Ray Lewis will go down as arguably the greatest Linebacker of all time and one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history. This is largely do to a lifetime dedication to fitness and scientific nutrition. Ray has long been known to have one of the most intense and vigorous workout routines in the NFL. But over time the workouts are not about extreme intensity and heavy weight, they are about working out smart and catering your workouts to your body and your specific needs. After 17 seasons in the NFL(especially as a linebacker) your body is going to be pretty damn banged up. One of the main reasons that Ray has been able to remain relatively injury free, and come back from his most recent triceps injury, beating the odds is because of his intelligent workouts. Ray has toned backed the psychotic intensity and focused more on reps and contractions, instead of intense weight.
Moral of the story, as you age remember your body is not always going to be able to handle what it could in your younger years, you have to evolve to take the best care of your body and it will ultimately last much longer down the home stretch.
Now another thing that I would like to talk about in regards to #52 is mindset. Not only is Ray a workout fanatic and a natural athlete, but he has perhaps the best mentality of anyone in any sport. He knows he is a champion, he knows he is the greatest, he firmly believes that he is a grown man playing against smaller lesser men. This is not necessarily cockiness, but it is simply a dominant winners mindset. This is often times what separates the men from the boys, you can have all of the strength and all of the skill in the world, but if you do not believe that you are the greatest...you never will be.
Fins Up...#52
Best of Luck to you next week Mr. Lewis.
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