Walter's 'workout' habits

["Rob Tisdale" <rtisdale@wws.net>]

Cecil,

I must disagree here.  Although I realize the 365/24 is poetic license on
your part, I don't think anyone expects that the players work out on a daily
basis all summer long.  Since I like to work out, I can't understand at all
why these guys don't work out at least a couple of hours a day for at least
half of the summer.  But even if there are some (like Walter) who would
rather make music than work out, shouldn't they be doing it to help their
careers and their team?

I get about 5 weeks off each year when you include all the holidays, as do
most people.  Professional ballplayers have it rough from the start of
training camp (early October) to the end of the playoffs if they make it
that far (end of April-end of June).  So, players who don't make the
playoffs have a seven-month stretch where they work approximately full time
including the heavy travel.  On the other hand, they are more than fairly
compensated for this.  These players have 5 months off during the summer.  I
would be thrilled with the commitment of a player on a non-playoff team who
spent 2 of those 5 months in the summer just working out 4 hours a day.
Coincidentally, this is about the amount of time that the teams which make
the NBA finals will still be playing each summer.

Four hours a day, five days a week, for two months.  One-two hours each in
the weight room, on the court, and doing some other training activity
(stretching, running, swimming, on a bike, anything, really).  Is that too
much to ask?  After all, we the fans ARE paying the salaries here really,
aren't we?  Sure Paul Gaston pays them, but who pays him?  Is it too much to
expect that these guys will come in to camp at least close to in shape?

Rob

> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 16:39:07 -0700
> From: "Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>
> Subject: Re: Pitino Urged/Latest Trade Rumor... It's Time For Celtics Note
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> When most everyone in the world is on vacation, they do whatever they can
to
> take their minds off of their job.  Athletes are not supposed to do that.
> 365 days of the year, 24 hours a day, they are supposed to be the best
> employee they can be.  And during the offseason, they should continue to
> work like Karl Malone does.  Isn't that just a little bit of a double
> standard?
>
> Cecil
>
> - ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kestutis Kveraga <Kestutis.Kveraga@dartmouth.edu>
> To: <celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 8:54 AM
> Subject: Re: Pitino Urged/Latest Trade Rumor... It's Time For Celtics Note
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>
> > --- You wrote:
> > Although I think Houston could fit well, Blount and Battie at the 5
would
> > get pounded nightly unless Tony does a dozen Krispy Kremes a day and
puts
> on
> > about 30 lbs, and get more physical and conmsistent.
> > --- end of quote ---
> >
> > A dozen Krispy Kremes per day would likely result in a Shawn Kemp-type
of
> weight gain (i.e., fat). Six meals per day containing at least 30g of
> balanced protein each, combined with a rigorous weight training program
> would be far more desirable (are you reading this, Walter and Antoine?).
> > Btw, speaking of Walluh, did anyone catch the article in the Globe about
6
> weeks ago about how he spends most of his time in the offseason in his
home
> recording studio (I think it said 13 hours a day on average). No wonder he
> has a physique that makes Banana Boy look like a pro bodybuilder. Unique
> metabolism my arse. Some NBA players have weight rooms in their house
(Karl
> Malone). Others have recording studios.
> > Kestas