Power Sprint Program

1 week
Split: Upper/Lower
Goal: Athletic Performance

Program Description

An aggressive intermediate upper/lower workout plan designed to enhance athletic performance for football players. Focused on building total body strength, muscle mass, and tendon resilience, especially in shoulders, chest, arms, back and legs, while improving speed, my jump, and injury resistance. The program emphasizes progressive overload through increasing intensity and volume over 16 weeks, with a strategic focus on joint health and explosive power to translate weightroom gains onto the field. This split alternates upper and lower days, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all major muscle groups with a focus on functional strength and injury prevention.

Weeks

Week 1

This foundational week emphasizes building strength and resilience in key areas critical for football performance. The focus is on aggressive overload with compound movements to develop muscle mass and power, while integrating shoulder stability and tendon support exercises to prevent injuries. Volume is moderate to establish proper technique and prepare tendons and joints for progressive overload. Emphasis on explosive, controlled movements will set the stage for subsequent weeks' intensity increases, with particular attention to shoulder health, leg strength, and Achilles resilience.

Week 2

This week emphasizes progressive overload with increased volume and intensity to build strength and muscle, focusing on tendon resilience and joint stability, especially in shoulders and legs. Explosive movements and heavy compound lifts are prioritized to transfer gains onto the field, while targeted accessory work supports injury prevention. The session structure maintains aggressive intensity with controlled hypertrophy, ensuring fast-twitch fiber development and injury resilience for football performance.

Week 3

This week emphasizes controlled hypertrophy and strength development with a focus on explosive power, tendon resilience, and injury prevention. Volume remains moderate with increased intensity, aiming to build muscle and strength in key areas like shoulders and legs. Exercises are selected to support shoulder stability, leg tendon health, and overall athletic speed, with a focus on progressive overload and explosive movement patterns. The program continues to challenge the athlete while prioritizing joint and tendon health to prepare for peak performance.

Week 4

This deload week emphasizes recovery, mobility, and injury prevention while maintaining strength and muscle gains. Volume is reduced to allow tendons, joints, and muscles to adapt and repair. Focus remains on explosive power, shoulder stability, and leg tendon resilience, supporting speed and injury resistance for football. Exercises are selected to reinforce weak points, especially shoulders and Achilles tendons, with controlled intensity to prevent overtraining and promote long-term athletic performance.

Week 5

This week emphasizes explosive strength and hypertrophy in the upper and lower body, with a focus on shoulder stability, leg tendon resilience, and speed development. Volume and intensity are increased to promote muscle growth and power transfer to the field. Exercises are selected to enhance joint health, especially in shoulders and Achilles tendons, while supporting overall athletic performance. The program continues progressive overload with controlled reps and explosive movements to maximize strength gains and injury prevention.

Week 6

This week emphasizes progressive overload with increased intensity on compound lifts, focusing on building explosive strength and muscle in the lower and upper body. Special attention is given to shoulder stability, tendon resilience, and leg strength to support football performance and injury prevention. Explosive movements and tendon-support exercises are integrated to enhance speed and durability, with aggressive volume and intensity to push strength gains while maintaining joint health.

Week 7

This week emphasizes high-volume hypertrophy with aggressive intensity to maximize muscle growth and strength transfer to the field. Focus is placed on building resilient shoulders and legs, supporting tendon health, and developing explosive power. Supersetting is avoided to maintain intensity per set, while compound movements and targeted accessory work ensure joint stability and injury prevention. The volume peaks this week to push muscular endurance and hypertrophy, setting the stage for peak performance in upcoming weeks.

Week 8

This week emphasizes injury resilience and form refinement while maintaining aggressive strength and hypertrophy gains. Focus is placed on strengthening shoulders and Achilles tendons, improving leg power, and supporting fast-twitch muscle development. Volume remains high with controlled intensity to prevent overtraining, while integrating mobility and stability work to reduce injury risk. The program continues progressive overload with attention to tendon health, ensuring readiness for peak performance in upcoming weeks.

Week 9

This week emphasizes high volume and explosive strength development to enhance speed, power, and injury resilience. Focus is on building robust shoulders and legs, supporting tendon health, and translating strength gains onto the field. The workouts incorporate heavy compound lifts, explosive movements, and targeted accessory work to reinforce weak points, with an aggressive progression in intensity and volume to maximize hypertrophy and functional strength.

Week 10

This week emphasizes maximal strength development in the lower and upper body, with a focus on tendon resilience, shoulder stability, and explosive power transfer. Volume remains high with heavy loads, aiming to push your limits while supporting injury prevention. Exercises are selected to build leg and shoulder strength, improve speed, and reinforce tendons, especially in Achilles and shoulders. The aggressive intensity and progressive overload will prepare you for peak performance, with attention to joint health and injury resilience.

Week 11

This week emphasizes maintaining high intensity with slightly reduced volume to sustain strength and muscle gains while focusing on tendon resilience, explosive power, and injury prevention. Plyometric and reactive drills are integrated to enhance speed and tendon health, especially in shoulders and Achilles tendons. The program continues to build strength in key areas, supporting football performance and injury resistance, with an aggressive approach to overload and explosive movements.

Week 12

This deload week emphasizes active recovery, mobility, and tendon health to support injury prevention and prepare for upcoming high-intensity phases. Volume is reduced, focusing on maintaining strength and muscle engagement while promoting tissue resilience. Exercises target the shoulders, legs, and tendons with controlled, explosive movements to enhance speed and durability. The session structure prioritizes joint stability, tendon strengthening, and muscle activation to ensure readiness for the next training cycle.

Week 13

This week focuses on rebuilding volume with higher reps (8-10) to promote hypertrophy while maintaining strength and tendon resilience. Emphasis is placed on shoulder stability, especially in the rotator cuff and bulletproofing the shoulders, as well as strengthening the legs and Achilles tendons for speed and injury prevention. The workouts are aggressive, with a focus on compound movements and targeted accessory work to support football performance, speed, and durability. Progressive overload continues, with attention to form and injury mitigation, preparing for peak performance in upcoming weeks.

Week 14

This week focuses on pushing maximal strength and explosive power in both upper and lower body, emphasizing tendon resilience, joint stability, and muscle hypertrophy. Volume is high with controlled explosive movements to enhance speed and injury prevention, especially targeting shoulders, Achilles, and leg tendons. The intensity is aggressive, with progressive overload and attention to form to support football performance and injury resilience. Exercises are selected to build bulletproof shoulders, strong legs, and fast-twitch muscle fibers, preparing for peak performance in the upcoming weeks.

Week 15

This week emphasizes maintaining high intensity and volume to build strength and muscle, with a focus on tendon resilience, shoulder stability, and explosive power. The workouts are designed to push your limits while supporting injury prevention, especially in shoulders and legs. Expect aggressive loading, controlled hypertrophy, and explosive movements to transfer gains onto the field. Volume is slightly increased to maximize hypertrophy and strength, with a strategic focus on tendon health and speed development.

Week 16

This final week emphasizes maximal strength, explosive power, and injury resilience, focusing on pushing heavy loads while maintaining joint and tendon health. Volume is slightly reduced to ensure freshness for peak performance, with an aggressive approach to overload in key areas like shoulders and legs. Exercises are selected to enhance speed, strength, and durability, supporting football performance and injury prevention. The program integrates tendon strengthening, shoulder stability, and explosive movements to translate gains onto the field.