weights has a bigger impact individually than machines. free weights incorporate stabilizer muscles that machines dont, and help develop overall strength and athleticism that you cant get from machines. especially when you do olympic style lifts

costelai February 9, 2010 at 1:12 pm

there was a study done comparing two teams, one who used mainly free weights the other using mainly machines and there was very little difference when it came to the teams success and players drafted, ill try to find the article again i read it a few months ago and ill post the link

sfinx2000 February 9, 2010 at 2:10 pm

When I played fb in college, there were players on the team that hadn’t done any lifting prior to college football. AND THERE WAS USUALLY “NO COMPARISON” between the 2 groups. It always shows on the field who has paid their dues in the weightroom. Oh and for u striving FB players, u better believe that when us coaches meet u we are even doing a physical analysis of how u look. When u look like a beast it helps u get your foot in the door, it makes us want to see if the talent matches the body.

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