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In-Season Lifting: Why You Must Lift During the Season

You spend all summer building your 'armour' in the weight room, only to take it off right before the battle starts. If you stop lifting during the season, you aren't 'saving your legs'—you are becoming fragile. By Week 8, when the hits are hardest, you will be at your weakest. This guide breaks down the 'Maintenance Protocol': how to lift heavy, protect your strength, and stay fresh for Friday nights with just two 30-minute sessions a week.

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How to Gain Weight Without Getting Slow

In football, size matters. Force = Mass x Acceleration. But too many athletes obsess over the "Mass" and destroy the "Acceleration."

If you gain 20 lbs of "dirty weight" (fat and water retention), you haven't built a better machine; you’ve just added cargo to a slow truck. The goal of a Tier One bulk is functional hypertrophy: adding contractile muscle tissue that can produce force, without adding non-functional weight that slows you down.

Here is the 4-step protocol to getting big while staying fast.

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