The Benefits of the Dynamic Warm up

• Increases body temperature and warms the connective tissues
• Increases blood flow to muscles and heart (i.e. charges the circulatory system)
• Delivers more oxygen to muscles (specifically greater exchange of oxygen to tissues because hemoglobin gives more oxygen at higher temperatures as well as greater oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange)
• Increases nerve conduction velocity (i.e. activates the nervous system)
• Improves efficiency (rate and strength) of muscle contraction and reaction time
• Promotes more efficient cellular metabolism (i.e. facilitates metabolic transition to activity-specific energy systems)
• Excites the hormonal system
• Increases the amount of synovial fluid in joints (thereby decreasing the viscosity of the joint capsules)
• Decreases muscle viscosity
• Lubricates the joints and reduces muscle and joint stiffness
• Increases joint range of motion
• Increases muscle coordination through related movements
• Increases work capacity
• Prevents injury

WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO

The off-season is a time of relaxation for most students, but unfortunately for you as a football player, it is your time to put in extra work to get ahead of the curve and get yourself ready physically for the upcoming season.

Although two-a-day practices leading up to the season will get you in solid cardiovascular shape assuming your coach does them right, it's not going to be enough in most cases to get your prepared for a long football season.

All players should spend their summer time both running and in the gym lifting heavy weights....
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DOING WHAT WE DO

No Excuses!!!!