<p>Okay, so I will be playing football at carleton college this fall. However, I have been working alot in order to foster soome extra money for school and have not found enough time for the off season workout, and I am a bit worried. I am in great running shape, not so much lifting. Any advice?</p>
<p>No time like the present to get started.</p>
<p>My son will be a frosh football player this fall and is working a FT job this summer to contribute to his expenses, as well. He leaves the house at 7:10 a.m. five days a week and drives to his job 30 miles away… M-F. He doesn’t get home until slightly after 6:00 in the evening, yet he finds the time to lift/work out 3-4 days per week. </p>
<p>It comes down to what kind of shape you want to show up to camp in… how badly you want to play. If you are a driven and disciplined athlete, you will find the time to make your strength training/conditioning a priority. </p>
<p>Get on it.</p>
<p>Dude, MaryOC is right.</p>
<p>Get on it.</p>
<p>My son will be a frosh this year too. He gets up at 5:30am (on his own initiative his parents have never mentioned this once) to lift and run and follow his workout program. He works full-time, he plays Legion baseball, he hangs with his friends. </p>
<p>How badly do you want to play? You can’t do anything about yesterday. But you can do EVERYTHING about today and your tomorrows!</p>
<p>Go for it! Don’t have any regrets!</p>
<p>Positive motivation is generally more productive than negative, but just to cover all the bases here’s another story from another sport. Player I know from a very competitive club soccer team did not commit to her preseason conditioning program for her D3 college program.</p>
<p>Arrived on campus in the preseason not in top shape … did NOT make the roster. She is a good player and definitely would have made the team had she been in shape.</p>
<p>well, let me clarify a little; I was not recruited or anything, I just walked on to the team and talked to the coach, so he said he’d give me a shot. I only played recreational football in high school, and explained to the coach that I wanted to try something new. I do not expect ANY playing time, but I just wanted to try an american sport you know? Where I am from its called futbol, if you get me. So I mean I want to be in good shape so that I can actually experience american football. Hence why I posted. Thanks for all the advice by the way, it is much appreciated. I have been working full time and running alot but can’t seem to find a gym to go lifting, squating, or cleaning. So basically all I have been doing are lots of running, push ups, abs, and stretching.</p>
<p>“I do not expect ANY playing time”</p>
<p>sstewart.</p>
<p>My two cents…I really don’t understand your attitude or decision making. The coach has decided to give you a shot as a walk-on, probably becasue you are a very good natural athlete. IMHO, you are currently doing the minimum and disrespecting the coach, your team, and D3 football in general. You need to show up in the best possible (american) football shape to show the coach he made a good decision, and to experience what it is truly like to play college football. Right now, you are half-assing it. You are of no value to your team or yourself. Take the advice of the other posters, and get yourself in football shape or do something else.</p>
<p>Carelton is a very competitive academic school from what I know about it. You’d be better served spending time in the library this Fall being the best student you can be rather than really doing nothing on the gridiron. </p>
<p>It doesn’t matter what sport you play. If you are not putting 100% of your time and effort into it, you need to find something else to do IMHO.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you. I hope you figure it out.</p>