What can we learn from Mark Ingram?

Well, as it turns out- quite a bit.

It just happens to be the day of the Heisman Trophy ceremony.  So, we could watch Tim Tebow or Mark Ingram or Colt McCoy and probably pick up some pointers. But I guess one of the foremost things that I have learned over the last couple of years is to think of myself as an athlete. I had some good times listening to Coach Jim Thompkins (Paul Lacoste’s coach at MSU) giving us instructions on pass coverage drills this past summer.

When I started the People Magazine weight loss challenge and subsequently started Paul Lacoste’s class… I NEVER thought of myself as an athlete. Paul Lacoste did…. as a matter of fact, he thinks of all the people that train with him as athletes and calls them that. And it’s true.

Paul talks about things with his athletes that train with him- like “seize the day”,” being “ready for anything” and “attacking the work day”. His training gets you ready for that… any training will. When I became thinner and stronger, I became more confident and felt like I could “attack the day.” That is another thing I like about getting up early in the morning and getting my workout in before anything else.

Since this is a article on weighdownsouth.com- then I should point out that we here in the south have an excellent opportunity to continue working out and competing all year long. Only over the last few days have I stopped running outside- it is December after all… but I can guarantee that there will be “warm days” sooner than later (my wife always reminds me of her experiences in college of  sunbathing on Christmas day).

Now more than ever, I am seeing people in Mississippi competing in sports… and it’s not just kids… there are some older folks too. I guess they are taking the Shawshank Redemption line to heart “You better get busy living, or get busy dieing”.

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