Does Football Get Faster Essay

How do you get faster for Football? Is it about running through cones or with some stupid parachute?

NO! Increasing football speed and getting faster for football is about strength and flexibility. It's about proper football exercise selection. The stronger you are, the faster you are. But, if you are strong and stiff, you'll never be faster.

We need to be faster on the football field, and, unfortunately for the football testing days (football testing is completely worthless, but that's for another article).

Of course, one of the most popular and talked about tests is the 40-yd dash.

I've seen some coaches and players devote so much of their football strength and speed training programs to the 40, that you'd think that was their sport! If "what do ya bench?" is the #1 question of

Just use enough weight to elicit a stretch in your hip flexors and your entire hip area. Shoot for 3 sets of 6.

Kettlebell Swings

Pre-activation, or potentiation methods as they're often called, is a way to warm up so that your brain (Central Nervous System) knows it's time to move some serious weight or get moving quickly. As football players, you've all gone through some small form of potentiation training. If you've ever done high-knees, butt-kicks, skips, or thrusters, then you've been introduced to pre-activation. Most think of pre-activation movements are used only in football training workouts, but, they are key to increasing test day performance as well.

The Kettlebell swing is an excellent pre-activation move for taking time off of your 40. This one is best for when you are testing at your own school, unless you don't mind carting a heavy kettlebell with you. Its also a great general activation movement, so you can use it before your bench test, vertical, or shuttle.

When swings are done properly, they elicit a tremendous explosive reflex. You need to have your brain firing on all cylinders to get that damn Kettlebell moving with proper