Miami Herald
Linebacker Zach Thomas said he has changed his workout regimen this offseason in hopes of prolonging his career and avoiding the injuries that have plagued him in the past.
''I'm not doing the body-building lifting as much,'' said Thomas, who has worked independently and with Dolphins trainers this offseason to devise a suitable program. ``I'm doing more of a track workout, and I'm doing more core-strength work -- from abs to hips to everything.
``It's not the curls all the time and the [triceps], where it looks good. But looks can cheat you, especially on the field. It has nothing to do with how much you bench on the field. It's all that core strength, your speed and how you move. That's all I've been working on.''
Thomas, 31 and entering his 10th season, missed three starts and the better part of four games overall because of a hamstring injury last season. He has missed at least one game in four of the past five seasons.
His new regimen is similar to what teammate Junior Seau has been doing for years. Seau is returning for his 16th season.
''I'm finally doing the Junior workout,'' Thomas said. ``That's why he's played for so long. That made me change my workout. We'll see if it works. It's easy to talk. If you get hurt before the first game, it doesn't mean anything. I'm just trying something different. Hopefully it works out. The whole body-building thing wasn't working for me.''
SEAU'S `LAST STOP'
Seau said he considered other teams during the offseason when the Dolphins allowed him to seek a trade before he agreed to restructure his contract.
Ultimately, however, Seau said the fact that coach Nick Saban asked him to return, plus Seau's desire to finish his career in South Florida, clinched his decision.
''There were talks with other teams wanting the old man,'' Seau, 36, said. ``It was nice to hear. But I didn't want to go to another place and start over in the locker room. . . . They know me here as a player, as a person. For me to go somewhere else, I didn't want to do that Jerry Rice kick where I'm floating. This is going to be my last stop.''
Seau, who missed the second half of the season with a torn pectoral muscle and said he considered retirement, said he took three months to recover after surgery.
He hopes to avoid another serious injury before ultimately calling it quits.
''I want to walk out on my own terms,'' he said. ``Every player would like to do that after a career of playing at a high level, and that's something I have an opportunity to do. More importantly, I have an opportunity to come out here and help this team win.''
ザックの常に努力を怠らないその姿勢には
ほんと頭が下がります。
Linebacker Zach Thomas said he has changed his workout regimen this offseason in hopes of prolonging his career and avoiding the injuries that have plagued him in the past.
''I'm not doing the body-building lifting as much,'' said Thomas, who has worked independently and with Dolphins trainers this offseason to devise a suitable program. ``I'm doing more of a track workout, and I'm doing more core-strength work -- from abs to hips to everything.
``It's not the curls all the time and the [triceps], where it looks good. But looks can cheat you, especially on the field. It has nothing to do with how much you bench on the field. It's all that core strength, your speed and how you move. That's all I've been working on.''
Thomas, 31 and entering his 10th season, missed three starts and the better part of four games overall because of a hamstring injury last season. He has missed at least one game in four of the past five seasons.
His new regimen is similar to what teammate Junior Seau has been doing for years. Seau is returning for his 16th season.
''I'm finally doing the Junior workout,'' Thomas said. ``That's why he's played for so long. That made me change my workout. We'll see if it works. It's easy to talk. If you get hurt before the first game, it doesn't mean anything. I'm just trying something different. Hopefully it works out. The whole body-building thing wasn't working for me.''
SEAU'S `LAST STOP'
Seau said he considered other teams during the offseason when the Dolphins allowed him to seek a trade before he agreed to restructure his contract.
Ultimately, however, Seau said the fact that coach Nick Saban asked him to return, plus Seau's desire to finish his career in South Florida, clinched his decision.
''There were talks with other teams wanting the old man,'' Seau, 36, said. ``It was nice to hear. But I didn't want to go to another place and start over in the locker room. . . . They know me here as a player, as a person. For me to go somewhere else, I didn't want to do that Jerry Rice kick where I'm floating. This is going to be my last stop.''
Seau, who missed the second half of the season with a torn pectoral muscle and said he considered retirement, said he took three months to recover after surgery.
He hopes to avoid another serious injury before ultimately calling it quits.
''I want to walk out on my own terms,'' he said. ``Every player would like to do that after a career of playing at a high level, and that's something I have an opportunity to do. More importantly, I have an opportunity to come out here and help this team win.''
ザックの常に努力を怠らないその姿勢には
ほんと頭が下がります。