This was an incredibly rough weekend. I have not been this physically drained in a long time. I still feel like I am in a haze. But, onward and upward. Let's get down to the nitty-gritty.

It was destined to be a long weekend. I woke up at 5:00 AM on Saturday morning. I tried to fight it. I tried to back to sleep. I could not fall asleep. I finally got up around 6:00 AM. We had to run errands all day. We spent most of the day in Columbus. We picked up some exercise equipment for our home gym. We now have a squat rack and full cable crossover. I purchased another set of hex dumbbells and 435 lbs. of universal bar/weights. My home gym is now almost as good as most "real" gyms. Our evening was spent setting up the new equipment. I called it a night around 11 PM.

I was once again awake bright and early on Sunday morning. I woke up at 6 AM and could not fall back asleep. I spent a few hours mowing the yard. I packed my bag and headed to the wrestling gym. I have not been in a ring for a few months now. I need to bump the rust off. At the gym, I saw some old friends. Everyone seems to be doing well. I bumped around for maybe 30 minutes to an hour. It hurt.

I left the wrestling gym and headed to football practice. We are actually starting to put the offense in place at this point. I am learning a totally new position and new system. It is going to take a while to learn everything. I worked virtually every snap at tight end (yeah, I know) during the 2 hour practice. My legs are absolutely fried. I probably ran between 60 to 80 sprints. By the time I left, I could barely move. My eyelids were heavy. My stomach was empty. I was dying of thirst. It was after 11 PM when I went to bed last night.

This morning I awoke at 4:45 AM. I was unable to return to slumber. I am very tired and very sore. I want to curl up in a ball on the floor and go to sleep. I hope I can sleep better this evening. My body needs rest. I need to exercise tonight. It will be a challenging balance this evening. I need to exercise hard enough to progress physically. I need to exercise lightly enough as to not strain muscles from overuse.

Like I said at the beginning, it was a rough weekend. I am physically drained. Emotionally, I am still (to quote New Kids on the Block) hanging tough.