| Football strength exercises must be dynamic in | | | | kettlebell(s) above your head to a locked position. |
| nature and focus in on the development of your | | | | Your football weight training program just got an |
| power, strength, and overall conditioning. The | | | | upgrade with this lift my friend. |
| sport of football is a violent game and your body | | | | 2. Kettlebell Front Squats: Kettlebell front squats |
| has to be conditioned to optimally withstand the | | | | are a great lift for you to practice to help with |
| rigors that the sport places on you physically. I | | | | your front squat technique and to improve on |
| have included 2 hard hitting exercises for you to | | | | your front squat range of motion altogether. This |
| implement into your training to help you to acquire | | | | is also a tremendously hard hitting lift to help you |
| the physical traits you need to withstand and | | | | to create hip drive, core strength, and overall |
| perform your best throughout the season! | | | | stability to improve on your other related football |
| Kettlebell Strength Training For Football | | | | skill areas. Once again you will need the availability |
| 1. Kettlebell Jerks: Kettlebell jerks are a great way | | | | of either a single or pair of bells of moderate |
| for you to strengthen your shoulders and develop | | | | intensity. |
| a significant level of hip power, core strength, and | | | | Begin the lift by cleaning and racking the bell(s) at |
| overall body control. This lift is very dynamic and | | | | your chest. From here simply perform a squat |
| explosive in nature and you can vary it by utilizing | | | | while maintaining the balance and positioning of the |
| either a single bell or a pair of kettlebells in each | | | | bell(s) in front of your body. As you lower |
| hand. To perform this lift you will need to place | | | | yourself into the squat try to descend far enough |
| the bell or bells on the ground between your feet | | | | so that your elbow(s) touch the insides of your |
| with your stance slightly wider than shoulder width | | | | knees. This is how you know that you have |
| distance apart. | | | | obtained a good range of motion for the lift. As |
| From the ground you have got to perform the | | | | you ascend up out of the squat make sure to |
| clean and rack the bell(s) at your chest before | | | | lock out at both your hips and knees. If you |
| you begin. This gets you into the necessary | | | | haven't already started to implement the use of |
| position to execute the jerks. Next, you will want | | | | kettlebells into your football strength and |
| to execute a "hip pop" by quickly and powerfully | | | | conditioning workouts then you are falling behind |
| flexing and extending at both your hips and knees | | | | my friend. Remember that most any athlete can |
| in order to generate a vertical lift to propel the | | | | train hard, but only the champions train smart! |
