An NFL Linebacker’s Offseason Workout | 1st Down & Life

Описание: Ever wonder how an NFL athlete trains solo in the off-season? Here’s a look at a typical linebacker workout for me from this offseason. This Florida training facility has trained some of the best NFL players out right now: Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell, Rob Gronkowski, Von Miller, and Dee Ford have all been through Bommarito Performance Systems. I’m going to be posting this full workout next week so follow me on all platforms at @joshmartin95 or click the links below this description.

My typical offseason day starts with some agility workouts like you see here. For those, I’m either training on a turf field like Bommaritos has or out on the sand if I’m lucky enough to be by a beach.

Then, I’ll either do some stretching, or if I’m working out with my brother Jacob (dude is about to have a HUGE year at linebacker for the Seahawks in 2019 so follow him at @jacobsphotos_ on IG), we’ll do some Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, usually at the Gracie University, to stay loose.


Typically I’ll cap it off with some weight training like you see in the video. One thing I want to highlight with that is: mobility is always better than strength. I wish I would’ve emphasized that more my first couple off-seasons in the NFL. I never had a shortage of effort in my workouts, but I had this misperception that if I didn’t completely exhaust myself training every day, I’d end up falling behind. Today, my focus is solely on getting my body to move as efficiently as possible. As a result, I’m ready to go into my 7th season as a linebacker in the league as pain-free as I’ve ever been.

Finally, most afternoons you’ll catch me taking care of some off-season business ventures. This year I spent three weeks traveling across the country (still training when I could) to find a better sense of what it means to be an American in 2019. I’m really excited to share those answers with as many people that’ll listen this fall.

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