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About ironmanfootball

Self-proclaimed Ironman Football guru.

Project Slappy: My quest to become a better athlete at 37 (post 1)

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World famous social-political activist Jerry Rubin wrote a fantastic book about his journey through self-actualization called, Growing (Up) at 37. In the book, Rubin tries a variety of self-help methods and programs from yoga to rolfing, Est (which you remember from The Americans) and carrot juice diets. I too am 37, we’re on COVID quarantine, and I decided to use myself as a test dummy for not only mental-emotional improvement but also athletic improvement.

READ MORE ABOUT MY JOURNEY TO SUCKING LESS AT SPORTS…

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This is a video of my Offensive Line drills from this spring. My double screen drill didn’t look good so I cut it. But there’s blocking circuit, fit and finish, 2×2 base, zone, and combo blocking, and drive-catch pass protection drills as well.

I have over a dozen years of offensive line coaching experience at the high school level. I have coached both the D1 kids, D2, D3, NAIA, as well as the typical high school freshman player and varsity back-ups.

Athletic Performance: IMFBWOD 8-week summer programming

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Is your athletics program in need of a summer off-season program? Are you looking for athletic performance and not a weight lifting or power lifting manual? I believe we have mastered the art of movement at IMFB and we’re offering up our programming for a $1 donation. It covers speed camp, agility work, yoga, warm-ups, cool downs, testing, bilateral and unilateral lifts as well as building up to our Olympic lifts.

Click here to access via Patreon

Sample week 1 program below (click the image to access via Patreon)

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Athletic Performance: #IMFBWOD 17 week winter-spring programming

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With spring football fast approaching for high schools I know your mind is clouded. However, you can access our winter-spring off-season programming from Ironman Football for a $1 donation on Patreon. It includes body weight work, testing methods, agility drills, unilateral and bilateral work, olympic lifts, and yoga all in a 3-day programming method.

Click here to access the Patreon link to the #IMFBWOD program

Sample workout: 

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Don’t forget, our 8-week 3-day summer programming is coming soon. Posts will start coming up on the week of May 3rd, 2019. Follow #IMFBWOD on Patreon and Twitter.

SOTU: More film of ‘Canes from scrimmage #2

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Miami had their first open scrimmage, second scrimmage of the spring, last weekend. Check out defensive alignments to two tight end sets, slant-arrow (rub) concepts, and why you can’t be married to the run on 4th and 1. Also some offensive line play conversation for good measure!

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SOTU: Should Tate Martell be Miami’s Taysom Hill?

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From SOTU (part of SB Nation). I cover the Ohio State transfer Tate Martell and the QB competition at Miami. Martell is vying for a starting QB spot with the Hurricanes but seems behind the 8-ball already. Don’t waste an athlete, use him!

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