Even if you’re not a football player, you’ve at least seen it on TV and you know how explosive, fast, and dynamic it is. If you are a player, not only do you know it, you’ve felt it. Sometimes, it was not very comfortable and it left a bruise or two, maybe even a broken bone. It doesn’t matter if you’re a linebacker that’s charging through the line or a wide receiver sprinting down the field, your best friends are strength and speed. Traditional strength training methods like bench presses and squats definitely have their place in a football player’s regimen, but there’s another contender that deserves just as much attention – Olympic weightlifting.