We have a big game coming up aganist our arch-rival and I need to bulk up so I can take hits from thre massive lineman. Any suggestions? (other than steroids)
138219
if you wrote this question, your offensive line must be garbage or you have no faith in them. you shouldn't  focus on getting bigger, get quicker. ask your coach to do running back drills and defensive back drills. you should also gameplan and study film to read blitz packages. you dont want to change your teams gameplan, but work on play- action plays and gadget plays. work on getting the ball out of your hand quicker and avoiding the late hits if possible(you dont want to focus on the defensive lineman and throw and interception)encourage your offensive lineman and tell them to step their game up.
84431
Depends on your stature.  You said you're good at running and catching, so if you're tall and lean and fast, you'd be an excellent receiver, cornerback, or safety.  If you're a bit bigger, then go for a tight end or line backer.  If you're huge, you play on the offensive or defensive line.
670167
Practice and an undying will. Recievers like terrell owens catch a 100 footballs a day so get to work thats about 700 a week start counting. It's just like anything else if you do it enough it becomes automatic. Lift some weights too so you can escape the jams the good recievers will be able to. my plan is to eat a steak and potatoe a day to put on some weight then i do about 200 push-ups a day so get to work don't be a punk and slack off either there are so many recievers right now this is a competition no matter what situation you better not quit or else you going to let me and every one else down but by no-way do slack your school work so chap chap. Alright ain't good enough and if you slow don't quit and if short don't quit have faith anything is possible you will see.\n\nMy cousin in my oppinion was the coldest football player he let it slip away if you smoke stop don't let it burn away yo dreams and watch out for girls too but you know get ya freak on and don't forget running routes is crutial too. So run about twice a week and stretch alot when you can do the splits you got good agility and to make your arms stronger than your legs do handstands then upside push-ups i hope to see ya home boy.Good Luck!
212742
You should do some weight training and also get lots of body rubs which will help you bulk up.  Also eat lots of Protein like steak and lots of carbs. Plus you can by weight gaining drinks at like GNC.  They are protein shakes mainly. Drink about 3 a day plus eat 3-5 meals a day.
537789
Well... improve on your overall body strength and balance, try doing more olympic type lifts like overhead squats that forces your body to balance itself and the weights. Improve your intelligence because the middle linebacker position is the leader on the field, he has to know what everyones assignment is and make adjustments in any given situation. A Defensive Coordinator always looks for someone who is Johnny Boyscout in the classroom but has an Outlaw streak in him when the helmet is strapped on. Coaches will actually go to the middle schools and check a prospective players grades to a determine his intelligence, and work ethic. So improve your grades, strength, and speed and you should stand a good chance.\n\n Remember this... that the MLB is usually the quintessential football player, he loves the game of football as a whole, he would play any position, any day, any conditions.
639383
great question.  First off, as a wide receiver, you need to work on your hands.  After all, you have to be able to catch with your hands and not your body.  Best thing for this is to buy a Nerf football that's attached to a rubber band.  I think you can buy these on line or at place's like Academy.  What you do is, hook one end of the rubber band to a fence or pole.  The height should be at your shoulder's height. Then you stand and through the ball out away from you, because of the rubber band, it will come right back and really fast.  It forces you to put your hands up and catch the ball with your hands. Many NFL Wide Receiver's use this technique. \nSecondly, you need to run routes.  Get with some buddies, grab a football, go to a field and have one of your friends throw to you. You can get online and find some specific routes to run, i.e., post corner, in route etc. It would be helpful to have at least three people. One QB, one WR, and a defender. Since you're playing both WR and FS, you would want to change up and cover sometimes too.\nThird, work on your feet.  Marry a jump rope. This will educate you feet and make them quicker.  Jump rope all the time!!!!\nFourth, the weight room.  Try not to lift heavy weights.  You don't need to bulk up as a receiver.  Just light bench press, dumbell press, curls etc. Your best bet is to lift light with a lot of reps.  This will give your muscles stamina.  For your legs, squats (light), leg press, leg curls and extensions. When you're working on your legs, try to train your muscles to burst.  Meaning, on the exertion part of the lift, really burst the weight up or out. But make sure it's in a controlled way.  Don't over do it in the weight room.  As far as running two miles, that's fine, but you need to work on burts.  Meaning you need to work in some sprint work.  This is very important.  Run some 100's, 150's, 180's, and 220's.  Always stretch and warm up first and cool down and stretch afterwards.  Vary your workouts from day to day. Right down your routine for lifting and running Monday through Friday. I used to lift in the morning, and run in the evening.  Monday was heavy upper body lifting, and running day 4 400's 60 to 70 seconds for each, and 2 200 yard (sprints), 2 100 yard sprints.  Tuesday was heavy leg day, and jogging..2-3 miles, Wednesday was light upper body, short sprints..100's, 60's and 40 yard dashes.  Spend 1hr on the track.  Thursday was light lower body, and hill work or bleacher's. Try to burn your quads, yeah!!  Friday was a total body workout in the weight room (light) and some light jogging.2-3 miles at a relaxed pace. Good luck. Contact me if you need me to send you a specific routine.
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What is necessary to be a good DT is penetration through the gap.  I would try squatting as it works on your burst which is beneficial for a DT to succeed.  You are young so I don't expect much but start doing that and you'll see a difference.  \n\nAlso, polymetrics is the place to go no matter what.  Go and google or wikipedia it and you'll find all you need to know.  It is key in burst, acceleration and explosiveness.  It will hurt a lot at first but it works so well!\n\nAnother underrated thing to do is go out and jog maybe a mile or two per day.  It increases your stamina which is one of the most underrated things in football.  It'll help you have a good motor all game.  \n\nDo not forgot to work out your arms of course but legs come first.
78252
eat an apple drink tea eat something sugary sweets and sleep at least an hour, then do some serious stretching before the game and really limber-up, and good luck
218569
The best is to not do steroids at all. The real way to get what you desire is to hit the weight room and do the work.
649045
Your bones are almost done growing but you have plenty of time to add natural muscle.  You will bulk up naturally as you get older...much like Clemens has.  Try extra squat concentration to add strength in your lower body.  Adding lower body strength will give you a great foundation to work from.  You might notice a lot of big leaguers don't have huge arms.  Also work on flexibility in your upper body.  If you can increase your range of motion it will allow you to produce more inertia...which will produce more velocity.  Most of all you have plenty of time to develop...don't force yourself into thinking you're done growing...and for crying out loud stay away from the juice.  Good luck with the heater.
548272
Yes, you should eat a lot like the people above have said, but try to make sure it's healthy foods. Protein, dairy, fruits, veggies are all good. Also, remember that muscle weighs more that fat does. The more muscle you have, the more weight you will have without looking like you're fat. That means you should hit the weight room a couple times a week and really work out. Building muscle will help you gain weight but keep the fat off.\n\nBesides that, try not to worry about your weight TOO much. If you play well, it's better than a gigantic person who can squish other people but can barely play at all. Good luck at football!
433524
sprints, lift weights if can, eat healthy, whatever stretches you did in football (if you want to).... just about anything.... just don't hurt yourself in the process.... don't work TOO hard....
167238
Get 'em started on some of those steroids... it couldn't hurt.  However, be prepared to see his head triple in size.  Steroids will do wonders... they did for Bonds.
462481
You better be huge if you expect to make it on 4.8. You need to cut that a lot to be a DB/WR. Fortunately you are young enough to build speed and will add size in the next few years. Start by developing your leg and mid body strength. Squats and olympic lifts are the most effective. Also work a speed building regimine. There are classes and camps that focus on this if you can afford them. Other wise get online and find one. It should definately include sprints and jumps. Otherwise take care of your body, and play lots of ball. Good luck.
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you can take weight gainers. like high soy protein shakes to help bulk up. you can get that at gnc or wal-mart. i would get heaver weights. take it up to 50 lbs or buy few more dumbbells to add on what you have. also you can do pull ups/ chin ups and use your body weight to help that way.more weights will do the trick.
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Play everything, because high school and Jr. High are fun like that.  I ended up playing running back and free saftey but on JV and C team I played D-line, tightend, reciever, QB get a feel for it all that way if you want/have to play a different position at the college level it's not that brand new to you. I was a lil guy in Jr high and high school 5'7 155 after I got to college I grew but do it all man. Don't limit yourself to just one sport do swimming, tennis, hoops all that skill pays off in the long run, And youre 12 what else do you have to do.
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"i run the 40 in 5.2-5.4 sec."\n5'6 tall??\n190 pounds\n\nsince you are 5'6 tall you cant go for WR.. and looking at your forty time it is not really what a rb would run... Usually running backs run a 4'5--4'7 fortys... and i dont see you playing lineman at 190 pounds.. usually they are 230-290 pounds and bench allot..i dont know dude the only position you can play is like linebacker but that requires allot of power and you need to be a hard hitter.