It has been a while since my last post. I will say that I am working just as hard as I did when I started training to play semi-pro ball. I've joined endomondo.com, to enter more contests for training. For work, we are doing a biking competition, May 1st through August 31st. I'm tracking all my workouts now on the website, and all updates on my progress will be posted to both my Facebook, and Twitter accounts. It is just one more source of motivation for me, as if I really needed any more.
Tryouts/Mini-camp was this past Sunday. I have to say that I was very happy with how I performed. There are still things I need to work on, but all in all, it went really well. I need to study the playbook a little harder as well. I'm going to try and take at least an hour each night and do playbook study. I not only want to learn the B receiver plays, but I also want to learn the A, X, and Z. I know I had planned on trying out for B, and that's where I lined up during mini-camp, but I am thinking I would like to try A as well, just because in certain formations, there are more running plays. Also, my hands, still have a lot of work to do there. I just need more and more reps. I need to keep working on my hand strength. Things are progressing, but it never seems like it is fast enough for me.
In closing, I will say I have learned so much about myself since October. I've learned about my limits, and how I really do not have any. Everything I've put in front of myself, I've been able to conquer, and surpass. I really never take the time to step back and see what I have accomplish. I just keep pushing harder, and working towards perfection. I need more video time, more cardio time, more plyo time, and bottom line, more training time. Again, I don't want to play for the Outlaws just to tell people I play semi-pro football. I want to play to make the team better. If I am not making a difference out there, then I am wasting my time, my family's time, and the Outlaws' time. I have come a long way, as I stated before. I've dropped about 25 lbs since I started training. I am not sure how much body fat, but I am noticing a difference. I've consumed TONS of supplements, lifted countless amounts of weight, biked, and sprinted hundreds (if not a thousand) miles. If I don't play at a high level, I can say it is not for a lack of trying. I don't know where I stand compared to other athletes, pro, semi-pro, college, or high school. I do know what I have put in to succeeding, and all I can do is hope that it is enough.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Post Flu, Crushed Iron, and a helmet
Friday I crashed and burned hard after a great Thursday night workout. The flu hit me Friday morning, and by noon I was completely out of commission. It really sucked, because Saturday morning was sprint training @ XLR8, and I didn't get to participate. Brandon did though, and he absolutely killed it. He was able to run 20mph again, and gave an attempt @ 21mph. He only last 3 seconds, but it was a balance thing, and he will be able to give it another shot in the coming month.
Sunday, Steve and I hit the gym, and we hit it hard. I hadn't walked out of the gym feeling like I sprinted for an hour and a half, ever, especially after only lifting weights. But we really hit it hard. We started with power cleans, and got up to 145, but it was limited rest in between, and it got us warmed up quickly. Next, we moved on to squats. We did them a little different this time, and honestly, we may stick with this method. On minimal rest, this was our sequence. 135, 225, 275, 295, 315, 225, 185, 135. At the end of that, we were absolutely done, but we still had upright rows, shrugs, and dead lifts to do. Upright rows, and shrugs we do as super sets. So we got through those relatively easy. Dead lifts we decided to do a little different as well. We stayed at 135, but we had to do 50 reps, with minimal rest. I'd do as many as I could, then Steve would jump on, do his set, then i'd jump on immediately do my next set, and so on. Needless to say, I was complete jello by the end of our workout.
This morning, Brandon and I went to run routes, it was my first session wearing my helmet. I was very happy that the helmet did not impede my vision at all. Also, the shield did not fog up at all, even though I was breathing pretty hard. I was able to make the catches I would be expected to make. The next step is to incorporate shoulder pads, and see how limited my range of motion is.
Sunday, Steve and I hit the gym, and we hit it hard. I hadn't walked out of the gym feeling like I sprinted for an hour and a half, ever, especially after only lifting weights. But we really hit it hard. We started with power cleans, and got up to 145, but it was limited rest in between, and it got us warmed up quickly. Next, we moved on to squats. We did them a little different this time, and honestly, we may stick with this method. On minimal rest, this was our sequence. 135, 225, 275, 295, 315, 225, 185, 135. At the end of that, we were absolutely done, but we still had upright rows, shrugs, and dead lifts to do. Upright rows, and shrugs we do as super sets. So we got through those relatively easy. Dead lifts we decided to do a little different as well. We stayed at 135, but we had to do 50 reps, with minimal rest. I'd do as many as I could, then Steve would jump on, do his set, then i'd jump on immediately do my next set, and so on. Needless to say, I was complete jello by the end of our workout.
This morning, Brandon and I went to run routes, it was my first session wearing my helmet. I was very happy that the helmet did not impede my vision at all. Also, the shield did not fog up at all, even though I was breathing pretty hard. I was able to make the catches I would be expected to make. The next step is to incorporate shoulder pads, and see how limited my range of motion is.
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