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During the offseason, Remi usually flies to Japan, and links up with his old sumo friends in Japan. The ISFL offseason coincides with the Haru Basho in Osaka every year, so Remi can spend a couple of weeks working out with the rookies at the Kokonoe stable in Katsushika before the start of the honbasho -- which he typically attends as an "honoured guest" -- and then again as they prepare for the Natsu Basho (in Tokyo).
He will be the first to admit that he's not particularly strong rikishi, and loses more often than not to the rookies, but it's all part of his system to maintain his size, strength, and technical sharpness. "People forget that I wasn't a big guy when I was younger," he explains. "Tall, yes. But not big. I worked hard to reach this point, and it takes a lot of work, a lot of maintenance, to stay here and not just be fat. Muscles atrophy when you don't use them, and it's particularly rapid for me, so I'm almost constantly training." SHL: academydropout I impersonate a programmer for a living
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It takes a lot for a cornerback to stay it tip top shape and perform well in the ISFL. They are always running and trying to keep up with the speedster receivers of the league so Jimmy Jeeta sticks to a strict training regimen created by his older brother Eddie Jeeta who would train Jimmy in his early days of youth. It consists of running laps around a 8ft x 8ft room around and around in circles non-stop. Its very possible Eddie was just pranking his younger brother into doing an uncountable number of laps for no reason, yet it seems to work, and Jimmy has been running laps in a tiny space every offseason to stay in shape. An unfortunate downside to this type of training is it basically just burns a ton of fat and leaves you much weaker,so he has to eat a lot to keep up his weight. Coming from the UK Jeetas diet consists of purely Gregg’s sausage rolls. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Offseason training is just part of the lifestyle for professional athletes today. It used to be professional football players would work different jobs in the offseason, so training camp was the time they used to get back into football shape. Nowadays, with so much competition for spots showing up out of shape to training camp is a good way to lose your job. Dane Johnson Jr.'s routine is perhaps a little different than most football players simply because of the requirement to keep so much weight on his frame. Every summer Dane jumps on a plane (never a fun thing for a man standing at 6'7" 325 lbs) and flies nearly twelve hours to Reykjavik, Iceland to train with some of the strongest men on the planet. Iceland has long been home to giant men, and the Strongman sporting tradition is more beloved there than any other country on earth. Dane met his training partner Einar during his time in London after he saw the huge Viking deadlifting five plates for reps (495 pounds) in a local weightlifting gym. The two-week trips Dane takes to Iceland are a chance to focus on strength and eating well (Icelanders eat lots of meat, dairy, and fish. Perfect for keeping muscles growing). Einar insists that Dane stay at the family home, and the yearly visits have made Dane part of the family. Einar's two sons call him Uncle Dane and lift with the two giants in Einar's barn. Dane always makes sure to bring plenty of SaberCats gear for the boys and their friends, who have become huge football fans as a result.
Booter McGavin does one thing over the offseason to ensure he is ready for the season. And that one thing is leg day everyday. Booter knows his ability to kick the ball far is what is important in the ISFL. Booter begins leg day with a two mile jog to get the blood flowing. Once the run is over, Booter does 3x10 sets of squats, with each set increasing in weight. In between each set of squats, Booter also does box jumps to work on his explosiveness. After the squats Booter goes around the perimeter of his gym three times doing a weighted lunge walk. Finally, once he is done with weights, Booter works on his conditioning by doing wind sprints and hill runs. Booter will sprint up a hill 10 times before ending his workout. After his leg work, Booter ensures that he eats high quality protein with his top choice being a sirloin steak or chicken breast.
This past off season, Cruella decided to first of all go to Spain for a special conditioning workshop. High temperatures and regular runs made sure that she was in top shape, interspersed with some swimming and weight room training. After that it was to Austria and the Alps for some high altitude training, including a 2 week hike crossing the Alps north to south, while carrying a heavy loaded backpack and a tent. While taking in the breathtaking sights, Cruella did outdoors gym sessions just using here own bodyweight and a few props. Last
but not least for the rest of the off-season Cruella did go rowing back in London every single day, in choppy water on the Thames making sure to cover at least 5k a day, training every single muscle in her body to be ready for her first campaign in the ISFL. It looked like it paid off, as after the off-season she returned with better strength and agility. [160 words]
Well as another off-season comes around Mark has that age old question of what to do to be even better shape than he was at the start of the previous season.
His first port of call is have a well deserved rest and recovery period. His first test is to go back to his home country of the United Kingdom. He’ll go back to see his friends and family from his early age. After a trip to the United Kingdom the work must start again. The first port of call is a high altitude training camp based. This will be done in the Alps one of his favourite childhood holiday destinations. After two week in high altitude focusing on fitness and endurance. Once back in the US his technique work starts in earnest. In addition to the technique work Mark wanted to build the his body up and try to increase the muscle to weight ratio up a touch Hopefully all these factors will help add all those extra little gains to help push towards back to back championships |
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