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Basically it says they are doing High Intensity workouts like cross fit. They lift weights with no breaks they still have to do some kind of workout like sit ups, push ups, planks etc...while they wait and they move station to station. They say it's a difference more intense.
 
Summary:
-Players are using the weight room to condition and build muscle. Offense and defense.
-Coaches are very excited about weight room and some improvements they have made and plan on making.
-Weight room consists of free weights and some machines.
-Coach Felder is running strength program differently from Swasey. A couple things are the same.
-Players commenting that working out makes them sore but they think they are getting stronger. Some sweat more than others.
-Coach Richt feels that work in the weight room is important for the team. The playbook is also important, but weight training also helps.
 
Did anyone mention if Felder is allowed in the weight room? That would be an important upgrade.
 
ben said:
Summary:
-Players are using the weight room to condition and build muscle. Offense and defense.
-Coaches are very excited about weight room and some improvements they have made and plan on making.
-Weight room consists of free weights and some machines.
-Coach Felder is running strength program differently from Swasey. A couple things are the same.
-Players commenting that working out makes them sore but they think they are getting stronger. Some sweat more than others.
-Coach Richt feels that work in the weight room is important for the team. The playbook is also important, but weight training also helps.
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Nice recap.
Also liked reading the part in article where players are no longer having sand kicked at them when they are at the beach.
And nice idea with players getting oiled down after workouts.
 
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MIAMI, Fla. – There is a common theme among players when discussing the summer workout program under first-year strength and conditioning coach Gus Felder.

“Intense.”

The high-intensity workouts are 75 minutes with players focused on staying active even when their turn at the weights is complete while waiting for their next reps.

“It’s really high intensity,” junior wide receiver Braxton Berrios said. “That is absolutely the main difference that I have experienced with them and I don’t think a lot of programs across the county do.”

It is common for players to do their reps on the weights and then do sit-ups, push-ups, planks, or a form of supersets while waiting giving the workouts a CrossFit-type experience.

“The workouts are different from last summer, but it’s a good difference,” sophomore defensive tackle RJ McIntosh said.

Felder’s approach enhances the players’ conditioning while lifting weights.

“You’re always working, there’s never a break,” senior safety Jamal Carter said. “You’re always running around from station to station, no walking. It’s just high intensity. You’re always doing something. You’re never just standing around.”

Most players at programs around the country take an approach like it has been done at UM under previous coaching regimes where you lift your weights and then take a break to wait for your teammates to finish before you do your next set.

“We’re crawling out of the weight room every day,” sophomore defensive tackle Kendrick Norton said. “They are killing us every day, but we’re getting better and better every day.”

Felder’s staff is distributed among small position groups to help spot them as opposed to teammates having to keep a close eye on them. The staff gives the players position-specific lifting exercises to help each position focus on what they need in order to be successful. Sometimes players even have 1-on-1 workouts with a staff member.

“They focus on technique, toning down, quickness, and explosiveness,” Carter said.

Maxing out has not been a focus.

“They’re really focused on strength building, but not really testing to see where you’re at with your max numbers,” Berrios said. “We might end up doing it, but for now we’re just getting after it.”

The weight training staff has also been emphasizing a strong finish to the workouts to help simulate the end of games during the season.

“That’s a big point of emphasis especially towards the end of a work out,” junior quarterback Brad Kaaya said. “We simulate it as if we’re playing in a game in the most important quarter. Just a big focus on finishing.”

Workouts begin at 6 a.m. for a number of offensive players including quarterbacks, wide receivers, and some offensive lineman and tight ends. Players are doing some sort of activity six days a week and 7-on-7 workouts have been going on every other day.

Fall practices begin the first week of August with the season opener on Sept. 5 against Florida A&M.
 
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Astcloud11 said:
MIAMI, Fla. – There is a common theme among players when discussing the summer workout program under first-year strength and conditioning coach Gus Felder.

“Intense.”

The high-intensity workouts are 75 minutes with players focused on staying active even when their turn at the weights is complete while waiting for their next reps.

“It’s really high intensity,” junior wide receiver Braxton Berrios said. “That is absolutely the main difference that I have experienced with them and I don’t think a lot of programs across the county do.”

It is common for players to do their reps on the weights and then do sit-ups, push-ups, planks, or a form of supersets while waiting giving the workouts a CrossFit-type experience.

“The workouts are different from last summer, but it’s a good difference,” sophomore defensive tackle RJ McIntosh said.

Felder’s approach enhances the players’ conditioning while lifting weights.

“You’re always working, there’s never a break,” senior safety Jamal Carter said. “You’re always running around from station to station, no walking. It’s just high intensity. You’re always doing something. You’re never just standing around.”

Most players at programs around the country take an approach like it has been done at UM under previous coaching regimes where you lift your weights and then take a break to wait for your teammates to finish before you do your next set.

“We’re crawling out of the weight room every day,” sophomore defensive tackle Kendrick Norton said. “They are killing us every day, but we’re getting better and better every day.”

Felder’s staff is distributed among small position groups to help spot them as opposed to teammates having to keep a close eye on them. The staff gives the players position-specific lifting exercises to help each position focus on what they need in order to be successful. Sometimes players even have 1-on-1 workouts with a staff member.

“They focus on technique, toning down, quickness, and explosiveness,” Carter said.

Maxing out has not been a focus.

“They’re really focused on strength building, but not really testing to see where you’re at with your max numbers,” Berrios said. “We might end up doing it, but for now we’re just getting after it.”

The weight training staff has also been emphasizing a strong finish to the workouts to help simulate the end of games during the season.

“That’s a big point of emphasis especially towards the end of a work out,” junior quarterback Brad Kaaya said. “We simulate it as if we’re playing in a game in the most important quarter. Just a big focus on finishing.”

Workouts begin at 6 a.m. for a number of offensive players including quarterbacks, wide receivers, and some offensive lineman and tight ends. Players are doing some sort of activity six days a week and 7-on-7 workouts have been going on every other day.

Fall practices begin the first week of August with the season opener on Sept. 5 against Florida A&M.
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💯 thank you!
 
Taylor26 said:
Basically it says they are doing High Intensity workouts like cross fit. They lift weights with no breaks they still have to do some kind of workout like sit ups, push ups, planks etc...while they wait and they move station to station. They say it's a difference more intense.
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Jim Stoppani has a similiar workout. Its called Cardio Acceleration. Instead of resting youll do say 30 seconds of step-ups and what not
 
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