Complete Conditioning for Football

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Summary: An absolute necessity for any football player or coach
Review: Complete Conditioning for Football is outstanding. Written by two strength and conditioning coaches from the University of Nebraska, it details every relevant factor concerning physical training for football. Included are position specific drills, lifting programs, and speed programs, as well as information regarding nutrition, goals, and staying "fit" mentally. I especially appreciated the exercise results comparison charts - you can see how you stack up against other high school and college players physically. I've never seen anything like it before. I got so involved, I picked up the book and didn't stop reading til I reached the back cover! Well written and incredibly informative, I HIGHLY recommend this book to any player.

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Summary: One of the best!
Review: From the school that really started weight traininging in college football, Coach Arthur has done a great job of setting forward the principles that we should use in designing the programs that we use to build our athletes. You need this book.

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Summary: Informative Read...
Review: Gives a in-depth view on football specific training and is helpful in developing a custom program for yourself. All-in-all worth the read.

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: I currently attend Baltimore City College High School and I'm getting ready for next football season. I got this book to get in shape so my team won't lose to Poly(our rival school) 2 years in a row. So far it seems to be doing a good job. I will admit, the 1:10 work to rest ratio mentioned in the book seems a bit easy, but everything else seems to be "on point". P.S. GO CITY! BEAT POLY!

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Summary: The Perfect Strength Training for Football Book
Review: I have looked all over for a complete conditioning book targeted for football players. This book is written by Mike Arthur, who is stength coach at Nebraska and one of the most knowledgeable strength coaches in the nation. This is the same program the Nebraska football team follows and they are known for their strength. People have said the program is too easy. When followed at the proper intensity, this program is very tough. If you play football at the high school level or higher, this book can show you how to meet your athletic potential and become a better football player.

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Summary: The Perfect Strength Training for Football Book
Review: I have looked all over for a complete conditioning book targeted for football players. This book is written by Mike Arthur, who is stength coach at Nebraska and one of the most knowledgeable strength coaches in the nation. This is the same program the Nebraska football team follows and they are known for their strength. People have said the program is too easy. When followed at the proper intensity, this program is very tough. If you play football at the high school level or higher, this book can show you how to meet your athletic potential and become a better football player.

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Summary: This book was good and bad in different ways
Review: The good thing about this book was it was scientificaly correct. But the training routines they gave sucked. They didnt follow their own advice. Had they followed their own advice on their training routines, the book would have been flawless. But using the information they give you, you can apply it to make your own training routines. Like i said, its all based on science, to maximize results. Its a good book for football players to read and utilize the info, but dont follow their training programs, use them as a sample to make your own.

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Summary: There is no Strength Program like Nebraska'a
Review: The Nebraska Strength program is premier in the country, and this book shows why. For the people who made comments of "Workouts were too easy", I would point out that they specified the minumum lifts, but supplied supplimentary exercises as well. I had great results from the specifed lifts at the correct intensity. This book is for those interested in improving physical performance, not body builders.

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Summary: One of the best for the sport
Review: This book is absolutely great if you are intersted in improving your all around ability in football. It lays out the foundation and goes with you step by step to get you where you need to be

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Summary: HUSKER POWER!!
Review: This book outlines the strength program of one of the most poweful football programs in the Nation. This program is specifically designed to make you a better FOOTBALL PLAYER, not to make you a bodybuilder or any sort of other athlete. The methods and ideas that are outlined are for athletes trying to increace their core power.... not to train for a powerlifting compitition. If you buy the book expecting to learn how to be a well-conditioned, powerful football player.... you will be rewarded with a huge amount of viable knowlege!