The 5 guys up front that make up the offensive line are the driving force behind any great offensive! If the big guys up front can drive block an average of 3 years per-run that’s a first down, and if they can pass block for 4-6 seconds that’s enough time for a play to develop and for the QB to get the ball off.
Offensive lineman workout manual
I am writing this manual because I strongly believe the offensive line is the best position on the field. Playing in the “trenches” is where the fun happens, no other place can you be reward for beating the crap out of the guy across from you. Sure you might think the other guys on the field do the same thing, but if you have ever played on the offensive or defensive line you know there is so much more that you can get away with! That’s why they call it the “trenches”. What about the defensive line you say, well they do not act as a group, defensive linemen are about the show, they make a QB sac and do the dance and think it was all them. On the O-line you work as a group, when you are on the Offensive line, the 4 others guys on either side of you are like your brothers, you learn to trust them! You become close friends, you learn that the Quarterback and Running back are like your little sister (QB’s & RB’s are going to hate that!) but you need to understand that it is your job to protect them at all costs! When you F**k up and get the QB sacked you need to pick him up and brush him off, and when the running back gets tacked down field the first thing he should see when picking himself up is your hand extended out to help him off the ground after a tackle. You should take pride when the defensive linemen across from you gets no sacks and no tackles in a game, total domination should be your goal! Yes, you will give up a sac, and the D-linemen will get a tackle, but you should always strive to be the best at your position!
When the game is over you want that D-linemen to remember your name, he might have gotten a few tackles are maybe even a sac, but he will remember how hard it was, and he will remember how hard you played. I am not talking about cheating or playing dirty, I am talking about never giving up, playing till the whistle, making your opponent earn everything they get!
With that said lest get to the point!
This is not a cookie cutter program, sample workouts are giving, but I expect you to use this manual to make changes to your own program as needed. Do not go overboard, more is not better!
This manual will cover all points of playing on the offensive line:
1. Strength Training (we all know you have to be strong)
2. Power (if strength was enough, “power lifters” would be the best offensive linemen)
3. Speed & Agility (yes the big guys need to be quick, the first 5 yards is key)
4. Footwork (the most important factor in becoming a great O-Linemen)
5. Head, Hands, Hips (the “flipper” is not the correct use of your hands)
6. Pass Blocking- techniques and specific drills.
7. Run Blocking- techniques and specific drills.
For more information about the Offensive Line Strength Training and Drills Manual
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