| #1body is safer to your joints and back than | | | | a lineman coming out of a 3-point stance needs to |
| ankle or wrist weights. Best of all, you can benefit | | | | know what area to move in and where their feet |
| from using a weighted vest in such activities as | | | | and shoulders are positioned depending upon a |
| running, riding, weightlifting and gardening. | | | | running play or passing play. When weight is added |
| Train like top professional athletes: | | | | within that type of movement, you are training |
| Weighted vest High-performance training used by | | | | the muscle tissues to react under that resistance. |
| MMA Fighters, NFL, NBA MLB NHL Pros, College | | | | Dr. Don Chu references the brain as "a computer |
| Teams, Olympians, NASA, U.S. Military, Navy | | | | network", so by using a weight vest, your brain is |
| Seals, Special Forces | | | | hard-wired to think that you are heavier than |
| Special Ops | | | | your actual weight. Once the weight vest is |
| #2 | | | | removed, you are physically stronger, faster and |
| Plyometric Training | | | | have increased endurance. |
| Weight vest training as it relates to plyometric | | | | For the running back, it is necessary to have |
| exercises is broad in spectrum because you have | | | | explosive speed along with the ability to change |
| plyometric exercises for the upper and lower | | | | directions quickly. Use a weight vest in your agility, |
| body. A loose translation of "plyometric" is "jump | | | | speed and plyometric drills. When your body is |
| training", but that is a very small portion of | | | | weighted properly with a weighted vest, you are |
| plyometric exercises because plyometric | | | | able to keep your center of gravity low and are |
| exercises can be utilized in your speed, agility and | | | | able to move quickly through the agility portion |
| strength (Complex Training) programs. | | | | and cut through the spot and accelerate out. |
| Incorporating the weight vest into your plyometric | | | | After this is done repetitively, take the weight |
| programs will greatly enhance your level of power | | | | vest off and do it again (Contrast Training). You |
| because the added resistance/weight to your | | | | may find that you are quicker to the spot, overall |
| body. When you use the weight vest in your | | | | faster and able to accelerate at higher speeds. |
| bouncing exercises, skipping for distance and | | | | When training this way over a period of time, you |
| height, box jumps, depth drops, lateral barrier | | | | must start out properly weighted. For example, |
| hops, Russian twist or your upper body | | | | for speed and agility exercises, start off with |
| plyometric exercises you will greatly enhance your | | | | lower weights 4 to 6 percent of body weight. |
| energy output and your power capability. Once | | | | Run X-amount of repetitions of a certain exercise |
| you remove the weight vest, you will find that | | | | with the weight vest on, pull the weight vest off, |
| your body will react faster with more power and | | | | then run 2 or 3 more reps of the exact same |
| your performance will be dramatically improved. | | | | exercise. What you are doing is training the body |
| #3 | | | | to work in that new environment with increased |
| Football Training | | | | resistance. Your body will become accustomed to |
| With football, you must take into consideration | | | | that new found energy, speed or power; |
| first, the position of the player and second, the | | | | therefore, your muscles will move faster, be |
| biomechanical moves of that position and | | | | quicker and become stronger over time. |
| fundamentals for each type of play. For example, | | | | |