Trojans begin summer workouts Monday, signaling the first step of the 2008 season
By Ben Malcolmson USCRipsIt PeteCarroll.com
And this is when it all begins.
USC’s summer strength and conditioning program started Monday, marking the first step of the 2008 season.
The team will work out about 90 minutes per day four to five times per week for the next two months, with emphasis on speed, agility, quickness and explosiveness under the tutelage of award-winning head strength and conditioning coach Chris Carlisle and staff. Each workout is broken up into two halves — one segment is outside on the field or track while the other is inside the weight room.
So come January when the Trojans take the field for their bowl game, they’ll look back to this opening day of summer workouts as the beginning of it all.
Take a peek at the first summer workout at 7 a.m. Monday morning:
Head strength and conditioning coach Chris Carlisle stands watch over the players during stretching.
Receiver Damian Williams does a core exercise.
Mark Sanchez and Rey Maualuga lead their group through ladder drills.
Mark Sanchez and Rey Maualuga hustle through the finish line of the ladder drill.
Punter Greg Woidneck (foreground) and receiver David Ausberry go through core exercises with assistant strength coach Jamie Yanchar looking on.
With Chris Carlisle watching on, cornerback Shareece Wright runs a 20-yard sprint.
Coach Chris Carlisle gives instruction to Mark Sanchez, kicker Joe Houston and offensive lineman Michael Reardon.
Howard Jones field is abuzz with activity on the first day of summer workouts.
A group of players hustles through the ladder drill.
Receiver Damian Williams runs a 20-yard sprint.
Mitch Mustain sprints through a 20-yard dash as assistant strength coach Bryan Bailey looks on.
• Ben Malcolmson is the Director of Online Media for USCRipsIt/PeteCarroll.com. You can contact him at Ben@PeteCarroll.com.
