NFL Arizona Cardinals Matt LEINART’S Quarterback Weight Training Program
Matt Leinart’s in-season quarterback workout focus is on maintenance and remaining healthy throughout the season. He used this program in college and it got him the Heisman and a football national championship. Following is the in-season NFL Quarterback workout Leinart uses to stay fresh and fit.
HACK SQUAT
• Stand in hack squat machine with shoulders under pads
• Keeping core tight and knees behind toes, lower with control until thighs are parallel to ground
• Drive up into starting position.
DUMBBELL SPLIT SQUAT
• Holding dumbbells at side, assume split-legged position
• Keeping front knee behind front toes, lower into lunge position until back knee almost touches ground
• Drive up into starting position
CABLE CHEST PRESS
• Stand in split-stance in front of cable machine gripping handles at chest level
• With tight core and slight forward lean, drive hands forward until arms are fully extended and hands are together
• Alternate front foot each set
UNDERHAND CABLE FLIES
• In split stance, stand in front of cable machine holding handles with underhand grip at waist level
• With tight core and slight forward lean, drive arms forward and up until hands meet at shoulder level
• Alternate front foot each set
SHOULDER CIRCUIT Complete entire circuit, rest and repeat
1) Trap-Bar Shrugs
• Grasp trap-bar or barbell at hip width
• Keeping arms straight, shrug shoulders upward
2) Lateral Dumbbell Raises
• Raise dumbbells from hips out to side until at shoulder level
3) Single Arm Front Dumbbell Raises
• Raise dumbbell from front of hip forward until at shoulder level
• Lower with control and repeat with other arm
4) Rear Dumbbell Raises
• Bend over with flat back • Raise dumbbells to side until at shoulder level; keep palms facing floor
TRICEP CIRCUIT
1) Single Arm Pushdown
• Grasp handle of tricep pushdown machine • Keeping elbow tight to ribs, drive arm down until straight
• Raise weight with control; repeat with other arm
2) Overhead Tricep Extension
• Sit on bench holding dumbbell or plate overhead with both hands
• Without allowing elbows to splay out, lower weight behind head
• Without changing elbow position, drive up until arms are straight again.
For more Quarterback Training go to my website listed below.
Todd Krueger is a former NFL Quarterback that was a 8th round draft pick in 1980 by the Buffalo Bills. He also played with the Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Wranglers in the USFL.
He now runs a football coaching website at footballtools
Quarterback training website at http://www.playqb.com
One on One Personal Quarterback Training at http://www.footballuniversity.org
Some of the Quarterbacks I have trained are:
Jordan Reed #11 Ranked QB on Rivals website Dual Quartback….. Bryr Renner #16 Ranked attending North Carolina….. Tajh Boyd # 4 Ranked QB atending West Virginia….. Tom Savage #3 Ranked QB attending Rutgers….. Danny O’Brien # 37 Ranked QB attending Maryland….. Sean Schroeder # 43 Ranked QB attending Duke….. Mike Orloff Goveners Acadamy, Byfield MA, Rising Junior….. Chris Laviono, Brooksville, NY, Top 8th Grader in New York
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NFL Football Playbooks, Youth Football Practice DVDs, Quarterback Training DVDs, Football Scouting Software.
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