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Tell us what your typical weekday is like.
A typical weekday for me is kind of crazy depending on the time of the year. Usually on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I am up early around 5:30 a.m. and heading to the weight room at the training center. I stay there usually and eat breakfast and then I get ready for 9:30 a.m. practice.

We usually train until 12:00 p.m. and then I head home to take care of my dog and walk her. After that I’m usually resting until our next practice which is 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. We love Thursday and Saturday because those are kind of lighter days for us. On Thursday we train from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

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Tell us your typical weekday
I usually wake-up around 9 a.m. and eat breakfast. I also grab coffee right before I go the gym for our first workout. I work out from about 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and then head home.

At home I either take a nap and/or rest and make sure I have a good meal. I like to be fully prepared for our second practice which is from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. After the second practice, I come home eat dinner, rest, watch TV and do it all over again the next day.

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Tell us a little about what you were thinking going into Championships as far as your health was concerned?
My coach and I decided that I would not be able to compete in all of the events. I was going to compete on floor and/or vault, but since it wasn’t really beneficial to do so, we decided not to.

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Tell us a little about what you were thinking going into Championships as far as your health was concerned?
I was a little concerned since my back had been bothering me for a couple of months. I came in with the intention to compete but after the first day of training my back froze up on me so I knew I needed to be smart about it and make the right decision on competing or not.

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Paul, you just won your third consecutive All-Around National Title, how does that feel?
Obviously it feels great! Being the leader going into the Olympics is a great feeling and I feel very confident about the U.S. gymnastics team. It was awesome to have a three-peat and to be the leader of the U.S. team at this time.

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Have you been to all 50 states? If not, is there one place you would really like to see?
No, I haven’t been to all 50 states, but I’d say most of them. The one place I really wanted to go and had not had the opportunity to see was Florida, but then we turned around and competed in three Visa American Cup competitions there. There isn’t really one place I haven’t been that I really want to see.

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Have you been to all 50 states? If not, where have you not had the opportunity to go?
I have been to most of the 50 states, but I’m not sure exactly which states I haven’t been to.

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Have you been to all 50 states? If not, where have you not had the opportunity to go?
I’m pretty sure I haven’t been to all 50 states, but I have been to a lot. There are some states I’ve been to that I can’t even remember, but the one state that I know I haven’t been to is Delaware.

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Blaine, you were recently on NBC’s Today Show and on the David Letterman show, right?
Yes, I was.

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What is it like to participate in all the different media activities, especially pre-Olympic media activities?
I think it is fun to participate in all of these media activities. All of us have been doing it for a while now and I think it is a pleasure to talk about our team and ourselves when we get the opportunity. Team USA is a very unique team and we are all proud to be a part of it.

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Paul, you recently took part in the USOC Media Summit in New York City. How long were you in New York for this event?
I was actually only in New York City from 8am until about 4pm that day. I was in LA doing something for NBC so I took the red eye from LA to New York and did the media summit in the morning. In the afternoon, Morgan and I did a photo shoot for People Magazine’s 50 Most Eligible Bachelors.

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Please tell us your short-term and long-term goals in the sport.
My short-term goal is really a daily goal - to get done everyday in the gym what my coaches have set out for me to do. My long-term goal is to make the 2004 Olympic Team and win some medals with my teammates. After that, I am really looking forward to watching my wife play beach volleyball in California. I also plan to open a gym with a few of my buddies.

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