Ben
Lemming prepares for Division One football
By Thomas
Monroe
Magis staff writer
Next
Fall, Ben Lemming will be going to play football for the University
of North Carolina. This kind of undertaking requires the preparation
that most Jesuit students will never see.
Since the end of the 2003 football season, Ben has taken up
a diet and weight training program that is present in every
waking hour of his day.
Ben starts his day off right with 5 scrambled eggs, toast,
bacon and orange juice. Then, in between two of his morning
classes, he has a snack and a gatorade to tide him over until
his next meal.
Lunch for Ben consists of a modest two sandwiches, chips,
cookies and a drink. Typical stuff. But this is after already
consuming about 1000 calories, compared to 300 for the average
student.
By the end of the school day, Ben, feeling famished after
a couple of hours, has another snack, similar to the one in
the morning, before his afternoon workout.
Every
day after school Ben goes to workout with Danny Arnold, a
trainer working with some of the best athletes in college
that are about to go pro. Arnold has worked with players like
Tommy Harris, winner of the Lombardi award, and Ohio State’s
Mr. Everything Chris Gamble.
Arnold has Ben doing one hour of running, plyometric, and
agility drills, followed by an hour of lifting.
Once he gets back from his workout, he has 2 peanut butter
sandwiches and a protein bar, which he follows up with dinner.
For dinner, Ben says he has “whatever we're having,
but a lot of meat.”
Wondering if all this is worth it? Thinking that this is too
tough to be beneficial?
The bottom line is that Ben, in the 3 months since the football
season
ended,
has gone from 265 lbs. to 285 lbs.
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