Football
Short, maximal efforts with collisions in them.
What it asks of you
Football is strength and acceleration over five to fifteen yards, plus the mass and stiffness to give and take contact. Heavy compound lifting, sprint work, and neck and trunk strength that most programmes skip.
Where to build durability
Knees, shoulders and neck. Build the trunk and the posterior chain first; they are what makes contact survivable.
Training guidance, not medical advice. Pain that persists is a question for a clinician, not a programme.
Qualities to train
- Explosive power
- Straight-line speed
- Braking and landing
- Grip and forearm strength
Movement emphasis
- Squat
- Hinge
- Core
- Horizontal Push
- Horizontal Pull
- Lunge
Autumn season, winter and spring lifting block, summer camp.
Where to train
Search all 11 →Carol Soffer Football Indoor Practice Facility
5821 San Amaro Dr · Coral Gables, FL
LACC Football Field
851 N Heliotrope Dr · Los Angeles, CA
PPO Football
7400 Pines Blvd · Pembroke Pines, FL
The Kincaid School Football and Track Field
201 Kinkaid School Dr · Houston, TX
Titan Football Air
15500 Espola Rd · Poway, CA
The Gridiron Academy
160 Ridgewood Rd · Riverside, IL
Under the Lights Youth Flag Football - Katy
23910 Katy Fwy · Katy, TX
Westlake Football Academy
4300 Westbank Dr · Austin, TX
Gibson/Nagurski Football Practice Facility
600 15th Ave SE · Minneapolis, MN
Football by city
A plan built for football
Tell us your sport, your experience and how many days you have. The plan weights the patterns above, picks exercises your gym can actually support, and gives you the durability work that most programmes leave out. Free, and no account needed to see it.
Questions
- How should I train for football?
- Football is strength and acceleration over five to fifteen yards, plus the mass and stiffness to give and take contact. Heavy compound lifting, sprint work, and neck and trunk strength that most programmes skip. On GymGuide you can build a free plan that weights those patterns automatically and scores nearby gyms by whether their equipment supports it.
- What gets sore or breaks down in football?
- Knees, shoulders and neck. Build the trunk and the posterior chain first; they are what makes contact survivable. This is training guidance, not medical advice — anything painful or persistent is a question for a clinician.
- When is the football season?
- Autumn season, winter and spring lifting block, summer camp.
- Where can I play football near me?
- GymGuide maps 11 places that support football across the US, including clubs, fields and general gyms whose facilities cover it. Use the finder to see the closest ones.