Phase 1: Week 1: Day 3

Warm-Up Before Each Workout

  • Knee hugs (1 x 10 yards)
  • Hip stretch (1 x 10 yards)
  • Walking toe touch (1 x 10 yards)
  • Quad stretch (1 x 10 yards)
  • Lateral lunges (1 x 10 yards)
  • Walking front kicks (1 x 10 yards)
  • Walking lunges with arm action (1 x 10 yards)
  • Front skips (1 x 10 yards)
  • Side skips (1 x 10 yards)
  • Side shuffles (1 x 10 yards)
  • Karaoke (1 x 10 yards)
  • Backwards run (1 x 10 yards)
  • Bounding (1 x 10 yards)
  • Push ups (1 x 25)
  • Arm action drills (1 x 20 seconds each way)
  • Hip circles or fire hydrants (1 x 7)

Force Absorption: Focus on sticking each landing with good form and posture

  • Depth drops 3 reps x6 with both legs (step off of a 10,12,14, inch box or stable apparatus)
  • Single leg depth drops 3 reps x6 each leg (step off of a 10,12 inch box or stable apparatus)
  • Broad jumps 3 reps x5 (stick the landing for 3 seconds in between each jump)

Force Production

  • Depth drops 3 reps x6 with both legs with a vertical reactive jump (step off of a 10,12,14, inch box or stable apparatus)
  • Vertical jump bounding 3 reps x 15-20 yards (explosively jump high in the air off 1 leg at a time and pump arms)
  • Forward bounding 3 reps x 10-20 (explosively jump forward as far as you can off 1 leg at a time and pump arms)

Weight room

  • Eccentric back Squats: 3×6-10 @ 50%-60%
  • Leg curls (3 second negative) 3×8
  • Lateral crab walks (with band around ankles) 3×12-15 steps each way