As a high schooler, Julius Peppers stood 6’5” and weighed 225 pounds. No wonder he dominated on the gridiron and hardwood. But perhaps even more surprising than his freakish physique was the fact that he didn’t weight train, stretch or warm up before games. “I just went out and played,” the monster Carolina Panthers D-end said of his high school career. These days, he knows better.
Before engaging in explosive training in the off-season, Peppers first performs the following vigorous warm-up routine to loosen up his hips, shoulders and core muscles. “Those are the muscles I play with, so I try to hone in on that part of the body,” he says.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a D-end working on first-step quickness or a wideout improving linear speed, prep like Peppers by tackling this warm-up series before rushing into the bulk of your workout.
Before engaging in explosive training in the off-season, Peppers first performs the following vigorous warm-up routine to loosen up his hips, shoulders and core muscles. “Those are the muscles I play with, so I try to hone in on that part of the body,” he says.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a D-end working on first-step quickness or a wideout improving linear speed, prep like Peppers by tackling this warm-up series before rushing into the bulk of your workout.
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