Football player working acceleration and contact prep
-30 min conditioning laps

Football

Acceleration and contact prep, not miles.

Filler here: Conditioning laps that build general fatigue, not play output.

Sample week

A football week, drawn once.

Sample. Seven days, labeled by what each block does for the sport. Not a promise.

40Mon
30Tue
0Wed
35Thu
0Fri
60Sat
0Sun
Sport-specific
Support
Filler
Rest
Total: 165 minSport-specific: 100 min
Sample edits

Three cuts we would make to this week.

Sample. Examples, not promises. Accept or Keep mine.

-30 min conditioning laps

Before

30 min

→

After

5 min

Laps build general fatigue, not play output. Acceleration and contact prep, not miles.

-15 min slow jog

Before

30 min

→

After

15 min

Replace the jog with first-step and contact-ready work.

+1 accel block, -1 lift

Before

60 min

→

After

45 min

Add a start-and-stop block, drop the extra gym day.

One question

Why acceleration over conditioning laps?

Laps build general fatigue, not play output. Acceleration and contact prep train the starts, stops, and contact the game demands.