Even before the first player arrived, John Reilly was preparing for what turned out to be a grueling Friday morning lift for the Texas Tech men’s basketball team.
The second-year Red Raider men’s basketball strength and conditioning coach picked up a dry-erase marker and started to write down the workout schedule on a large whiteboard placed in the middle of a modest weight room under United Supermarkets Arena.
One phrase stood out at the top, though: Strain and you will grow!
Junior college transfer Hyron Edwards, freshman Jarrett Culver and graduate transfer Brandone Francis stroll into the weight room, smiling, and giving handshakes to all of the rest of the graduate assistants and others in the room.