I LOVE IT! I love it when other coaches come up with great innovative ideas. A year ago I came across a strength coach that really caught my eye with creative training ideas. Steven Morris of Explosive Football Training is just that, a guy that really seems to “get it” and more importantly works in the trenches every day!

Steven and I sat down for an interview (hear the interview here) and I was impressed how he had a real progressive system that developed the complete athlete. Too many coaches try to squeeze people into cookie cutter programs, but Steven seemed to have a really great system.

Well, no shock, but Steven is also a great believer in our Ultimate Sandbag Program. Recently Coach Morris wrote a really great article on sandbag training for football players. Football is one of those sports that sandbags make SO MUCH sense! However, he didn’t do the boring things, some really cool ideas!

Here is one great quote:

“Ah, the high rep clean and press (C&P), a football conditioning masterpiece. Actually, this is great conditioning for any sport. The high rep C&P is a great exercise, but it can be difficult to do with a barbell. Plus, the barbell stays the same the entire time. With a sandbag, you are literally wrestling the damn bag by rep five. It’s less about form and more about guts.”

Read the Steven Morris’ article: Click Here!

This is one of my favorite statements by Coach Morris and can change how we view strength!

“Sandbags are great for fixing “strength leaks.” When it comes to training football players and athletes, there can be no leaks! Leaks = injuries and lack of peak performance. So many guys are weight-room strong but can’t transfer that power to the field. Sandbags allow you to take your weight room strength, fix all the holes (common problems are weak obliques, and weak shoulders at odd angles), and make huge improvements in athletic ability.

Athletics is not just about doing weight lifting in a perfect bar path…no, you need strength at all kinds of joint angles and body positions. Sandbags, because they are almost alive, force you into all of these positions and angles and make you stronger in them.

“They are used as either a stand-alone conditioning tool, as part of a Strongman workout (along with Farmer’s Walk Bars and sleds), or as a finisher; a high rep exercise done at the end of a training session to push past mental barriers and increase mental toughness.

Most people overlook the fact that a heavy sandbag can even be used for Sub-maximal (repeating a moderately heavy weight for multiple sets of low reps) training. In fact, this will actually help your weight room lifts by eliminating those ever-present weak points.”

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