Football Workout Routine

In order to be a great football player, you must follow a strength plan that will be specific to the game of football.  In this program, you'll focus on strength training 3 days, explosive movements one day and plyometrics the other day.  In a typical football situation, no play is longer than 15 seconds, so we will focus on high intensity bursts and building the strength to do this throughout the whole game.  By splitting your workout this way, you can reach your peak physical performance when you hit the football field.

Football Workout

This football workout will be sure to shred your body and give you the ideal look of an NFL running back.  It will help you lower your body fat, increase muscle mass and improve athletic performance.

Overview

• 3 days of Strength Training (upper, lower & full body)
• 1 day of speed and agility work
• 1 day of plyometrics

Monday - Upper Body Strength

Tuesday - Lower Body Strength

Wednesday - Speed & Agility

Thursday - Steady State Cardio

Friday - Plyometrics

Saturday - Full Body Strength

Sunday - Rest

Your Football Workout Plan

Upper Body Strength Workout

• (4 sets of 10, last set to failure)
• Incline Dumbbell Bench Press (3 sets of 8)
• (3 sets of 20)
• Cable Crossover (3 sets of 6-8)
• Alternating Dumbell Curls (3 sets of 8-10)
• Tricep Dip (3 sets of 10)
• Skullcrushers (3 sets of 6-8)

Lower Body Strength Workout

Do all lower body workouts for 3 sets with 10-12 reps.

• Squats
• Deadlifts (Every other week switch from straight leg and regular / conventional type)
• Lying Leg Curls
• Lunges
• Calf Raises

Speed & Agility Functional Football Workout

Do 3 sets of each to concentrate on high intensity sprints.

• 10m Sprints
• 25m Sprints

Follow up your sprint workout with one longer distance sprint.

• 400m Sprint x 1

Agility Work

• Suicides
• Agility Ladder - push up - sprint: Run the agility ladder (outside to inside each box, end with 5 push ups, then pop up to sprint 10m)  Do this 5 times.

Functional workout to improve vertical jump

• Jump and reach - While standing, squat down and jump to reach something above you.  It's recommended to do this with a weight vest.

Steady State Cardio

This is the second lightest workout of your week so keep your heart rate up and do some steady state cardio.   You will focus on your conditioning by doing steady state cardio for 30-60 minutes (depending on your fat loss goals).

Plyometrics Workout

Do 3-4 sets of each

• One Leg Jumps - Squat and jump straight up x 10 each leg
• Forward Jumps - While standing, squat and jump forward as far as possible. x10
• Pop Squats x 20
• Burpees with pushup x 20
• Box Jumps x 10

Full Body Explosive Workout

Do these exercises for 3 sets each (aim for around 8 reps unless otherwise noted)

Power Cleans Box Jumps Snatches Medicine Ball Throw Situps (against a wall / net or with a friend x20 ) Push-up to Box Jump (x10)Incline weighted situps (x15)

What do you think of this football workout?  Leave a comment below and make sure to challenge your friends to do the football workout with you!