Your guide to American Football fitness
Onto the gridiron and into the gym to demonstrate the most effective exercises and drills for your American Football position, skill set and goals.
All posts tagged: American Football
Let the good Tynes roll
Lawrence Tynes is one of only three British-born winners of Super Bowl
Playing to win
The game’s best players, coaches and teams step onto the gridiron confident in their ability and their strategy for shutting down the opposing team.
Well worth a punt
“In the England setup we have used a lot of these drills to perfect and hone our skills to compete at the highest level.”
Steroids linked to musculoskeletal injuries in retired NFL players
The results lend new insights into the risks of musculoskeletal injury associated with AAS use. The injury patterns suggest that joint ligaments and cartilage may not adapt to steroid-induced muscle changes. It may be that ligaments and cartilage, rather than tendons, are the “weakest link in the chain” leading to injury, according to Dr. Horn and colleagues.
Cardinals stay loose despite Super Bowl defeat
“We’re basically helping to make all layers of fascia become more pliable and hydrated,” explains Chris Frederick, also a physical therapist. “Then joint range of motion, muscle strength and flexibility immediately improves making it easier for the guys to train and maintain.”