The major key to being successful with a college football program is intelligent weight selection......the purpose is to train, to strengthen and condition, don't let your ego be an obstacle, if the prescribed rep range is 4-6, you shoot for 6, if you get 4 okay, but don't move up until u can get 6....it doesn't mean load up and do a single because you feel good, this will lead to overtraining and/or injury with the frequency and volume of these programs, the high volume and workout frequency is because most games between teams of equal talent come down to the final minutes in the 4th quarter, you want to be able to still perform your best at the end, and a HIT type of routine will not give you the endurance to do so, low reps and high volume and frequency combine both strength and endurance, it is important, it is extremely noticable at the high school level, where some kids don't even work out, but they have some talent, and what usually happens is the score is 7-7 at the half, and the stronger, better conditioned team comes out in the 3rd and 4th and wallops their weaker opponent by a final of something like 63-7.....anybody can go all out at the start, the trick is doing it all game long, and even possibly OT, it is like the 5x5, squatting 500x5 is fine and dandy after you're warm, but doing it for 5 after 4 previous sets of doing it 5 reps is impressive........RusPA, could you post the Nebraska workout? I always wondered what those fu*kers did, but I could never seem to get a detailed answer, I understand they had the same s and c coach the entire history of the strength and conditioning program, and that he is a former track and field athlete and U of N.......and Shades, post up what you're doing exactly and I will offer a few tips on how not to burn yourself out.
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