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Don Juan
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Hi all,
I'm playing football for my high school; I'm going to be a junior, so I'm starting O-Tackle and maybe a little D-Tackle too...
Anyway, two-a-days are coming up in mid-August, which means a LOT of running. Last year I practically died (not literally, but you know what I mean) every day because of all of the running I had to do and because I hadn't prepared myself over the summer prior to the two-a-days. Being a lineman means I need to be big or I'll pretty much lose my job to a bigger kid. I'm strong, but lately I've been running a lot (at least one mile per weekend (7 min +/- 20 seconds) AND running during football workouts) to get ready for the two-a-days. Here's where my question comes in:
I want to be cariovasculary fit for the two-a-days coming up, but I don't want to lose a lot of my size, being a starting lineman. What's the solution for keeping my size while still being able to keep up with tons of running?
(I know power cleans/dead lifts/squats work the cardio system, but I doubt those will prepare my body enough for a full game of football).
Thanks for any advice and pardon me if this is a stupid question.
I'm playing football for my high school; I'm going to be a junior, so I'm starting O-Tackle and maybe a little D-Tackle too...
Anyway, two-a-days are coming up in mid-August, which means a LOT of running. Last year I practically died (not literally, but you know what I mean) every day because of all of the running I had to do and because I hadn't prepared myself over the summer prior to the two-a-days. Being a lineman means I need to be big or I'll pretty much lose my job to a bigger kid. I'm strong, but lately I've been running a lot (at least one mile per weekend (7 min +/- 20 seconds) AND running during football workouts) to get ready for the two-a-days. Here's where my question comes in:
I want to be cariovasculary fit for the two-a-days coming up, but I don't want to lose a lot of my size, being a starting lineman. What's the solution for keeping my size while still being able to keep up with tons of running?
(I know power cleans/dead lifts/squats work the cardio system, but I doubt those will prepare my body enough for a full game of football).
Thanks for any advice and pardon me if this is a stupid question.