For those Army athletes training for their weight class tournaments, it was an art and science finding the time and routine to get the best chance to be the last man standing.S/ Sgt. Mike Lacche was in kitchen duty - so days he had breakfast duty, Mike couldn't "sleep in" to 5 a.m. The day could start as early as 4:00 a.m. Once completed, Mike returned to barracks, threw some water on his face / prepped and was standing in perfect formation at 6:20 a.m. Ten minutes later, all soldiers saluted the flag.
Round one of PT (physical training) was 6:30-7:30 a.m.; Mike returned to his barracks again, showered, reported to kitchen duty again; breakfast - Mike and his team would serve fellow soldiers until 8:30 a.m. -- they would complete clean up duties and report to full training from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (1700 hours). After training, Mike would wash up, help prep for dinner duty, help serve dinner at 6:00 p.m. (1800 hours).Now with the chores out of the way, Mike and his fellow Army boxers would report to training. While each fighter fended for himself - the base demanded a sense of unity and brotherhood in training. Mike and fellow athletes had to find a clear mind, and any ounce of remaining strength in the 90-120 minutes they were allowed the train.
By 9 p.m. (1900 hours) an Army war-time athlete would find the most peaceful part of their day -- sleep.
Mike was try every night to 'watch' a fight as he fell into sleep, looking for any advantage during his 'down time' to prepare for the title.
