Game Changers

      Since I already told you about my thursday lifting on monday, I'll talk about something different today. I like to draw my inspiration from just plain amazing athletes, so I'm going to share with you which athletes I find remarkable. First and foremost is Adrian Peterson; this guy is just a rocket. He won NFL rookie of the year in 2007 as a running-back for the Minnesota Vikings, and has become one of the most dominate running-backs in the NFL. You can see every muscle in this guys frame, yet he is not bulky or unproportional. He is the most athletic-looking man on the face of this earth, in my opinion. You would expect someone like this to be cocky and flaunt himself, but he does not. In fact, he is one of the hardest workers in the NFL and has no counts against him, a real role-model athlete.

      Secondly is Jonah Lomu, considered the best rugby player in history. He played for the New Zealand All-Blacks which is one of the best rugby teams year after year, and on top of that could play ANY position. At 6'5" 275 pounds, he was a monster and extremely fast, like Brandon Jacobs, only bigger and faster. Like I said he could play the as the fastest and quickest position, or slowest and strongest position on the field, comparable to a lineman who could be a wide-receiver, absolutely incredible. He dominated the sport of rugby, all opposing teams having to strategize a game plan around him. He is the New Zealand player portrayed in the new movie, Invictus, with Matt Damon. Every aspiring rugby player is now compared to him, but none can reproduce a talent quite like his, a true legend to the sport.

      Lastly, I leave you with a true monster, Sebastian Chabal, a French rugby player who is the most intimidating player to ever grace the field. He is very large, 6'3" 260 pounds, but that isn't the half of it. He has been called  the "Neanderthal," "Caveman," and other nicknames because he truly resembles a someone from 2,000,000 B.C. He is the hardest hitting player in rugby and strikes fear in the hearts of everyone who plays him, not the typical Frenchman. He is incredibly strong and not too friendly on camera. In one interview, the reporter asked him to reply in English and he said, "We are in France, so I will speak French," and walked out of the locker room. He provides both the mental and physical edge to his teams, leading many of them to victory. 
    


      These athletes are true testaments to the remarkable abilities of the human body, and I hope all who read this will use these athletes for motivation in your future training.