Fans see NY Jets Running Back Dalvin Cook leaving his all on the field, but before he gets to that point, there are pre and post game rituals Dalvin practices each game. This NFL star breaks down his 5 favorite work outs, the music that gets him pumped up, and how he celebrates a Jets win only on Pre Train Post Game.
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00:00 Hey, I'm Dalvin Cook, running back for the New York Jets.
00:03 Here's Cook out of the backfield.
00:05 Dalvin with a nice pickup on first down.
00:08 Today I'm gonna show you my five favorite moves.
00:10 But first, I'm gonna show you
00:11 what my pregame ritual look like.
00:13 (upbeat music)
00:16 I pretty much start pretty early,
00:23 like an hour before my workout.
00:24 Just clear my head, put on some music.
00:26 I'm like a little baby, eat meals,
00:28 just to kind of switch the vibe up a little bit.
00:30 And then I go perform.
00:31 I always keep my accessories, my own beats.
00:33 I always got to keep them just to stay in the zone.
00:36 So, a headphone is a must to keep.
00:39 The supplement I take is the Thorne Immunocomplex.
00:42 It helps my muscles while I train,
00:44 and it gets me going.
00:46 I take training pretty seriously.
00:48 Let me show you a few of my favorite moves.
00:49 (upbeat music)
00:53 The first move I'm gonna show you guys is a bicep curl.
00:56 I like the bicep curl 'cause I'm a running back,
00:58 and it give me firm grip on the football.
01:00 Also, I like to keep the muscles right and ready to go.
01:03 I haven't measured my biceps,
01:04 but I think they're pretty much the same, 50/50.
01:08 I do like three sets of six, get that quick pump.
01:11 The next thing I like to do in the gym
01:13 is a tricep pull down.
01:14 Another specialty for me, holding the ball as a runner.
01:17 Tricep pull down, keep your shoulders and everything intact,
01:20 you know, so you can get the defenders off you.
01:22 Stiff arm.
01:22 - A little stiff arm there, stays inbounds.
01:25 - Or whatever you need to do in the meanwhile.
01:27 I try to do like a manageable weight,
01:29 so I can do probably like four sets of 10
01:31 to get that work in, get that burn.
01:33 And now we're here with the pull-ups.
01:35 I've been doing pull-ups since I was young,
01:38 probably like middle school.
01:39 You know, it was something we did
01:41 in like the competition in middle school,
01:43 how many pull-ups you can do.
01:45 I think the heavier you are,
01:46 the harder the pull-up is gonna be.
01:48 So, you know, you get some guidance,
01:49 you can use a band to help you,
01:51 but I think the heavier you are, the harder it should be.
01:54 It's kind of crazy, but it's go till you fail.
01:56 You know, you stop at eight, you stop at eight,
01:57 stop at 10, you know, reset,
01:59 get ready to go for the next one.
02:00 Another favorite thing I like to do is push-ups.
02:03 Controlling your own body weight is always important.
02:06 I kind of like free my mind up.
02:07 You know, I think you can take your mind
02:09 to a different place, like for me, you know, I'm from Miami.
02:12 So like I kind of put myself on the beach, just chilling.
02:15 I don't put in nothing, but I just go,
02:16 I catch a rhythm, I just get through.
02:19 Finally, we got the lat pull-down.
02:20 Lat pull-down is always important
02:22 'cause it kind of like secures the whole,
02:24 you know, side of your body.
02:25 That's why I pretty much do lat pull-down,
02:27 just to keep it firm.
02:29 So I'll probably do like four sets of that.
02:31 I'll do like four sets of eight, 10,
02:33 and push it to the max.
02:34 - Sets up a screen for Cook,
02:37 and Dalvin Cook with a full head of steam to the 35.
02:40 - After a game, it's pretty much just soak it all up,
02:43 take it all in, and then the next day,
02:45 I'll probably get a massage
02:46 or probably hit some acupuncture or a cup in,
02:49 you know, just to get my body back ready to go.
02:51 Post-game, we pretty much have a meal,
02:53 and I pretty much go in there
02:54 and try to get as much protein as I can.
02:57 Last week, I think we had like meatballs,
02:59 and that was pretty good for me
03:01 'cause whatever protein they got in there,
03:03 I try to stack up on that.
03:04 After a workout, you know,
03:06 I'm not as exhausted as from a game,
03:08 so it's pretty much, I use probably like a Theragun
03:11 or just stretch out just to keep my muscles
03:13 kind of like, you know, loose and ready to go.
03:15 Post-training, post-workout, I take a supplement powder
03:18 to maximize my muscles and my recovery.
03:21 - Just win it!
03:22 Touchdown, game over!
03:24 - How do I celebrate a win?
03:25 Just pretty much soaking it up with the fellas.
03:27 You know, I got the locks, so after the game,
03:30 just making sure that I got all my dreads in my head,
03:32 you know, make sure nobody even pulled them out,
03:34 and groom the beard before we go,
03:36 depending on, you know, the activity we wanna do,
03:39 and just pretty much giving 'em around a lot of love,
03:41 you know, just to celebrate.
03:43 Training is part of my routine,
03:45 and I take it pretty serious,
03:46 so I put everything I got into it,
03:48 you know, putting the right stuff in my body,
03:50 and making sure it's ready to go,
03:51 so you train hard, you play hard,
03:53 then you get the right results.
03:55 (dramatic music)