Blog with Bryan Smithson

The am came early when I woke up at 645 to eat a quick breakfast before going to the gym for our team's weight lifting session.  There seemed to be pretty good energy in the weight room and guys weren't sulking about it being so early---this is a good sign for our team.  Obviously, nobody wants to get up that early but you fight through it in order to show the rest of the team and the coaches that you are dedicated, as well as getting yourself stronger.  After that, I had an am class and my next class was not until the late pm.  In between we had a four man workout that included myself, Kj Garland, Sean Smith, and freshman Brandon Davis.  It went well and overall I think we all worked hard.  Though it wasn't my best workout, I made sure to finish strong and not give in to any fatigue.  I'm pretty sore from running last night but I am going to foam roll my entire body before I go to bed tonight to make sure I am loosening up. 

I feel pretty good physically but mentally I am drained and I am ready for Fall Break on Friday.  Between school, contacts, team workouts, and my individual workouts ---I am looking forward to getting down to Florida to workout with Dan and change the scenery/pace a bit, but I will never cheat my team or coaches by shortchanging them for myself, so I am going to finish off the week with everything I have and make sure the rest of the team does the same.  Sometimes there is so much going on in my mind at one time it gets physically exhausting.  To top that off, at this point in my career/life its hard (when its not my immediate family) to know who I can trust with my thoughts and feelings, so i tend to keep it all to myself because I have been burned before when I opened up.  If my brother (Jason) gets home early enough I will vent to him but sometimes its better for me to work things out for myself (mental training).   However, my best friend (the basketball court) always seems to free my mind of everything, so I will be there alot these last couple days before the break. .  ---- And when I have a couple minutes to myself ( in the shower is always best for me) I will relax and reflect on the things that may be overloading my mind.