In the world of sports, excellence is not achieved through mediocrity. The pursuit of greatness demands unwavering commitment, dedication, and a strong team spirit. To achieve the desired result, one must go through the intense training session of a highly motivated sports team, where they push their limits and inspire each other to achieve greatness.

However, a practice session at the NFL training camp has many facets. Retired NFL star Rob Gronkowski’s brother took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the same and described the training as ‘Little to no break.’

Chris Gronkowski recalls his training days

Chris Gronkowski, one of the five brothers of retired NFL star Rob Gronkowski, has shared his thoughts from his training days. The former player of the Cowboys, Colts, and Broncos, took to Instagram to share his thoughts. He posted a video on 4th August, where he shared his thoughts on the topic “The hardest part of NFL Training Camp?” 

Chris added, “The hardest part about the training camp by far was this. Before practice, there was something called Pre-practice. Now, as a rookie, you are attending every pre-practice and during pre-practice, it was all special teams. And during these pre-practice drills, you were doing full-speed kickoff coverages full speed. Kickoff returns and there was little to no break because they were trying to get as many in as possible. There were times when I wanted to throw up during pre-practice. Oh yeah. And then you stretched and you go to go through full practice after that.”

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Chris recalled how Pre-practice drills were the toughest for him as they had “little to no breaks” for players. Teams were playing continuously to try out the whole roaster. Other prominent NFL players have also shared their side of the story of training. The training was so grueling that at times Chris wanted to throw up and rookies were made to attend pre-practice sessions too.

NFL pre-practice drills are tough

NFL pre-practice drills include dynamic stretches, cone agility drills, high knees, butt kicks, shuttle runs, jumping exercises, pass-catching practice, precise route running, hand-offs, tackling, blocking, and position-specific drills. These exercises prepare players physically and mentally, enhancing their skills and game performance during practice sessions. No wonder, NFL players like Chris are so strong. 

The fitness freak among the Gronk bros is still attached to his fitness hobbies, even after his retirement. He is currently working on his fitness bottle venture called ‘Ice Shaker’, for which he was even at Shark Tank show with his brothers. He is indeed an ideal candidate to advise rookies. 

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