I am pathetic

SeniorHS47 · 07-Apr-04, 09:17 PM

We had testing for my varsity football team. I benched 185x5, squatted 250x5, and power cleaned 170x5.

Then we did the 40 yard dash test. The best I ran was a 5.71. Yes, a 5.71. I'm willing to bet an overweight 12 year old girl could beat that.

When I'm that slow, is there really anything I can do? I REALLY don't want to quit because football means alot to me. Speed will be the most important thing I need since I play outside linebacker. I just want to get my 40 time below 5 seconds.

It isn't just my 40 yard time either, my top speed and acceleration suck hard on the field too. Its only my desire to get to the ball and good vision thats brought me this far, but just those won't be enough for much longer.

marshall · 07-Apr-04, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SeniorHS47

We had testing for my varsity team. I benched 185x5, squatted 250x5, and power cleaned 170x5.

Then we did the 40 yard dash test. The best I ran was a 5.71. Yes, a 5.71. I'm willing to bet an overweight 12 year old could beat that.

When I'm that slow, is there really anything I can do? I REALLY don't want to quit because means a me. Speed will be the most important thing I need since I play outside linebacker. I just want to get my 40 time below 5 seconds.

It isn't just my 40 yard time either, my top speed and acceleration suck hard on the field too. Its only my desire to get to the ball and good vision thats brought me this far, but just those won't be enough for much longer.

no it won't, chech some of my threads and you will find some valuable information. Good luck

: I have gone from 5.9 to 5.2 in one season.

GM NOV8D · 09-Jun-04, 07:22 PM

you've got summer conditioning to do right now, im sure if you ask a few buddies, or even your defense coach, he'll give you lots of workouts to do in order for you to get quicker and stronger overall....

in high school, i played running back and middle linebacker, and shortstop/catcher in baseball as well...

honestly, you'll only get quicker if you fully dedicate yourself. i'd suggest lots of squats, calf workouts, dead lifts, clean presses, and do LOTS of sprinting/running. equal it out. you can sprint all you want, but if you want to start on varsity, you need to be able to last. try to even out the amount of sprinting you do, with running. remember, football is ALOT more mental than physical, and the same goes for training. you've got to be able to push yourself, and your mind, to go that extra mile, and do that last rep, before you can get your body to follow. good luck.