SANTA CLARA -- When you spend the summer pushing a 5,400-pound sport utility vehicle up and down the street, a 292-pound defensive end doesn't seem all that imposing.
That was part of 49ers tackle Trent Brown's regimen over the last month and a half, what he referred to as "an old-school workout." The routine didn't cost a dime, but it had some unusual elements, including shoving his black, 2002 Nissan Denali XL around the neighborhood and racing his brother up and down sand dunes.
"That's what I used to do and it worked. So I just went back to what worked for me," said Brown, 23, who spent time in both Georgia and Texas.