Initially our routines were very basic. Space, time and equipment were limited when our players trained in the Astrodome. We had 97 players on our roster. We were introducing many of our players to new exercises, new equipment and a new training protocol. We have been changing and adding routines since our relocation from the Astrodome to the Reliant Stadium weight room. We now have more space and equipment, which gives our players additional variety. There is a reason for the exercise sequence of our routines. However, the key to any of our workouts is, and always will be, the quality of each repetition performed and the intensity of each set completed. Telling an athlete, “Do three sets of 10 reps,” is a meaningless bit of information, unless there is an established criterion for how to execute each rep and how to complete each set. Getting stronger is a very simple process.
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