Why"weight training" and NOT "I'll "wait training matters..

Good Morning everyone. As we stay on Day 6 and head to tomorrows last Day of this 7 day challenge I want to offer up a quick story about why all this matters!

Let me introduce you to Nathaniel. I've worked with Nathaniel for the past 2 years as a kicker/punter for his HS team.

Last year I offered out a "challenge" to ALL the kickers and punters I worked with from Freshman to Seniors. And the "reward? I would buy them a brand new Wilson GST ball; personally prep it (which takes about 90 minutes to do) and give it to the winner, who EACH day signed in with their current weight by texting me.

The challenge was a very simple one. Over the next 90 day period they had ONE THING to do each Morning when they FIRST woke up. And that one simple thing? To weigh themselves. And then the rest of the day to follow whatever "plan" they (and yes the parents did on weight training). That was it!

Then after this quick weigh in they could get on SnapChat, IG, FB, and spend the day doing whatever HS kickers and Punters do!

There were 40 kickers in this challenge. Some said- I'm all in Coach!!! Trust me! I'm going to win that new ball!

Others said, But, Coach I don't have a scale! We all, know as "parents" at some point in time said the following."OK thats it! I'm going on a New Year Resolution to lose/gain weight) and we all know what happens right?

The ONLY one who made it through the 90 day challenge and between his workouts and part-time job was Nathaniel and his weight gain success story?

He gained 17.5 lbs and this year he and his team won the State Championship and Nathaniel was named FIRST TEAM All-State Punter.

Congrats Nathaniel and to your parents and I hope you enjoy the New Football!

Coach

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