Grind it out
I wasn't able to get to the computer yesterday, things got a little hectic. Saturdays are always great for me because I don't have to worry about classes and appointments or any of that stuff. It was great sleeping untill 1030 and not having to rush through my lovely breakfast. After eating I called my teammate Andrew Lomond (transfered in this year) and told him I was headed to the gym for a jumping/movement workout. He met me there and we had a pretty intense workout. We brought out the hitting pad and were smacking each other with it as we attempted to dunk different ways in different scenarios. Obviously, he is a big man (6'8 270lbs) so I set up his drills differently then mine-- dropsteps in the post and rolls to the basket. I did some splitting screens, taking the hit and dunking, catching it off the rim, backboard tips, among some other things. It was a very good wkout and we tired our legs out pretty good. Because we were playing pick-up shortly after we needed to go refuel on food and water and we watched a little bit of the UNCA mens soccer team who impressed me on their improvement from last year. As for pick-up, the first couple games I tried to get all my teammates involved on the offensive side. After everyone was feeling good about each other I started thinking about scoring more and my mid range game-- I started off cold but ended up making some tough shots, and creating space very well for myself against a very good defender in KJ Garland--always makes it tough to get a good shot. I tried to keep it balanced between working on my game and making sure my teammates were getting better at the same time. My legs got tired toward the end so I know I need a little bit more conditioning next week.
My brother moved up here about a year ago to help me train in my downtime, so Saturday evenings are always a good time for us to chill out and talk about the week. We pretty much just chilled around the apartment and then went and hung out with some of my teammates at a little party right off campus. It was a good time, but my body was tired and when I hit the bed it was over!
