Strength Report – Maine’s Winter Strength & Conditioning Program, Part II – February and March

by Dan Nichol
Speed, Strength, and Conditioning Coach, University of Maine
American Football Monthly February 2012 Issue Online

February Training

February training concentrates on speed development and maximum strength training. We implement our speed development program on Mondays and Thursdays which are divided into linear and lateral PAL mechanics training. Linear speed is performed on Monday and lateral speed on Thursday of each week.

Linear and lateral speed development exercises progress from mechanics to acceleration to top speed. We will utilize a distance of 10-20 yards for accelerati...Login to Read More

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