FITNESS REVIEWS AND IMAGES: LaRon Landry's Workouts And Favorite Exercises

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LaRon Landry plays safety in the National Football League. Wrap your mind around that challenge: Landry is the last line of defense to halt the advances of some of the greatest athletes on the planet. He works in a field that requires immense strength and speed, but also power and endurance.

This former LSU standout also carries a serious pair of arms! Try a Google search and your jaw may drop. This veteran just spent seven seasons in NFL weight rooms, pumping iron professionally. He looks great, but Landry is definitely not all show and no go.

Now in his second season at free safety for the Indianapolis Colts, the MusclePharm-sponsored athlete plays with one of the most impressive physiques in all of pro football. He carries 225 pounds of muscle on his chiseled athletic frame.

To carry that muscle year-round and always stay game-ready, Landry puts significant time in the gym. You don’t make 570 tackles in the NFL without a certain level of strength and toughness, and you don’t forge strength and toughness without ample time under the iron.

If you want to lift like Landry, check out a few of his favorite exercises and workouts below. You want a pro body? You’re going to have to lift like a pro.

LARON LANDRY’S 3 FAVORITE EXERCISES

Exercise 1

A quick look at Landry’s upper body is all the proof anyone needs to see that the pause bench press has translated into some amazing results.

The power clean and press is a staple lift in football training. It’s a regular part of Landry’s training plan and a definite go-to during the off-season. The mix of speed, power, and explosion required to perform the movement successfully readies anyone for the challenges of the pro game.

“Speed, power, and explosion” is also the perfect description of Landry’s fierce playing style. “This movement helps me a lot with explosion,” Landry says. “With my aggressive style of play, this [exercise] is the key in my routine.”

Exercise 2

A quick look at Landry’s upper body is all the proof anyone needs to see that the pause bench press has translated into some amazing results. The movement helped him produce a huge chest and arms, but it also plays a part in his performance on the field. Remember, his job is to catch opponents and force them to the ground.

The added pause makes a big difference when added to a standard bench press. It helps build the explosiveness Landry needs to shed blockers, hand-fight with physical receivers, or drive a workhorse running back into the turf.

Landry’s power on the pause bench press impresses observers. He blows through reps like a gridiron god. “This builds a crazy amount of power for me,” Landry says. “I keep my reps low, but my weight is well over 315 pounds.”

Exercise 3

There’s no such thing as a powerful physique without a pair of powerful arms. Landry has some of the most impressive arms in football. It’s a body part that has drawn attention for years.

Landry revealed his go-to for big biceps: the single-arm hammer curl. It’s a hidden gem under the massive-arms mountain. The single-arm hammer curl is a great way to add strength and thickness to the biceps as well as the forearms, and that strength is essential on the football field when it comes to wrapping up tackles.

“I really like the way this exercise builds the biceps,” Landry says. “It has always worked well with me, and I do reps with 80-pound dumbbells.” Most people may not be able to use that much, but this lift is a great addition to any LaRon-themed arm workout.

There’s no such thing as a powerful physique without a pair of powerful arms.

LANDRY’S FAVORITE WORKOUTS

Leg Annihilation

This brutal leg session is centered on the leg press. The total volume adds up to 140 leg-press reps, and the only rest you get is when you get up to add more plates. This leg-press blowout delivers a mind-blowing pump. Landry credits it with building the mental toughness and endurance he needs for 60 minutes every Sunday.

“This [workout] builds the strength and the stamina I need to be fresh throughout all four quarters of a rigorous NFL game,” he says.

After the leg press annihilation, the workout finishes with a 5-set, 15-rep superset of the leg extension and leg curl. It sends your legs into official Jell-O mode.

A 10-minute bike requirement puts the finishing touches on this brutal leg day, which, thanks to Landry, is also NFL-toughness approved.

Example Leg Annihilation Workout

After a quick warm-up, load a leg press sled with one or two 45-pound plates per side to begin this workout. Add either a 25- or 45-pound weight to each side between sets. The only rest period is loading the weights.

Leg Press
2 plates per side, 20 reps
Add a 25- or 45-lb. plate per side

3 plates per side, 30 reps
Add a 25- or 45-lb. plate per side
4 plates per side, 40 reps
Add a 25- or 45-lb. plate per side

5 plates per side, 50 reps

Superset

Leg Extensions
5 sets of 15 reps

Seated Leg Curl
5 sets of 15 reps

Bicycling, Stationary
10 minutes

The 28 Method

The 28 Method was designed by MusclePharm Co-Founder Cory Gregory and is one of Landry’s favorite intensity techniques. It takes the standard 21-reps method and adds a unique and effective twist.

28 Method

7 normal reps

7 slow reps

7 half reps at the bottom

7 half reps at the top

The 28 Method delivers a pump in a major way, but Landry has his own twist. “I do this [technique] for each body part,” he says. “I love the burn this gives me and sometimes I’ll even add another seven regular reps at the end just to make my muscles mad!”

In Landry’s world, the 28 Method often becomes the 35 Method, which will blow up any body part like a balloon. It’s hard to argue with Landry’s results—both in the weight room and on the field.

Try these 28-Method workouts!