2010 Workout Freaks

RB34 · June 28, 2010, 2:46pm

Who is the guy doing belt squats, you must have a tribe of athletes jumping 40?

I had JB squat during his first few weeks as a freshman and his strength went through the roof.

He had never had a bar on his back before; the bulk of his leg resistance training coming from hill sprints and the speed work associated with track.

within a few sessions he was performing easy reps with 315. Not long after he began associating patella tendon issues with squatting so I said no big deal, we won’t squat anymore.

I don’t have him belt squat either.

he likes split squats with the rear foot elevated holding dumbbells; but we don’t go heavy on these. he’ll usually use 50-70lbs in each hand for 4-6 reps per set.

His legs are incredibly well muscled. He generates so much power from the speed and other field drills that he just doesn’t need to do much more in the weight room.

here’s a few videos of him pressing and performing sub-max 30yd sprints. On the press I kept him strict up to 335 then he asked to keep going with lifting his hips up and I said ok so he worked up to 375. Even with the hips coming way up I am continually blown away by how strong he is on the press considering his long lean arms.

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/65b41d8506c8d079f212d84c24204648/video/15683081