| Brian Dawkins has never published his workout | | | | Dawkins are reacting instead of acting. Their speed |
| regimen. But everyone associated with him claims | | | | and agility has to be greater than that possessed by |
| that he works out harder, and with more intensity, | | | | running backs and receivers. |
| than any other NFL player they know. Dawk himself | | | | Dawkins says that he likes to get in shape during the |
| says that he is a beast on the field because of his | | | | off season by running obstacle courses. The details |
| "controlled fury", and his workouts are designed to | | | | of his setup are a closely-guarded secret, but we can |
| support a chart-topping level of intensity. | | | | imagine that he replicates football skills as closely as |
| "I always heard I was too small and wouldn't last | | | | possible, while working on his general physical |
| playing football. But I matured and worked hard to | | | | preparedness (GPP). So, don't complain about agility |
| enable myself to play at the next level." - Brian | | | | drills just because they're occasionally boring; the |
| Dawkins | | | | Brian Dawkins workout includes them, and so should |
| Since the details of Brian Dawkins' workouts | | | | yours. |
| (especially his off-season workout) are not public | | | | Intensity |
| knowledge, we'll have to resort to generalities based | | | | B-Dawk is also known to work out with martial |
| on the hints he's dropped in the past. Here are the | | | | artists, as a way of ramping up his intensity to |
| sorts of things he concentrates on: | | | | extreme levels. Since it's easy to lose focus during |
| Build a good base of strength | | | | hard, grueling workouts, having other intense |
| Dawkins is a solid 210 pounds and stands at six feet | | | | individuals along for the ride is a good way to psyche |
| tall. This is the typical size for an NFL safety. | | | | up for an effective workout. |
| This sort of musculature, coupled with the athleticism | | | | Power |
| needed to play the game, takes years to develop. It | | | | For a football player, strength is useless without the |
| would be a mistake to merely bulk up without regard | | | | ability to apply it explosively. To develop this sort of |
| to athletic prowess, so make sure not to gain too | | | | power, skew your workout style towards the |
| quickly, and focus on athletics, not strength training. | | | | Olympic-style lifts like snatches, clean-and-jerks, etc. |
| Quickness and side-to-side movement | | | | You can even do unilateral dumbbell workouts if |
| Speed is essential. While offensive players can | | | | you're working out at home and don't have an |
| sometimes plow straight ahead and rely on brute | | | | Olympic barbell. |
| strength to gain yards, defensive players like Brian | | | | |