Email to David Gilks
from Thaine Carter
Hey Dave!
Hope all is well. Well, my season is over now. We lost in the semi-finals, but it was a great season for both myself and the team. I had a great season this year, and had my first CIS Interception which I ran back for about 25 yards! My strength and overall fitness was evident all year, and I found that my balance and overall level of physicalness was much higher. I guess what im saying is I FELT GREAT! I can't wait to get back home and start my intense summer training with you! If my game was effected this much with little over a month of Core Training, then I anticipate a much greater change after an entire 4 months!
Though I didn't start every game, I did achieve my goal and started as linebacker for a few games and made a great contribution. Now it's time to start my off-season training, and I cant wait to start hitting the gym! Can you tell me what my training schedule should look like? Formally I was going to the gym 6 times a week on a 3 day cycle. heavy upper, lower, and back and shoulders on Mon, Tues, Wed. then I do the same rotation but low weight high reps and take Sunday off. I found I got good gains with this, but im not sure if this is the right way to do things.
My plan now is to build my strength and bulk/size. I would like for my summer to be for fine tuning and sculpting. If you could give me some insight to how I should go abouts doing this, it would be greatly appreciated. Anyways, I've got to go study. During season its extremely challenging to get work done, yet alone quality work, so now its time to get my grades back up so I can stay in school! Thanks alot for everything! I look forward to hearing from you, and training with you this summer!
All the best,
Thaine Carter
