YB! Hope the Wednesday is going well! I shot a few vid's for Fanarchy a few weeks back and I just got a few of them!
The second one is easily one of the dumber things I've done in awhile and the first one is the video that was actually used!
Check them out!
KMH
YB! What's crackin?! I hope everyone has had a good start to the week!
I wanted to reach out and talk about something I've been one, getting a lot of questions about recently, and two that I've been personally dealing with for about 3 months now!
I've never been seriously injured before so when I went down earlier this summer, I figured it would simply be rehab, rest, and then I'd jump right back on the field and pick up right where I left off. And that's NOT the case at all. I'd say an injury is more mental than it is physical. In working on with my trainers the past few months I've noticed that they're constantly trying to get me to push the fact that I was injured OUT of my head. You see athletes get hurt all the time in the NFL, MLB, and NBA and hear them speak about their injuries and recovering, but you don't really understand the process until it actually happens to you.
My biggest thing to overcome thus far has been thinking about the injury while playing. The problem with thinking about an injury while playing is that is messes with EVERYTHING else. It makes you second guess a movement or trying to make a play that you're used to making, and all of a sudden you're NOT the confident player that you once were. It's tough to swallow, and you can be the be the most mentally tough athlete in the world, but once you're injured, you start to question things, it's just part of the process.
However, I'm happy to say that I am 100% healthy now, and back to training as hard as I possibly can. Back in the summer of 2008, I was playing my best lacrosse I've ever played, seeing the field differently than I ever have and feeling as confident as I ever have. So, the plan starting last week is to work until I get back to that level again, and push all thoughts about any injury out of my head. Can't wait to get back out on the field and compete next summer at full strength.
I need to go grab some lunch and get ready for my trainer in an hour or two, but I'll check in later this week with a video!!
Talk soon,
KMH
What's crackin' YB?! I'm sitting on my flight across the country back to LA from Championship weekend in Annapolis. I'm actually sitting next to Maya (the singer), but I haven't come up with anything to say to her yet...I'll keep you posted though..
Anyway, I wanted to write and give a recap of the summer as it's definitely been a crazy one. For starters it was a very disappointing season with my injury with out a doubt. I've never really been seriously injured before, and it's jut as much mental as it is physical. As you know, I got hurt in the 2nd quarter of the 3rd game of the season and wasn't the same since. I think I missed 7 games total. I am very proud of my team and what we were able to accomplish this year with out a doubt, I just wish I could have done more to contribute. It felt great to get back into a flow on Saturday in the Semi finals, but on Sunday, we weren't able to play our best game and give Toronto credit, they did what they needed to to get a W. The tough thing is I basically missed an entire season, so I'm still ready to play! Fortunately, we've got USA training camp try outs coming up late September, so I've got to stay healthy, continue to rehab my hammy and get ready for those. I'm confident that our Denver squad will be back next year and ready to get this thing done. It was nice to play in Baltimore and have my family, girlfriend and close friends at the games as well. Always nice to play in front of the hometown fans.
I can say I'm certain that my body wasn't ready for two games back to back, thats for sure. As I'm sitting here on my flight, I feel like I got jumped last night in my sleep! Every bone in my body is killing me! No matter how hard I rehabbed and tried to put myself in game shape, there's no substitute for an actual game. muscle
We had another great cam season as well which was nice. It's always nice to be able to give back to the game thats done so much for me, work with all of my close friends and meet some cool kids along the way. Outside of the 3 broken windows at our Michigan camp, things were GREAT!
I've got some really exciting projects on the horizon that I'm looking forward to sharing with you all when the time is right! Don't want to leak too much yet as some final details are still being worked out!
The new K18 line drops this fall! I handed out a bunch of the new K18 t-shirts this weekend and kids seem to be pretty fired up about it, which in turn makes me all fired up! If you haven't seen it yet, be sure to check out the New K18 commercial and the equipment on youtube!
I'll be back out in LA this week just getting some things organized and trying to slow down for a few days. Got a few buddies from Baltimore coming out so it should be nice to catch up with them for a few days!
KMH
What's crackin' YB!? I hope everyone a great weekend and a smooth start to the week!
Last week was a good one for me as it's the hardest I've worked out all summer since my injury. Between running, lifting, shooting and hooping, it was a fairly normal work out week for me, which was nice for a change. My hammy gets stronger everyday, just got to stay positive and stay mentally focused on keeping my core tight and I'll be straight!
Anyway, I spent the weekend down in San Diego with Meredith for a few days which was nice. Always nice to get out for a weekend and take a day or two off. We bounced around down there for a bit and then made our way to Sea World on our way home yesterday! Now, I'm not a huge fan of big crowds (unless you're playing in front of them!) , but I'll be the first to say that Shamu and the Dolphins were worth it! Meredith LOVES any type of aquarium, so she was all smiles all day. After spending some time at Sea World, I got to sit in traffic for a good 3 hours trying to make it 40 miles north back up to Hermosa, which wasn't all that sweet.
Any True Blood fans out there? I'm a pretty big fan of the entire HBO line up on Sunday night and I thought all three of my shows (Hung, Entourage and True Blood) were average yesterday! I felt like nothing happened at all! But, it's whatever, ain't stopping me from watching next week!
I've got 5 days left until the playoffs and I can't wait! This will be my second year in a row having a shot at this thing and being in the playoffs after not having a sniff of the playoffs my first three seasons in the league. Time to leave it all out on the field and try and grab a ring!
This week is fairly chill which is nice. Just need to focus on playing my best come Saturday (and hopefully Sunday) and then finish planning out the fall tour for the K18 line! It's going to be a lot of fun! Already got 7 locations locked in and once I finalize a few more things I'll be sure to let you all know!
We went to dinner this weekend down in SD and there was an awkwardly big chair outside of the restaurant, so, I figured it'd be good to take an awkward picture in it! Check it it out!!!
I'll get at you all before the week is over!
KMH
YB! Hope the week is going well! Here's a video I shot recently at my camp...not back to normal, but heading that direction.
Talk to you all soon,
KMH
