Sam DeVault thought he was in pretty good shape when he first arrived at Bellarmine back in July, but after a couple of runs in open gym, the Austin Peay transfer realized he had some work to do. “I’ve always been kind of thinner, so my goal has always been to gain weight. So I’m used to being able to run up and down the floor quite easily and once I ran up and down the floor for the first time in a few months and it was hard, I realized we’ve got to do something about that. DeVault went to work with Bellarmine’s Director of Sports Performance, Steve Hartman, who overhauled the sophomore forward’s approach to nutrition, the way he worked in the weight room and even monitored how much sleep he was getting. “He was texting me pictures of his meals every day,” Hartman said. “We were making sure his eating habits and lifestyle habits were on point. It wasn’t just what we were doing in the weight room, it was a 24-hour mindset.”DeVault started at 235 pounds, and his body fat percentage was just under 16%. Now, he weighs around 210 pounds, and when his body fat was checked last month it was around 10%. “That was very satisfying to see the work we put in pay off like that,” DeVault said. “It definitely helped with my quickness, just being able to go up and down the court for longer.”As someone who “loves to eat” the work wasn’t always easy, but DeVault said he knew how important it was to maximize his opportunities on the court. “He will pose problems because he can stretch the floor at 6’10,” Bellarmine head coach Scott Davenport said. “He rebounds in traffic, and that’s due to the work in the weight room. He feels better about his body.””I think the whole thing as a whole was good change for me so I kept that in mind,” DeVault said. “This change is good for me mentally, me physically and us as a team, too.
Sam DeVault thought he was in pretty good shape when he first arrived at Bellarmine back in July, but after a couple of runs in open gym, the Austin Peay transfer realized he had some work to do.
“I’ve always been kind of thinner, so my goal has always been to gain weight. So I’m used to being able to run up and down the floor quite easily and once I ran up and down the floor for the first time in a few months and it was hard, I realized we’ve got to do something about that.
DeVault went to work with Bellarmine’s Director of Sports Performance, Steve Hartman, who overhauled the sophomore forward’s approach to nutrition, the way he worked in the weight room and even monitored how much sleep he was getting.
“He was texting me pictures of his meals every day,” Hartman said. “We were making sure his eating habits and lifestyle habits were on point. It wasn’t just what we were doing in the weight room, it was a 24-hour mindset.”
DeVault started at 235 pounds, and his body fat percentage was just under 16%. Now, he weighs around 210 pounds, and when his body fat was checked last month it was around 10%.
“That was very satisfying to see the work we put in pay off like that,” DeVault said. “It definitely helped with my quickness, just being able to go up and down the court for longer.”
As someone who “loves to eat” the work wasn’t always easy, but DeVault said he knew how important it was to maximize his opportunities on the court.
“He will pose problems because he can stretch the floor at 6’10,” Bellarmine head coach Scott Davenport said. “He rebounds in traffic, and that’s due to the work in the weight room. He feels better about his body.”
“I think the whole thing as a whole was good change for me so I kept that in mind,” DeVault said. “This change is good for me mentally, me physically and us as a team, too.
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