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Hocke using specialized approach in weight room

It’s tempting to think of the strength and conditioning staff and the on-field coaching staff as being two separate entities.

After all, they do completely different things. The strength staff builds the players up physically and mentally through some grueling offseason workouts, and then the on-field coaches take those players and build schemes around them during the spring and fall.

And maybe at some places, that is how the relationship between the two staffs works. But not at Florida under Billy Napier. Instead, the Gators are implementing position-specific training in the weight room. Offensive linemen and defensive backs use different muscles and make very different movements in games, so the workouts need to be tailored for each group.