Romo/Ryan Getting Into Shape

At a meeting this week with his coaches, Tony Romo, quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, was told he needed to lose a little around the waist. The quarterback needs to be in better shape in order to lead the Cowboys through another run at the NFL title. Jason Garrett sat Romo down and used words like, “bottom heavy” and “we love you but…”to encourage Romo to work just a little bit harder. Not only does being in shape at the start of the season count, but as the season goes along, it is harder and harder to maintain strength and endurance. When nagging injuries start to creep up and the winter months come around, many football athletes can struggle with staying in game shape. Quarterbacks can have a particularly difficult time during the season because so much of their week is just trying to recover from the soreness and prepare mentally for the next week.

Garrett and Romo’s discussion was probably one that was needed and it came from a coaching staff that is starting to demand the best out of their players. This could give the Cowboys a better chance of finishing strong this season.

Athletes being at an optimal weight can always be a challenge for some. Not only for athletes, but each of us probably may not be at the ‘optimal’ weight we want to be at. The EverydayQB Challenge to lost weight has been going okay. It has been difficult, after losing those first initial pounds, to continue to consistenly lose the weight to stay on track. I think my mindset was a little bit like Romo’s, that I could just show up and everything would be okay. But instead, I’m going to transfer some of my own emotions onto Romo’s  experience and use it as an opportunity to motivate myself to buckle down a little harder, eat better and work out more often, and hopefully, Romo and I can shed the pounds that I want to.