ISSUE #57 (Captain: Johan Santana) - March 1st, 2019

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PERFORMANCE - Remember that movie Limitless where Brad Cooper's character (a loser) takes a pill that turns him into a high-performing mental wizard?  The bad news is there's no real "genius pill", but there is a product called Genius Mushrooms that I tried (for you, not me) to enhance my geniusness (because let's face it, I'm already in the ballpark). The pills have cordyceps & reishi mushrooms & Lion's Mane and they definitely do...something. I tried them with no caffeine for a few days and while I didn't become a financial tycoon I did Coach U6 soccer astonishingly well. If you'd like to have a tingling brain and heightened alertness, give'em a shot HERE.

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 RELAXATION - One of my favorite turns of phrase of all time is when someone says their "dogs are barking" if their feet hurt. I love it.  The other day after a set of sprints and a leg workout...wait for it.... my dogs were barking!!! So I found this 4-minute foot massage routine from Rich Poley, author of Self Massage for Athletes. All you need is a tennis ball and you can do it yourself. Poley's classical choice for background music is puzzling, but the massage worked. Watch it HERE.

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While NBA fans around the league were celebrating Mavs future star Luka Doncic's 20th birthday this week, I couldn't help but remember my all-time favorite European sensation, Drazen Petrovic, AKA, The Mozart of the Hardwood.  Petro, for those of us who went to New Jersey Nets games in the mid-90s, was an absolute phenom and THIS one-minute highlight video gives a nice glimpse of his skills. He could pass, he could shoot, he riled up the crowd, he had great behind the back moves and I especially enjoyed the highlight of his spinning, pump-fake jumper that fooled Michael Jordan in one of their duels. RIP Drazen.

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THE Q - FEATURING NFL STAR ROB GRONKOWSKI  People are constantly discussing your post-football career and we know you love to workout. When the NFL is done, is bodybuilding in your future or after football are you just going to chill on a couch and relax?  RG: I will never hit a bodybuilding stage show, but I love athletic bodies. When I'm done playing, I will still be super active. I love exercise. I will keep up with the resistance band exercises for the rest of my life. I like to do bodyweight exercises and light lifting.  Rob Gronkowski is a 5x Pro Bowler, 4x First Team NFL All-Pro and Super Bowl Champion for the New England Patriots. You can read the full feature I wrote about Rob for Bodybuilding.com HERE.

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A TREMENDOUS QUOTE:  "To refuse to accept praise is to want to be praised twice over."   - La Rochefoucauld

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