Q & A WITH PENN WIDE RECEIVER: Miles Macik

DP: What kind of training program do you go through in the off-season?DP: What kind of training program do you go through in the off-season?MACIK: We lift pretty heavily four days a week. Our strength coach, Coach Wagner has a pretty good program for us. It starts two or three weeks after the season's over. We get together and lift and run a lot. We do some sprints, some biometrics a bunch of stuff just to stay in shape. Normally, we lift four days a week and run 2 days a week. Everyone seems to be pretty serious about it. There are times when it's not a lot of fun because we're out there really working hard. But, you really have to do it. DP: What kind of training program do you go through in the off-season?MACIK: We lift pretty heavily four days a week. Our strength coach, Coach Wagner has a pretty good program for us. It starts two or three weeks after the season's over. We get together and lift and run a lot. We do some sprints, some biometrics a bunch of stuff just to stay in shape. Normally, we lift four days a week and run 2 days a week. Everyone seems to be pretty serious about it. There are times when it's not a lot of fun because we're out there really working hard. But, you really have to do it.DP: How much do you enjoy the time off and how much do you miss the game?DP: What kind of training program do you go through in the off-season?MACIK: We lift pretty heavily four days a week. Our strength coach, Coach Wagner has a pretty good program for us. It starts two or three weeks after the season's over. We get together and lift and run a lot. We do some sprints, some biometrics a bunch of stuff just to stay in shape. Normally, we lift four days a week and run 2 days a week. Everyone seems to be pretty serious about it. There are times when it's not a lot of fun because we're out there really working hard. But, you really have to do it.DP: How much do you enjoy the time off and how much do you miss the game?MACIK: It's kind of weird because when you're done for the season you have all these bumps and bruises. After the last game of the season all you want to do is rest. You want to go home and sit on your couch and watch TV for all of winter break. we want to get out there. Actually, a lot of people don't realize that there are more injuries -- pulled muscles and strained muscles and that kind of thing -- in spring football than during the regular season. DP: Having spent a year with spring football and a year without it, what is your assessment of it? MACIK: I like it a lot. It's a lot more laid back. There are guys coming in who the coaches need to get a good look at -- as far as where they'll fit in on the depth chart. It's a good opportunity for those guys. First, the coaches take a good hard look at everyone and they really get to evaluate you and see what you've done in the off-season and how you've progressed. And second, as I said before, it's a little more laid back. It's not that it's not serious, because it is. It is just not at that extreme level of intensity. It's good. Football is something you have to be ready for. The transition to playing is really tough. It's one thing to run and it's one thing to lift -- but when you get out there and put pads on and start running around, your muscles get sore. DP: What are your summer plans? MACIK: My summer plans --- I'm going to take a class near where I live to try to get ahead. I'll work part time, work-out six days a week and throw with Steve [Teodecki]. There's no way Steve's not throwing with me -- whether he likes it or not. DP: What have you heard about the new recruits? MACIK: We got a couple of real good athletes from [Mark] Fabish's high school. We got a good running back named Jim Finn and some guy Piella who was an all-state defensive back. Both of them are from Bergan Catholic. I'm really looking forward to next season. it's going to be exciting. It's my senior year. I'm looking forward to getting out there and catching a lot of balls and scoring a lot of touchdowns. I can't wait to get out there. DP: Who is going to replace Terrance Stokes at running back? MACIK: Year after year someone steps up. I really like Jasen Scott and Aman Abye -- you can't say they'll be as good as Terrance -- that's not fair to Terrence. But they're two really good athletes. Somebody will step up. Two years ago everyone wondered if Terrance could replace Sundiata Rush and look at what kind of back he turned out to be.