Life As A Student-Athlete

Everyone gets a certain amount of time for every responsibility on their to-do list from day-to-day. And life as a student-athlete is no different. But while we on the outside enjoy the small three-hour window into the lives of these athletes, the men and women putting it all on the line are balancing way more than we realize.

This week, we debuted our “Athlete Stories” series beginning with former Ohio State football player Roen McCullough. While we are just three episodes in, McCullough has already given us a peek at what his days looked like in episode three. (Check out episode 1 & episode 2 here.)

Now we will take it one step further and get the full look at what a student-athlete’s schedule looks like.

The schedule below is courtesy of Roen McCullough. 

SPRING FOOTBALL

6:00am – Wakeup

6:30am – Breakfast

7:00am – Meetings

7:30am – Pre-practice warmup & stretching

8:00am-11:00am – Practice (Mon/Wed/ Fri), Lift (Tue/Thurs)

11:30am – Training room rehab, injury preventative exercises

12:30pm – Lunch

1:00pm-9:00pm – Class block

9:30pm – In bed

10:00pm – Lights out

SUMMER TRAINING

4:45am – Wakeup

5:15am – Pre-workout meal

5:30am – Pre-workout warmup & stretching

6:00am – Morning lift

8:00am – Training room rehab, injury preventative exercises

9:00am - Breakfast

9:30am-4:00pm – Class block

4:00pm – Team run

6:00pm – Dinner

6:30pm-9:00pm – Class block

9:30pm – In bed

10:00pm – Lights out

FALL IN-SEASON

6:00am – Wakeup

6:30am – Breakfast

8:00am-12:00pm – Class block

1:00pm – Lunch

2:00pm-2:30pm – Meetings

2:30-3:30pm – Training room rehab, injury preventative exercises

3:45pm-6:30pm – Practice

7:00pm – Dinner

9:30 – In bed

10:00pm – Lights out

WINTER TRAINING

4:45am – Wakeup

5:15am – Pre-workout meal

5:30am – Pre-workout warmup & stretching

6:00am – Morning lift

8:00am – Training room rehab, injury preventative exercises

9:00am – Breakfast

9:30am-9:00pm – Class block

9:30pm – In bed

10:00pm – Lights out