Off Season Routine

[Rich]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

What do you guys do to stay fresh during the off-season? Work other sports, increase exercise regimen? Read the rulebooks? Review caseplays? (Hang out here.. obviously!)

How much time do you take off, physically, after the season ends - if any. How early before the next season do you begin ramping back up?

It's never the off-season for me. My last football game is November 10 and my first basketball game is November 16.

I'm running 5K 3 times a week -- not at a terribly fast clip -- about 28 minutes or so.

Mixing in some elliptical work, too. My goal is to drop about 15-20 pounds between now and next baseball season (I'd like to get down to about 180-190) and be in top physical condition, too.

Next thing to add is a weight routine for the days when I'm not doing cardio.

I've noticed the improved conditioning on the football field. I had an 80-yard sprint on a pick-six that would've left me slightly winded last season and this year it didn't even phase me.