The Strength Report: Wide Receivers Part II

Our next three phases are the Pre-Season Camp, Fall In-Season, and Bowl Preparation or Transition. During the Pre-Season Camp we will utilize different circuits in the strength program. The wide receivers will lift two to three times weekly for about 30-40 minutes. The volume of lower body strength training is decreased significantly, due to the demands that are being placed on the position group on the field during practice in camp. This is a time we focus on recovery and injury prevention with the wide receiver group. The Hammer Ground Based Push-Pull circuit is one circuit that is used throughout Pre-Season Camp and the fall In-Season strength training program. It is a great circuit because it is ground based; the athletes will push and pull simultaneously using three different angles of movement. Being aware of injuries at this time we will do several different dumbbell and barbell