stonecold54 said:
just curious-what movement or technique on the football field mimics PCs or HCs. in fact I have never really seen a barbell used on the football field. usually the guys start from a standing position or a three point stance. don't you think they should practice that technique and use the gym to develop healthy bodies, which given football players game injuries, do you really want to aggravate a career by throwing weights around quickly. remember heavy weights don't hurt people-quick movements do.
You do enough practicing of your movements with your on-field training sessions. You hit enough bros, push enough weight, run enough, etc. during a 2.5 or 3 hour practice.
When you hit the gym, you want to jack up your strength so you can APPLY it to your technique on-field.
PC's have a deadlift portion - back, shoulder, neck strength (some will debate the value of PC's for your traps in the deadlift phase).
PC's then move into an explosion - lower back, glutes, quads, calves, hanstrings.
After that, it's the yank and drift phase - traps, delts, bi's, lats, still lower back to some extent.
Finally, the catch phase and the front squat - quads, hams, low back, glutes, calves, intercostals for stability.
Now, in my experience, PC's and HC's (all of the above minus the early portion of the deadlift) were the best thing I could do for explosive power using my ENTIRE body.
-M