Sunday, November 25, 2012
Speed training
Speed. Football is all about it. If you can run a 4.3 40 yard dash your almost guaranteed a spot in any division 1 college football team. And my boy De'Anthony Thomas has got a whole lot of it. He has a special speed workout that he has recently shared with ESPN because everyone is curious about how the fastest man in college football does his workouts. This is basically what he does every day.
-Parallel squat-250x10
-Power clean-200x5x5
-Stairs for 45 minutes
-10 build ups to 100 meters.
-and he finishes off with a 1 mile cool-down
Then for track workouts, which he is very well known for, winning state in California in the 200 meter dash. His workouts are very simple and anyone can do them.
5 reps / 10 meters /100 percent effort (full out from a 4 point start) walk back. Take a 5 minute rest break between each set.
5 reps / 20 meters /100 percent effort (full out from a 3 point start).
5 reps / 40 meters /100 percent effort (full out from a 3 point start).
2-3 reps of flying 30 meter sprints at 100 percent for acceleration (built up over 20 meters and at max for 30 meters).
This simple workout has made him very popular in what he does. And very well respected. Elizabeth Quinn
Hopes and dreams
De'Anthony Thomas is by far the most explosive player in college football. Entertaining, unique, amazing and special these are just a few words that describe what type of player he is. No team has even come close to beating Oregon this season, averaging an astonishing 53 points a game, ranking 1st in the nation in rushing yards per game, points per game, and total points. Some experts say its because of their quarter back Marcus Mariota, but most, like me, say its because of there dangerous man in the back field, and special teams expert De'Anthony Thomas. He gets very nervous when talking about where and what he wants to do after football. During an interview,
He considers himslef a student who plays football, not a football player, a product design manager, he hopes to one day design his own new brand of clothing. He said that even without football propelling him, he would still have ambitions to succeed. "People who really know me, they know what I want to do and the dreams that i want to accomplish, people who dont know me, just know me as a football player."Aaron fentress
Monday, November 12, 2012
Something you might not know
De'Anthony Thomas is college footballs fastest player, but everyone already knows that, something that a lot of people might not know about him is he went to high school with Snoop Doggs younger son. Even better, he played for Snoop Doggs youth football team. Snoop Dogg describes him as the most dynamic and explosive 12 year old he has ever seen. In college he is very well known for his famous nickname the "black momba" normally its spelled mamba, but he prefers it with an "o". He came up with this name by his youth football coach, Snoop Dogg. Snoop Dogg says he calls him this because he can slither through defenses and has quote "deadly moves". The "black momba" has set the record for most touchdowns by a true freshman for Oregon with 18. 2 of those touchdowns came from the Rose Bowl which he also set two more records for longest run from scrimmage, has a 91 yard touchdown run in the opening drive. Also highest yards per carry in the Rose Bowl for 77.5 yards per carry on two carries. Chip kelly, one of Americas favorite sports analysts, says "De'Anthony Thomas is very pleasing to watch in many different ways for Oregon fans". His record setting times in his high school track career in the 100 and 200 meter dash has also became a big part in his athletic career at Oregon. Chip kelly
Friday, November 9, 2012
The story of De'anthony Thomas
De'Anthony Thomas
From as early as the age of 5, coaches, friends, and parents knew that De'Anthony Thomas had a gift and a very bright future. As he went into high school, it became more and more clear to everyone that he was going to be a special athlete. As one of the fastest high schoolers in the nation, he was looked upon by division one track and football teams. He now plays football and runs track for the university of Oregon.
Now as he is in college, he is getting some recognition from being the fastest high schooler to the fastest man in college. Even tho he doesn't start at running back for the ducks, he is even more well known that Oregon's starting running back Kenyan Barner. He is also known for his speed as a kick returner. In this blog, I will be showing and giving out alot of information about De'anthony Thomas's life, and sports career.
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