The new coach went through a few different workouts, including a cardiovascular workout in the PI’s altitude room, a short grappling lesson in the Octagon and a test of his punching power.
“He looked like he was trying to throw a baseball,” Griffin joked. “Still punched it as hard as I did.”
In his own defense, Otzelberger said it’d “been a while” since he had thrown a punch, something he’d like to keep that way.
Going forward, the Runnin’ Rebels coach hopes to implement a few things he learned at the Performance Institute with his team as they prepare for the upcoming college basketball season.
“They talk a lot here about reaction time (here) and quickness and how the best athletes learn to physiologically react quicker,” he said. “That’s something that definitely stands out to me from this experience and something we’ll take back with us for sure.”
