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CU Buffs getting creative with football workouts

A sturdy tree branch can work well as a pull-up bar. A younger sibling can be a decent alternative for the bench press.

The Colorado football team has some of the best workout equipment in the country, but as it sits unused during the coronavirus pandemic, the Buffaloes are using creative methods for staying in shape.

“I think our strength staff, which is led by Drew Wilson, have done a really fantastic job,” CU head football coach Karl Dorrell said in a recent conference call with reporters. “Drew and his staff have done a great job of supplementing our players daily with different types of workouts, whether you have weights or not, whether you have a park to work in or a track to run around.