I am an NFL-caliber athlete! Okay, maybe not. But what I can claim is that I ran the Patriots Training Camp Conditioning Test.
Little disclaimer, it is not for the faint of heart. The test is a set of sprints that players do upon arriving to camp.
Let’s break it down:
- The test that I ran was 3 sets of 10 sprints
- Each sprint was 40yds
- Each sprint has to be completed in 7 seconds
- I get 30 seconds of rest between sprints
- I get 3 minutes of rest between sets
After a morning involving the gym and a massive pancake breakfast (Tilly’s Diner, shoutout to you) I decided that it was the perfect time to run more than I’ve ever ran since high school. I also decided to forgo stretching or warming up remotely because that’s for the weak. I’ve never regretted anything more in my life.
The moral of the story?
The 300-pound man with a belly the size of a yoga ball is probably in better shape than me.
