Strongman Training For High School Football
July 5, 2009 by Admin: Joe Hashey, CSCS
Filed under Strength Training
I held a strongman training contest for a group of local high school football players. Most of the athletes were 8th-10th graders and all showed great heart.
I also noticed that when one of their teammates did something impressive, they would all cheer and clap, creating a great atmosphere.
The events I chose for specific reasons were:
- Tire Flip – A must have at strongman contests.
- Keg or Tire Toss – Dynamic strength and safe.
- Farmers Walk – I kept it light, again safe and everyone could participate after a little coaching
- Medley - a man maker
One of the athletes bites it on the medley….hard. But he takes it in stride, bounces up, and finishes the strongman contest out with a bang!
High School Football Strongman
- Joe Hashey, CSCS -
Hey Joe great vid, that kid that fell really had some heart and finished strong. How heavy were the farmers walk handles?
Great vids so far!!!
Alex, thanks. I like that the athlete didnt even think about quitting.
The farmers walk handles are heavy, not sure how much. Somewhere between 40-50 lbs each perhaps.
Joe,
That looked like an awesome contest. I’m sure the kids had a great time.
Looks like your athletes loved it! I need to incorporate more strongman into my own training and my athletes training.