The NFL Body Workout

You've decided you would like you possess an NFL body. This is an ideal goal and while you may not be securing that NFL contract anytime soon, you sure can become a bigger and better you, capable of new feats of strength and performance!

When it comes to building up your physique, having a clear and concise goal is half of the battle. Once you know how you would like your body to look and perform, you will be able to chart the path which you will take to achieve this goal.

NFL bodies are built for three purposes: Performance, Endurance & Durability. Let's work to address each of these areas in terms of what YOU can do to bring your body up to par with what the NFL players are doing to achieve these same goals!

For performance, you will want to engage in weight training that delivers functional strength, along a series of paths and movements that far exceed what you do in the weight room for bodybuilding purposes. Twice-weekly weight workouts employing compound exercises such as bench press, deadlifts, squats, military presses, barbell curls and more should be a fundamental. Keep your repetition ranges in the 5 to 10 range, so that you build muscle while at the same time focusing upon incredible strength. Your total set workload should be 18 to 25 sets, 2 to 3 days each week. You want strength performance to be your primary goal - you can do this! Lift insanely heavy, employ the assistance of a training partner, and stay hungry, topping last week's numbers with each new workout!

When it comes to the area of endurance, cardiovascular training cannot be overlooked. It can be overlooked. It can be easy for some lifters to skip cardio, as they are trying to get new muscle mass on their frame at any cost. But the fact of the matter is, you need some pretty amazing endurance skills to possess the stamina to complete the weight training (performance) of the NFL body workout. Running sprints twice per week (on the non-weight training days) is the best route to go. Then, dedicate a Saturday session to light jogging or fast treadmill work. You will want to hit the slow- and fast-twitch fibers of the legs, and running in both high and low intensity modes will do that. And as always, if your NFL body goal includes NFL-quality cardiovascular conditioning (and it should), then you should consider jogging more frequently.

Finally, durability must be addressed. Luckily, you will not be enduring the level of hits each day that NFL players face. They get smashed in practice and absolutely pulverized in games. You can build your body up, up, up… But you don't have to break it down. You can use the standard field rack and bags and run through them to your heart's delight if you would like to build up your ability to take hits. However, this also results in some muscle damage with all of the impacts. This is when you have to make a decision on just how much durability (and related muscle damage) that you want to incur!

NFL players don’t pay nearly as much attention to diet as do competitive bodybuilders, but in recent times they have discovered the many benefits of better nutrition. You don't have to be too concerned with keeping fat intake extremely low. NFL bodies range from a tad chunky (linemen on the offensive and defense ends), to thick-as-hell (linebackers and tight ends) to completely ripped (think wide receiver). And running back is always a great physique to desire. Big and strong, fast and thick. To do this, you should design a meal plan that delivers 2 fistfuls of protein and 2 fistfuls of carbohydrates with every meals. Focus upon protein sources such as beef, chicken, pork, eggs, milk and whey. Your carb sources can be whole-grain bread, potatoes, rice, yams, and beans. Fats will take care of themselves, don't worry!

Water & fiber can also not be overlooked. Multivitamins should be used every day, along with vitamins C & E to meet your additional anti-oxidant needs and keep you healthy while you're training so hard! Stretching is imperative, particularly when you are training so hard in order to nail down the weight training AND the cardio training. Keep that body loose and limber.

Looking like an NFL player would be a blast, but enjoying the performance, endurance and durability that comes with it is even better. To achieve such a thick, powerful, fast and capable physique, you will have to throw a wide variety of heavy weight training and tough cardio at your body. This will take time, but after a month of this training - with less focus upon getting lean and ripped and more focus upon making your body a strong and fast specimen, you will begin to see some serious changes for the better.


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