We were indoors today at the Training Ground facility. The entire crew was feeling the beach work in the sand. Larry was all smiles and just a little sore. We made sure he had a good supply of FlexPower, the anti-inflammatory sports cream we use with all our athletes. As we got started, James Sims, a sports agent from Oakland, brought a young man by the name of Demetrius Crawford. He was a running back from Montana State. As I talked to the young man and his father, the others began their warm up. They started on trampolines. I use the tramps for cardio and to teach the proper sprinting techniques without tearing down the body. Afterwards we had walking stretches and I could see the joy experienced from being far more graceful than on sand.
Demetrius and I talked about his goals, his situation and his chances of reaching the NFL. I repeated the strength of our program, but also the difficulty of it. We talked about other programs and bells and whistles that are being offered rather than the transforming work we are doing here. He and his father were impressed and have agreed to return tomorrow for practice. Maybe I should have warned him that tomorrow is our day on the mountain! For anyone who has been through our program and understands the significance of that earthly obstacle, I’ll give you a minute to run to the bathroom and we’ll continue when you get back….lol
Our goal for today was foot speed and hip flexor flexibility and strength. The drills aren’t super demanding, but they are continual and give the athlete very little chance for rest. It’s more explosive endurance, but on a smaller scale.
One of the athletes, Adam, a very muscular fullback, walked by me with a big grin and said, "Thank you! Compared to yesterday, this is just a walk in the park."
I replied, "You aren’t ready to die two days in a row…..yet!"
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