My philosophy for off-season training is to just get myself in fantastic shape.  Sticking mainly to squats, deadlifts, bench presses.  I figure I just need a really strong core, and the best way to get that is through old-school heavy lifting.

I used to do a lot of fancy stuff, like using kettle bells to improve core strength, medicine ball workouts and even practicing my slick trick on the yoyo to improve manual dexterity.  Right now, I’m just going to get stronger and faster.  That’s it.  I have the skill.  I just need the body to back it up.

And don’t talk to me about cardio work.  I’m still warming up.