You've heard that athletes are as good as the fuel they take in. It may not be 100 percent but it is a big part of it. Lauren Abbott knows that.

Competition Day concludes with one of the closest championship matches ever. It was exciting as a team of sleepers beat a team that had been dominating up until the championship.

The semifinals wrapped up and two very athletic teams will battle for the Competition Day Championship next Tuesday in Cowboy football offseason

It never gets old and it should never go without appreciation. If you love Cowboy football and the winning it's enjoyed, then you love offseasons and summers with Rob Glass and his staff.

It's one of the best things about Oklahoma State football offseason. It creates a competitive fire and builds team chemistry.

The players call it "Body by Glass" but head coach Mike Gundy and Rob Glass and his strength and conditioning staff know it is the backbone of the football program.

Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy says his program has a logo, says they are primed to move up, and must do what it takes. We'll take 7 parts to examine who, what, and how,

Christian Holmes played last season, but now he will admit that he really didn't know what it meant to be a Cowboy. He knows the meaning now and it is a strength as he battled to start at corner.

One of my favorite questions for transfers coming into Oklahoma State is how does the offseason and summer programs with Rob Glass compare to where they came from?

The throwback summer program that head coach Mike Gundy and Rob Glass wanted has concluded and it was a success. Linemen on offense and defense have really improved strength and conditioning.

The bright orange short fit Cowboy linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez well. I'll bet it was at least a two XL and this from a former quarterback that could wear a medium, maybe an L when he arrived.

Ask any former or current Oklahoma State football player what they remember beyond the games and the answer you will get the most is Friday morning stadium steps. There is good reason.

Oklahoma State players during the off season conditioning program and the summer conditioning program go through very intense workouts on Friday mornings with stadium steps in Boone Pickens Stadium followed by a lifting workout in the West End Zone.

Postponed during the spring, Oklahoma State football held their first high school coaches clinic on campus in two years on June 21 and the first stop for the coaches was a lesson in "Body by Glass."

Former Oklahoma State All-Big 12 defensive end Jamie Blatnick is back and part of Rob Glass' strength and conditioning staff.

The team captained by running back LD Brown and defensive tackle Brendon Evers battled the team captained by Hunter Woodard and Sean Michael Flanagan to a nail biting conclusion.

Oklahoma State football had a full week of work with the offseason program.

There is still another three weeks of offseason but I have some good thought on the near month of offseason training thus far.