By the time the season's over, I'm ready to get back in the weight room and start training as far as getting stronger.
I used to make fun when I got into the league, and I couldn't believe these old guys that didn't know artists on the radio, like in the weight room.
I spend around two and half hours on the track every day running and another 2 hours in the weight room lifting weights with my strength coach.
I spend around three hours on the track and two hours in the weight room, five or six days a week.
We worked so hard, spent so much time in weight room and in camps to be where we are today. We wanted to come out and be as good as any team in the state, to prove we could hang with any team at any time.
Being a strongman is a real test of functional strength. What can you pick up, carry and how fast can you move it. It's not a weight room strength, it takes brute strength and power to lift, carry and pull all types objects from fire engines, Mack trucks, transport planes and large stones.
The weight room has always been a place for me where I could go to be relaxed. It's my sanctuary of sorts.
To me, it's not all about how much weight you can lift in the weight room. It's how you can manipulate weight in the ring.
I may not be in the weight room as much as some guys, but I get my work done.
I think I rushed and I needed more time with my comeback. I needed more time to get my legs stronger to be able to handle the workload. You can only train for that by pitching innings. You can't simulate pitching off a mound in a game inside a weight room.
