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Former Dir. of FB Performance Eric Lichter (Official Thread)

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ol104 said:
This may have already been touched on the thread...
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The fact that he has endorsed some exercise equipment that is sold on TV has indeed been talked about in the thread...in fact, in the very first post it says:

Also in 2005, Eric was hired as a fitness expert / consultant by Fitness Quest Incorporated (www.fitnessquest.com), which developed such products as Chuck Norris Total Gym, Jennifer and Joe Montana’s Home Gym, The BOSU ball, Tony Little’s Gazelle Glider and more and has hosted two infomercials for Fitness Quest exercise products.
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CPD

Lichter already helping Bucks; Savage getting a ride on goofs?


Friday, August 18, 2006Roger Brown
Plain Dealer Columnist
One underrated reason why Ohio State should be well- equipped to handle the strain of the upcoming football season, which they'll enter ranked as the nation's No. 1 team: A huge number of Buckeyes have dramatically increased their leg strength and explosiveness during off-season drills with Eric Lichter, OSU's first-year strength and conditioning coach.
Yes, the increased lower-body power should add even more to team speed - which was already pretty impressive. But, equally important, it should also mean more stamina and durability late in games.
Ohio State senior

wide receiver (and former Brush High star) Roy Hall, on the Buckeyes' pre-season ranking: "It's both a gift and a curse. But I definitely think we deserve to be No. 1."
While OSU head coach
Jim Tressel has unquestioned job security, some of his fellow Big Ten coaches may be on hotter seats this season. Both Lloyd Carr (Michigan) and John L. Smith (Michigan State) are under high scrutiny, and some wouldn't be surprised if the heat rises on Joe Tiller (Purdue), too.
 
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osugrad21 said:
CPD

Lichter already helping Bucks; Savage getting a ride on goofs?


Friday, August 18, 2006Roger Brown
Plain Dealer Columnist
One underrated reason why Ohio State should be well- equipped to handle the strain of the upcoming football season, which they'll enter ranked as the nation's No. 1 team: A huge number of Buckeyes have dramatically increased their leg strength and explosiveness during off-season drills with Eric Lichter, OSU's first-year strength and conditioning coach.
Yes, the increased lower-body power should add even more to team speed - which was already pretty impressive. But, equally important, it should also mean more stamina and durability late in games.
Ohio State senior

wide receiver (and former Brush High star) Roy Hall, on the Buckeyes' pre-season ranking: "It's both a gift and a curse. But I definitely think we deserve to be No. 1."
While OSU head coach
Jim Tressel has unquestioned job security, some of his fellow Big Ten coaches may be on hotter seats this season. Both Lloyd Carr (Michigan) and John L. Smith (Michigan State) are under high scrutiny, and some wouldn't be surprised if the heat rises on Joe Tiller (Purdue), too.
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So--Roy Hall thinks the team deserves to be #1? Hey, Roy--don't tell me.

SHOW ME!!!!!!!!!

Trash talk won't be worth a damn if you don't live up to the potential and hype.

:oh: :osu2: :gobucks4:
 
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The proof will be in the pudding . . . I rather doubt that Coach Lichter is reinventing the wheel at OSU and also doubt that Coach Johnson, who had won top national strength coaching awards, was doing a poor job. Still, to the extent that the players like Lichter better and are therefore more motivated by him and a bitof a fresh approach, great. Some of the hype and poster reaction just smells a bit like O-Zone style "the new guy can do no wrong" optimism and Bucknuts style "the old guy couldn't cut it" bashing to me until I see the team on the field.
 
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Jagdaddy said:
The proof will be in the pudding . . . I rather doubt that Coach Lichter is reinventing the wheel at OSU and also doubt that Coach Johnson, who had won top national strength coaching awards, was doing a poor job. Still, to the extent that the players like Lichter better and are therefore more motivated by him and a bitof a fresh approach, great. Some of the hype and poster reaction just smells a bit like O-Zone style "the new guy can do no wrong" optimism and Bucknuts style "the old guy couldn't cut it" bashing to me until I see the team on the field.
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the main thing that he did that I noticed was new to the players was adding GENETICS AND blood type matching with there daily food . thats the best body diet that INCREASES the desire of speed,strenght and endurance to do anything .

well bucknuts thought I had no clue about some freshman named Chris Wells when he was at garfield:!
 
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Fair Take

Jagdaddy said:
The proof will be in the pudding . . . I rather doubt that Coach Lichter is reinventing the wheel at OSU and also doubt that Coach Johnson, who had won top national strength coaching awards, was doing a poor job. Still, to the extent that the players like Lichter better and are therefore more motivated by him and a bitof a fresh approach, great. Some of the hype and poster reaction just smells a bit like O-Zone style "the new guy can do no wrong" optimism and Bucknuts style "the old guy couldn't cut it" bashing to me until I see the team on the field.
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JagDaddy makes a nice point about human biases such as overoptimism and overconfidence.

But from what I have read and heard of Lichter; ie. his anaerobic endurance training, emphasis on body composition, triple-joint extension, bare foot training, water training, etc. makes his program much better than other programs from day one.

Previous poster, can you elaborate on what you have heard/seen of the nutrition program?

Thanks.
 
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ZachDumas said:
JagDaddy makes a nice point about human biases such as overoptimism and overconfidence.

But from what I have read and heard of Lichter; ie. his anaerobic endurance training, emphasis on body composition, triple-joint extension, bare foot training, water training, etc. makes his program much better than other programs from day one.

Previous poster, can you elaborate on what you have heard/seen of the nutrition program?

Thanks.
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I read thats what he recommends to the players and a few past buckeyes told me that to. I knew about it for a few years because, thats what I use to do to stay in great shape and still do. My high school friend became a personal trainer in LA and use to train some professional athletes and so on and he told me about that years ago.
Your own blood type breaks up the food and beverages you take in daily faster then what ever you try to do for it but, you have to find out what yours is and do a little research for it to work for you and follow it for 3 or 4 weeks and then you can start cheating on the weekends but, you will lose the taste for all that stuff you had to cut back on for those 3 or 4 weeks. So cheating desire is almost gone but, you still can. If you do this with any activity you will be more than happy. I think it is so addictive because, it makes you feel so healthy and in better shape.
 
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akronbuck said:
I read thats what he recommends to the players and a few past buckeyes told me that to. I knew about it for a few years because, thats what I use to do to stay in great shape and still do. My high school friend became a personal trainer in LA and use to train some professional athletes and so on and he told me about that years ago.
Your own blood type breaks up the food and beverages you take in daily faster then what ever you try to do for it but, you have to find out what yours is and do a little research for it to work for you and follow it for 3 or 4 weeks and then you can start cheating on the weekends but, you will lose the taste for all that stuff you had to cut back on for those 3 or 4 weeks. So cheating desire is almost gone but, you still can. If you do this with any activity you will be more than happy. I think it is so addictive because, it makes you feel so healthy and in better shape.
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Any place I can get more information on the nutrition program? I wouldn't mind looking into it for myself
 
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I do think it fairly astounding that so many players compliment the program coach Lichter has brought in. It doesn't seem like it is any particular put down regarding what coach Johnson did, but rather an appreciation of the new approach from a new coach.

As we have learned over the years, the "look test" is not always a determinant of capability or ultimate performance, but in looking at the various pictures of players this year, it is difficult not to notice that the vast majority of players look to be in lean and mean shape. I have not always noticed that in the early days of camp in the past, particularly of the OLinemen.

Proof is in the pudding, as we say, but I am optimistic that the fellows are in specially good condition to compete for the NC. We'll find out soon!

Go Bucks!
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Uh, how do you see a player saying he thinks the team deserves to be #1 when asked that question, as "trash talk"?
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Yep--If you consider the hype going on last year pre-Texas and Penn State.

All we heard from the players was how great they were prior to these games--remember the result? They can say anything they like after January 8th--until then, I prefer to see the productiveness on the field instead of hearing about it beforehand.

:gobucks3: :osu2: :gobucks4:
 
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OHIO STATE FOOTBALL
New strength coach pressing Buckeyes
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Doug Lesmerises
Plain Dealer Reporter

Columbus -- When T.J. Downing reported for the start of Ohio State's preseason practice 20 days ago, the senior offensive lineman felt like he was going on vacation.

"It's almost a relief," he said after checking in to the team hotel. "The lifting we did [this summer] was ridiculous."

Eric Lichter will take that as a compliment.

Ohio State's new director of football performance still works out of a makeshift office next to the temporary workout room on the Buckeyes' indoor practice field. A new weight room is part of the ongoing renovations at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. But since he was hired in June, Lichter already has overhauled OSU's workout routine.

"It's night and day," said linebacker John Kerr. "If it doesn't translate out on the football field, it's not used. This is definitely something that was needed."

Lichter's hallmark is specificity. Well, specificity and pain. The killer workouts this summer were tailored to the needs of each position -- more short, explosive movements for the lineman, bursts of speeds for the linebacker, longer runs for the receivers and defensive backs.

Offensive tackle Alex Boone said that helped reduce the pounding on his knees, while still pushing him to the edge. Center Doug Datish felt it added strength and quickness in his lower body, helping him get off the ball better.

"I think it was a great idea," defensive end Jay Richardson said. "And what I like about Eric is he'll grab the weights and show you how he wants it done. That catches your eye."

The detail extended to the downtime during workouts. Lichter doesn't believe in downtime. To him, the break between sets is as important to the workout as the actual lifting, so the players wore stopwatches to make sure they stuck to the down-to-the-second schedules printed out for them.

"It's amazing how much conditioning can be accomplished in a 90-minute lift session if you're not [talking] with all your teammates," Lichter said.

If a player took 20 minutes longer than planned to get his work in, Lichter viewed it as the Buckeyes "losing" that day.

"From day one, guys couldn't believe how exhausted they were walking out of the weight room," Lichter said. "Every program tells you how much to lift, but now programs are beginning to manipulate the recovery, because then you manipulate the entire effect of training."

The demands weren't a shock to all of the players. Before he was hired at Ohio State, Lichter was a co-founder of Speed Strength Inc. in Euclid, a workout center frequented by most of the Cleveland-area Buckeyes. Lichter guessed 12 to 15 current players were previous clients, and safety Jamario O'Neal said coach Jim Tressel consulted the players before Lichter was brought aboard.

"He's trained the best guys," O'Neal said. "You need a guy like that here. No knock on the old coaches, but we just needed to get better."

It was made clear when Lichter was hired that his influence extends beyond the weight room when it comes to "football performance." He introduced a diet of seven 800-calorie meals per day that several players, including Kerr, adapted.

"He just has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the body," Kerr said.

Last year, Lichter told receiver Anthony Gonzalez about the high-altitude chamber he now sleeps in every night, a method that Gonzalez said increased his endurance. Lichter can envision Ohio State someday making the investment to put hypoxic tents over the beds of many players.

Said Lichter: "We will go to the edges of the earth to give our athletes a competitive edge within the rules."

He'll push them to the edge, too.

To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:

[email protected], 216-999-4479
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Last year, Lichter told receiver Anthony Gonzalez about the high-altitude chamber he now sleeps in every night, a method that Gonzalez said increased his endurance. Lichter can envision Ohio State someday making the investment to put hypoxic tents over the beds of many players.
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Just make the WHAC into one big hypoxic chamber. They could call it the "mile-high Woody"
 
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