Rock Gullickson, Locker Room Cancer

[MadScientist]

That also explains why TT drafts so many guys who are passionate about the game. They are self-motivated.
Less motivated but more talented prospects end up being the Jamon Merediths of the league.

I fail to understand how you can make it onto a Div I team, get drafted to the NFL, make the team and not be motivated?

Seems to happen? Maybe it just seems that way? I know every time you move up to a new level, the challenges are greater, and it becomes harder to keep up. I remember the feeling when I got to uni and was, at best, in the middle of my class.

You can have people with enough talent to get through Div 1 without full effort, and there are some who stop giving a damn after getting paid. Still, those are not all that common, even if they do get a large amount of attention. I suspect the real value of the strength and conditioning coach is not getting the players to work out, but getting them to change their workout routine to make themselves better. Think of it this way, guys come in with a routine that works well for them and keeps them performing well. The S&C coach needs be able to get them out of their comfort zone to possibly perform better. It takes being able to push the right buttons and a build up of respect from the players for them to buy into a coach knowing their bodies better than they do.

[KYPack]

One thing that always gets me is the different weight training philosophies. About of third of the teams have free weights. A third use weight machines. The rest of 'em throw around hay bales or something in between. All the strength coaches say their way makes you stronger and reduces the chance of injury. Until they get fired and they bring in a new guy. And then the new guy re-does the weight room.

[Cleft Crusty]

Clefty swears by this method. It won't help your sports game - certainly didn't help me in pick up basketball against the son-in-law, but my wife wanted me to be able to dance the Lambada, and this gave me the flexibility to make it happen. Of course, the Lambada becomes and entirely different dance when you're having a stroke at the same time, but the wife always gets what she wants, even if it she ends up dialing 911.

[Lurker64]

One thing that always gets me is the different weight training philosophies. About of third of the teams have free weights. A third use weight machines. The rest of 'em throw around hay bales or something in between. All the strength coaches say their way makes you stronger and reduces the chance of injury. Until they get fired and they bring in a new guy. And then the new guy re-does the weight room.

Almost makes more sense to have three weight rooms, and just keep two locked depending on what philosophy the strength coach has.

You may want to change out the hay bales, though.