Originally posted by juycho:
Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:
Originally posted by juycho:
Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:
Brandon Jacobs never did a single rep of squats while in NY?
http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2012/05/brandon-jacobs-didnt-dodoin-squats-in-san-francisco.html
Jacobs said the concern when he was with the Giants was that squats - the most basic of all thigh- and butt-building exercises -- wouldn't be good for his knees, so he didn't do them.
But when he arrived with the 49ers, the trainers identified quickness and burst as a shortcoming in his game. Indeed, the critique in New York in recent seasons was that Jacobs has the size and appearance of the ultimate power runner but didn't hit the hole like one and was tripped up in the backfield too often. The 49ers prescribed a regimen of squats, and Jacobs says he notices a difference after only two months.
"My legs already feel a lot stronger," he said. "I'm stronger, I'm more explosive, I'm hitting the hole. I'm just ready to go."
Jacobs said he's slimmer than he was in New York, but he weighs the same. That's due to the muscle he's built up since joining the 49ers, he said. Jacobs turns 30 in July, but he says he's faster than he's been in years.
He might not even make the team now. Who cares!
OK then. Thanks for the input. I'll fire off a tweet to Barrows . . . "Please, no more blogs about players that might not make the team".
BTW, he will make the team.
Thanks for your input Chief!
Time will tell! Besides our backfield is loaded and someone is going to get cut. Hey maybe he will get hurt and it will be a mut point. Did you fire off that Tweet yet EXPERT!