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HOUSTON TEXANS
STRENGTH &
CONDITIONING
PROGRAM
(Players Manual)
http://assets.houstontexans.com/assets/fanzone/Texans strength manual.pdf
HOUSTON TEXANS
STRENGTH &
CONDITIONING
PROGRAM
(Players Manual)
http://assets.houstontexans.com/assets/fanzone/Texans strength manual.pdf
I want to “Bulk up!”
Doesn’t a few heavy reps add more bulk and mass? The answer is no! It’s not the
number of reps that determines how a muscle develops. Our entire team uses the same
combination of sets and reps; the difference is how each player responds to the same
stimulus.
In the past we had linemen perform sets of only a few reps with heavy weights. The
quarterbacks, receivers and defensive backs performed sets with higher reps and lighter
weights. We assumed we could change how muscles respond by the number of reps
performed.
Experience has taught us that you can’t change a muscle’s capacity to grow simply by
altering the number of reps performed. Genetic potential and the intensity of exercise
stimulate muscular development, not the number of reps.
When someone says, “I want to bulk up,” what do they mean? What is bulk? Bulk is
either fat, muscle, or bone. What else is there but your organs, skin and hair, and teeth?
You add muscle by lifting and add fat by eating too much. Your genetic assets, not
the number of reps you perform or the equipment you use, determine how much muscle
you can add.
Observe the body types of competitive weight lifters. The 132-pound lifter uses the
same system of heavy weights and as few reps as the 165-pound lifter, the 198-pound
lifter, and the super heavyweight lifter. Each has a specific body type and amount of
muscle mass.
Why isn’t the 132-pound lifter bulky like the 198-pound lifter, or the super heavyweight?
They all perform the same exercises and combination of sets and reps. The
amount of muscle mass each lifter develops is different because it has nothing to do with
the number of reps they perform. The amount of muscle mass each athlete develops is
dictated by their genetic predisposition for adding muscle.