http://artofmanliness.com/2009/02/10/5-conditioning-drills/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:47:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://artofmanliness.com/2009/02/10/5-conditioning-drills/comment-page-1/#comment-112177 United Athletic Club » Blog Archiv » Love em/Hate em Burpees Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:48:33 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1700#comment-112177 [...] Conditioning. Many men today spend hours a week in the gym sculpting washboard abs and bowling ball biceps. While those muscles look nice, they don’t do much for you when you have to split a giant pile of wood or even save your own life. Burpees are an effective exercise for developing the conditioning and endurance, the manly vim and vigor to tackle any challenge. They’re also a great exercise to include in football conditioning drills. [...] [...] Conditioning. Many men today spend hours a week in the gym sculpting washboard abs and bowling ball biceps. While those muscles look nice, they don’t do much for you when you have to split a giant pile of wood or even save your own life. Burpees are an effective exercise for developing the conditioning and endurance, the manly vim and vigor to tackle any challenge. They’re also a great exercise to include in football conditioning drills. [...]

]]> http://artofmanliness.com/2009/02/10/5-conditioning-drills/comment-page-1/#comment-111987 bigred1961 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:00:42 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1700#comment-111987 Ah the good old days! We used to run what the coaches called the 100 yard ladder. 10 yard sprint up and back, 20 yard sprint up and back ... until the 100 yard up and back. Then the reverse down, 90,80 etc. If coach was really PO'ed then it would be 5 yard increments. That was really a killer. Ah the good old days! We used to run what the coaches called the 100 yard ladder. 10 yard sprint up and back, 20 yard sprint up and back … until the 100 yard up and back. Then the reverse down, 90,80 etc. If coach was really PO’ed then it would be 5 yard increments. That was really a killer.

]]> http://artofmanliness.com/2009/02/10/5-conditioning-drills/comment-page-1/#comment-101998 Beginner’s Guide to Plyometrics | The Art of Manliness Fri, 21 May 2010 06:04:49 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1700#comment-101998 [...] wheels on the elliptical machine. In my quest to diversify my fitness routine, I often turn to my high school football days for [...] [...] wheels on the elliptical machine. In my quest to diversify my fitness routine, I often turn to my high school football days for [...]

]]> http://artofmanliness.com/2009/02/10/5-conditioning-drills/comment-page-1/#comment-101668 Stewart Sat, 15 May 2010 21:48:42 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1700#comment-101668 try The Snake: sprint down the goal line from sideline to sideline, bearcrawl to the 5, and jog back. Then, bearcrawl down the sideline to the 10 and sprint to the other sideline, bearcrawl to the 15, and jog back. Go all the way to the other sideline, and if you're truly a psycho, do it back down the field the other way. try The Snake:
sprint down the goal line from sideline to sideline, bearcrawl to the 5, and jog back. Then, bearcrawl down the sideline to the 10 and sprint to the other sideline, bearcrawl to the 15, and jog back. Go all the way to the other sideline, and if you’re truly a psycho, do it back down the field the other way.

]]> http://artofmanliness.com/2009/02/10/5-conditioning-drills/comment-page-1/#comment-99934 rhahjon Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:34:27 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1700#comment-99934 ill give you one i dont know if it was said already i did it with my football team yesterday even out your team into five groups four of the five groups stand in the four corners of the football field place the last group on the 50yard line in the center of the field on the whistle the four groups run around the entire field until they get back to to the corner where they started meanwhile the group in the middle are doing push ups, sit ups , jumping jacks etc. and they cant stop until all of the players on the corners arrive back where they started then bring another group from the corner to the middle then anpther until all of the groups have been in the in the corners and the middle then repeat ill give you one i dont know if it was said already i did it with my football team yesterday even out your team into five groups four of the five groups stand in the four corners of the football field place the last group on the 50yard line in the center of the field on the whistle the four groups run around the entire field until they get back to to the corner where they started meanwhile the group in the middle are doing push ups, sit ups , jumping jacks etc. and they cant stop until all of the players on the corners arrive back where they started then bring another group from the corner to the middle then anpther until all of the groups have been in the in the corners and the middle then repeat

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