Hi Everyone.

Now that I’m into the routine of daily training here at All-Star Sports Camp, I thought I would bring you up to date on what I’ve been doing the past few weeks.

As you may know, everything I do is intended to improve my performance in standard football combine tests like the standing long jump, vertical jump, 225-pound bench press, 40-yard dash and shuttle run. In addition I’ll be performing position specific drills for the NFL scouts at Auburn’s Pro Day on March 10th.

The first thing I did when I got here was to go through a round of tests to establish benchmarks for my trainer, Todd Robinett, to work from. In addition to videotaping me running on one of Athletic Republic’s Super Treadmills, Todd timed me running 10, 20 and 40-yard dashes, the Short Shuttle and L-Drill, and measured my vertical jump and broad jump. Todd also had me bench press 225 pounds as many times as I could. (If you’re looking for specific numbers for all these tests, you’ll have to wait until Pro Day.)

With those benchmark tests behind me, I’ve settled into a routine that goes something like this:

9 am — breakfast
10-11:15 am — speed training on the Super Treadmill and Multi-Hip machine, or working on agility and technique training for Pro Day drills
11:30 am — eat a small snack
1 pm — lunch
2-3 pm — weight training (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday), or technique training for Pro Day drills
3 pm — drink protein shake after weights
3-3:30 pm — watch/analyze film to see what I can improve
3:30-5:30 pm — recovery
5:30 pm — dinner

Over the course of a week, I’ll spend 3 hours lifting weights, 4 hours on speed training, 4 hours on agility training, about 5 hours on watching film and working on specific technique for each of the Pro Day drills, and spend another 3 hours on position specific drills.

That’s about it for now. Next time I’ll have Todd write about some of the things he has me working on.

Thanks for reading. Eric.