Russell Wilson Workout: NFL Quarterback

Dec 9, 2014

Russell Wilson Saturday Workout

Russell Wilson and Todd Durkin sometimes got together for Saturday workouts. They would use the day for a combination of TRX and core exercises. Here is the routine that they would often use:

TRX Quarterback Workout:

I’s, Y’s, and T’s (3-5 circuits) works the backside shoulder
TRX Reverse Flys (reverse, so use one arm high, one arm low)
Low Row Shortened Position
Sprinter’s Start with a Hop
Power Pulls
Suspended Incline Press

Ab exercises:

Hover Plank
Side Plank
Split Squat Superband Rotations
Superband Chops
Bicycle Crunches
Oblique Crunches

Russell Wilson Seahawks Videos

Seahawks Off-Season Workout Video:

Russell Wilson Seahawks Superbowl Video (behind the scenes):

Quarterback Warm-Ups

Every day, Todd Durkin starts his quarterbacks off with a warm-up. He says you want to start with a dynamic warm-up to really get the blood flowing. Todd Durkin says that:

A warmup should not be easy. Don’t think that 5 minutes on a treadmill is enough.

Instead, Durkin’s NFL quarterback warm-ups are a workout in themselves, consisting of:

Body Weight Squats (15 reps)
Side Lunges (10 reps for each leg)
Reverse lunge with overhead reach (10 reps for each leg)
Balance exercises, body weight lifts, foam rollers and rope stretches.

Russell Wilson Diet

The Russell Wilson diet is based on what his trainer, Todd Durkin, tells him to eat. Todd Durkin lives by the Paleo Diet. He uses his associate, Craig Valency C.S.C.S., to help make sure the quarterbacks are eating right. In the link, he talks about the Paleo Diet and how to eat.

Breakfast:

2 gluten-free Pancakes
4 strips bacon
Berries or Cantaloupe

Post-workout snack:

Muscle Milk recovery shake

Lunch:

Grilled chicken breast, fish fillet, or shrimp
Brown Rice and Green salad or Green beans

Snack:

Muscle Milk recovery shake

Dinner:

Grilled chicken breast, fish fillet, or shrimp
Fried green tomatoes
Green beans, Spinach, Broccoli

Dessert:

Fruit, and/or
Muscle Milk recovery shake

Russell Wilson is allowed to cheat on his diet every now and then. But, the closer it gets to the NFL season, the more Wilson gets strict about what he eats on the Paleo diet.