Thursday, October 29, 2009
how can i keep up?
The fast pace first year student athlete schedule is something I was not mentally or physically prepared for, and I am starting to worry if I can keep this pace for much longer. My day begins waking up at 6 am for a morning practice in the wrestling room where it is not uncommon for our coach to end the practice having us do 100 or more pushups and pull-ups as a “cool down” as he likes to call it. It doesn’t matter how long it takes us we just have to get it done. Then off to class which is usually hard to concentrate in or stay awake for anyone, but this is especially challenging after a morning practice. Then due to a poor test grade I am required to serve study hall hours in my coaches office or academic advisors office from 1-3 everyday usually not finding time for lunch. Then after struggling through that I head right back into practice for the 2nd time of the day which is always tougher than the first one. From there is head back to required study hall in JPJ which is actually a huge help academically so its hard to complain about, however it just adds one more required activity and place for me to be that stresses me out. I get back to my dorm around 8 or 830 which is actually earlier than some of my teammates get home (Gabe Gomez) who doesn’t get home until 10 usually. And to top this all off during this fast paced day I have to limit my food and drink intake because I have weigh inns every weekend and and currently 10 pounds over for my weigh in this coming Saturday. I am trying to figure out ways to cope but it really starting to mentally break me, because I do love to wrestle and I do love my team its just hard to keep up.
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