What do you think about Terrell Owens workout?

[Derganc]

(stolen from sayow of the IGN Football Boards)

"Muscle & Fitness just released their NFL issue and it has a feature article on Terrell Owen's workout regimen. He talks about how he wasn't all too quick in Chattanooga (4.6 40 speed) and then deciding to lift to start on his way to become the receiver he is now. Buddy Primm is his personal trainer, a 53 year old fitness guru who is described as "loquacious from the outset". He's responsible for TO's 6'3", 226 pound physique. See? An old dog can teach and new dog old tricks! Props to both of them for making sure TO is battle ready every year...

Ready for a real NFL workout in the gym? Here it is:
Monday: Abs/Back/Triceps
Decline Sit Up 4x20 (w/5 lbs. medicine ball)
Hanging Leg Raises 4x20
Hammer-Strength Lat Pulldown 4x13/11/9/8
One-Arm Dumbbell Row 4x7-11
Low-Back Extension 4x7-11
Cable Pressdown (Bar or Rope) 4x12
Seated Dip Machine 4x7-11
Hammer-Strength Chest Press 4x7-11


Tuesday: Abs/Chest/Biceps
Decline Oblique Crunch 4x13/11/9/8
Lying Alternating Leg Raise 4x40 seconds
Flat-Bench Dumbbell Press 4x9/8/11/11*
Incline Dumbell Press 4x12
Standing Straight-Bar Curl 4x8
Hammer Curl 4x11
Seated Dumbell Curl 4x11
*First two sets are with a neutral grip. The last two sets are with palms forward (pronated) as he pushes up.


Thursday: Abs/Quads/Shoulders
Decline Sit-Up 4x20/19/18/17
Hanging Leg Raises 4x20
Leg Press 4x12-13
Hack Squat Machine 4x7-11
Leg Extension 4x7-11*
Seated Shoulder Press 4x7
Seated Lateral Raise 4x9
Angled Lat Pulldown 4x10**
*First two sets are with toes pointed out. The last two sets are with toes pointed in.
**Shoulder-width grip, pulling bar to upper chest.


Friday: Abs/Hamstrings/Calves
Decline Oblique Crunch 4x13/11/9/8
Lying Alternating Leg Raise 4x40 seconds
Standing Leg Curl 4x7-11
Dumbbell Stiff-Legged Deadlift 4x12
Lying Leg Curl 4x7-11
Standing Calf Raise 4x13
Seated Calf Raise 4x13
TO's warmup is 7 minutes on a stationary bike prior to the workout. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday are off days from lifting. It probably goes without saying but here it comes anyway: he's probably doing hours of aerobic and flexibility work, too. It comes with the territory..."

Seems like a little too much for me for now... /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[IronFuji]

I can see problems with the split.
Plus, I think TO should throw some squats in there. /forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[nozzle]

wasn't there a post about this a few weeks ago? try doing a search.

[MansonOzz]

Yea, there was. I don't think 223 is big at 6'3". Not small by any means but not bodybuilder size.

One thing to remember, is that just about any workout will give you results, the worry is how much, how consistant, and how intensely you do it. He could be 223 for the next 3 years for all we know, in which case would render this workout not a great mass builder. Just variables to always consider.

Lift and eat, you will grow. The rest of the details vary from person to person as I'm sure you know. If you wanted to take this and apply it to yourself, I say go for it but tweak it when/where you feel the need.

[STEVEsteveSTEVE]

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I can see problems with the split.
Plus, I think TO should throw some squats in there. /forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif

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hey, cant argue with the results. TO has the perfect body for a wide receiver, and that workout suits him perfectly. Speed, not bulk /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Im a big fan of the eagles and TO. DONT CUT THEM DOWN! /forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Its TIME TO TOPPLE NEW ENGLAND! when philly meets them in the superbowl, they will finally be beat! i cant wait. okay im getting ahead of myself here.

Back on topic, i think i will try an ab routine similar to that starting next week. Looks appealing /forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Anaxibius]

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Its TIME TO TOPPLE NEW ENGLAND! when philly meets them in the superbowl, they will finally be beat! i cant wait. okay im getting ahead of myself here.

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Yes you are getting ahead of yourself. If the iggles make it to the superbowl they will be facing my Colts. Had it not been for two non-typical Edgerrin James fumbles against NE in week one you would be talking about us. New England will go down in the AFC championship this year!!!! Go Colts!!!!

Gotta give TO props though. He is playing big time this year.

[OUTLAW20SICX]

i dont like the workout at all, the split sucks imo. and the workouts are close to my warmups

[LegendaryWatcher]

I got this magazine in the mail last month and was not impressed at all. Most of the spotlights they have in M&F regarding celebs and sports stars workouts are terrible. The workouts that the magazine writes in general are just poor. I'm not chopping M&F because they do have some good articles, it's just their diet and split talk that makes me sick.

[OUTLAW20SICX]

thats y i dont read it. i read flex and muscular development. and i dont read them for the nutrition or training. i like the posters and other stuff

[ryancostill]

what part of the season is this for? offseason? preseason? inseason?

i cant believe theres no compound lifts in there...

no squats? front squats?

no deadlifts?

no olympic lifts? snatches or cleans?

[MansonOzz]

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Its TIME TO TOPPLE NEW ENGLAND! when philly meets them in the superbowl, they will finally be beat! i cant wait.

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Ha, don't hold your breath. Were you not paying attention last week? /forum/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[Jaws764]

I'm pretty sure this is his off-season workout routine. And I'm not too impressed with it either way...

[BOOYAKASHA]

T.O. is to [*%#*%*#] kicking of a player to follow such a poor program. I think that is completely fake.

[Swimmer.Tyler]

Well if he is anything like a hockey player, they tend to work harder in the off season to build up their muscle and the during the season they tend to lose muscle etc. until off-season again when they work back up.

At least thats what they tell me.

[jprince11]

I totally agree with dumbell press. I will always believe it is superior to barbell bench press.

[B.A.M.]

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T.O. is to [*%#*%*#] kicking of a player to follow such a poor program. I think that is completely fake.

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Can't argue with the results.

226 pounds with around a 7% bodyfat.

[RawIron]

dont like the split, its like he threw random things together

[Kroenen]

I can't beleive people actually critique TOs workout. Just look at the guy...

[littleamazon]

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I can't beleive people actually critique TOs workout. Just look at the guy...

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What does that have to do with anything? The way he looks..
He has different goals that most here and probably based on his reaction to the exercises and other training that goes with it that is not weight training based.

I think that people are evaluating it from the point of view of a bodybuilder..which we are...and he's not..It is comparing apples and pears..

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[Kroenen]

lol, u said it better then me.

I just meant by looking at him, he is big, cut, and fast so I find it hard to beleive that people would have the audacity to criticize his program (if it is what he does).

Thats all! /forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[mrExtreme]

I'm not too impressed. I'd like to know why he is doing a machine chest press on monday when he works his abs/back/triceps.

[pcalvert]

TO is also a perfect example of someone who eats perfectly. I live in Philly and on a radio station after the superbowl they were asking him questions about his diet etc.. Surprisingly he eats perfectly like a bodybuilder. Though, he also has a chef that makes him everything (in my opinion that 90% of the work.) I also found it funny he claimed to have never eaten a cheesesteak before and proceeded to lift up his shirt show his abs and say 'You dont get abs like these from eating crap like that."

Also what do you think of all the ab work he does? Is it too much?

[kwood34]

WR's are built for speed. I would like to see all of the work he does on the track.

I would agree with the people who have said you can't compare his workout to a bodybuilders. He doesn't want to get huge. Look what happened to David Boston when he thought he was a body builder.

[Deluge]

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Look what happened to David Boston when he thought he was a body builder.

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D.B. is just SICK.

I honestly think if he focused on bodybuilding he could be one of the best.

[Derganc]

Ha! This goes back a while...

[Rave]

I highly doubt that is his real workout. It's often that the writers for these fitness magazines fabricate not only interviews with atheletes, but workouts as well.

[Johnny Utah]

OK, face it you both are wrong...the patriots are unstopable...they have the only comparable receiver to TO in the NFL, David Givens. He does not have TO's speed but he has his size. And with the off season the pats have had there is no competiton. But getting back to the workout aspect of this TO def needs squats in his workout. Actually, TO needs to add a lot of thing to his workout, to me it seems half assed.

[Deluge]

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they have the only comparable receiver to TO in the NFL, David Givens

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Lol.

Apologize for saying that.

Although I'm not a fan of Randy Moss he is the best in the league. TO is a close second.

Then you got harrison, holt, 7/11, ward, and walker. (not necessarily in that order)

But yea, it's no secret the Pats are a good team.



*EDIT*
Givens is 3.5 inches shorter than TO...

[Petetheprop]

I'd be more interested to see Jonah Lomu's workout (the big Rugby player on Ryancostill's sig) he's 6'5", 260+lb, does 100m in 10.8s and is looking huge since his comeback from a kidney replacement. Now that is overcoming injury - though 7 weeks bcak from a broken leg aint bad... maybe that's why TO retricts his leg work to machines, could just be a stability issue.

http://gfx.dagbladet.no/sport/2004/02/09/lomu.jpg
Jonah about to attempt a variation on the hammer throw - the full back toss.

P.S. Packers for the Superbowl. Always.
http://webgalaxe.com/sports/NFL/Packers/packers.jpg

[Johnny Utah]

All those wide receivers are tall and lanky, the comparison i was making was in their body designs, they are both much i guess ill say thicker wide outs. Stats wise Givens is not even close, he does not have the speed. He is an amazing number 2 and posession receiver.

[Deluge]

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the comparison i was making was in their body designs,

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Yea I guess, but a lot of the young wide receivers now seem to be built like TO.

I.e. Roy Williams, Andre Johnson....

[mrpaul]

I just don't like HIM. He's too ****y for his own good if you ask me.

[crazzed]

wow you guys are so dumb and obviously dont know a whole lot about lifting.
Im a T.O. and Eagles fan.
You guys are critiquing his workout like you know what it all is, guaranteed you dont know what half the crap is + i DARE you guys to do what he does for 2 weeks, see if you even last a day. TO can rip you guys apart, he is huge, and i definately give him props, you guys are dumb if you "see problems with the split", cause obviously there aint no problem, and he knows better then you, PAYCE!

[RobCannella]

Anyone stop to this he dosent do heavy compounds because he would be at higher risk of injury due to the hits he takes, or that this may be his maint. cycle. Hes built pretty well from what I see maybe this just keeps him there. Reality is a lot of pro atheletes are happy with thier proportions and just tend to lvl out. From basketball players to wrestlers.

[ryancostill]

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Anyone stop to this he dosent do heavy compounds because he would be at higher risk of injury due to the hits he takes,

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I dont understand? Are you saying compound lifts increase injury risk? I am maybe missing your point here...

[butcher22]

Compound movements like cleans and snatch take a lot of technique, and IF done improperly can lead to injury.

I hate it when bodybuilders critique athletes' workouts. Bodybuilders and athletes have completely different goals in their program and require completely different training programs. If you haven't already noticed bodybuilders only focus on lifting. Athletes need to work on conditioning, strength, speed, and power, which is why their programs don't look like a bodybuilder's.

Although I do have to say that 12 sets of bicep curls is excessive for a football player, in any position. That is definitely for bodybuilding, not sports performance. He just wants to look good on TV.

[ryancostill]

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Compound movements like cleans and snatch take a lot of technique, and IF done improperly can lead to injury.


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This is true. But if a full-time professional athlete, with 4-5 months of "off-season"/"pre-season" each year, under the supervision of well-paid strength and conditioning coaches, with perfect equipment, cant do these exercises safely, then who can!?

But I agree with you of course that power athletes such as Owens' workouts will differ very greatly to those of bodybuilders. However I would have thought that an athlete involved in a power orientated sport and a speed orientated position in that sport would have had more cleans and squats in his program.

But anyway, in a sense this is all a moot point as we dont even know if this is really one of his training sessions, or we dont even know what phase of his training cycle this is for?

[lifting5]

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wow you guys are so dumb and obviously dont know a whole lot about lifting.
Im a T.O. and Eagles fan.
You guys are critiquing his workout like you know what it all is, guaranteed you dont know what half the crap is + i DARE you guys to do what he does for 2 weeks, see if you even last a day. TO can rip you guys apart, he is huge, and i definately give him props, you guys are dumb if you "see problems with the split", cause obviously there aint no problem, and he knows better then you, PAYCE!

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WOW. Welcome to ABC.....

[xxpansion]

I recently found an updated Terrell Owen's Workout (http://www.lifeisnothard.com/health/terrell-owens-workout-program/) . Curious as to what you think of this one?

[joneser3eb]

I dont know why the argument . 1 you dont even know if it is his real workout similar to ones they publish in B.B. mags of the pros. 2 even if it is real it is a split. it will most likely work like most other splits if you put all you can into it.
3 as mentioned he has a chef who basically takes hard part out of eating a clean diet and is paid to workout and exercise and play football so just because you do his workout does not mean you will look like him.

[spider-man]

holy cow.... bro, this thread is over four years old....

[Jinxplayer]

Haha, this thread needs to be put down like a rabid hound.

[joneser3eb]

why is this still on here after that many years? i did not even know you could revive posts from that far back

[Derganc]

HAHA What the...? I think I remember this... /forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I know why it's still around... Search "Terrell Owens workout" into google and it's the second result.