The Seahawks took us back in time Sunday night. Back to when defense was
more competitive than complicated. Back to when the toughest team, not
the fanciest team, won the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Back to when the Super
Bowl was won in a rout by a team on top of its game.
The Seahawks
smashed the Broncos 43-8 Sunday night in a game that won't be remembered
as a New York/New Jersey Super Bowl, but rather the coming-out party of
a great team.
With a defensive performance to rival any in championship history,
the Seahawks took apart the highest-scoring offense in NFL history.
Seattle held Denver to one touchdown, and that coming on the final
play of the third quarter, when the score already was 36-0.
While defenses of
yesteryear have shined in Super Bowls, keep the proper perspective. The
'85 Bears squashed a Patriot team quarterbacked by Tony Eason. These
Seahawks pummeled Peyton Manning.
“It's all about making history,” said Seattle safety Earl Thomas.
“This was a dominant performance from top to bottom. You had guys step
up that you wouldn't even think of.”
No doubt. The Super Bowl MVP was a Seattle linebacker, Malcolm Smith,
that half of us never had heard of and the other half not until his
interception in the NFC Championship Game. Smith had a 69-yard
interception return for a touchdown and a second-half fumble recovery,
but a dozen of his teammates could have made a case, too.
Super Bowl? Nope. Superior Bowl. The Seahawks were faster, stronger, tougher. Just better. Way better. Seattle was billed as a back-heavy defense — its secondary is the
supposed strength. Maybe so. But Cliff Avril and Chris Clemons led a
pass rush that sacked Manning just once but kept him under constant
threat, and Manning becomes quite ordinary when forced out of his
comfort zone.
Manning's deconstruction of defenses before the snap is useless when
the defense plays it straight. Which is what Seattle does. Nothing
fancy. No tricks. No great disguises. The Seahawks play hard and fast,
mean and aggressive.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Make Push Ups a Part of Your Everyday Routine
The secret to building muscle is to stimulate muscle while making sure not to over train. For all of those that don't belong to a gym, you can still work out with out spending over $50 a month on a gym membership; do push ups at home. Simply follow these easy steps for a healthier life and stronger upper body.
Start the first week by doing as many push-ups as you can COMFORTABLY DO. When you feel some meaningful strain, stop. This might be as few as 5 or 10, maybe even less. You need to start small in order to get best results.
Repeat your set of pushups as many times a day, every other day at the maximum frequency, (so your body has time to rest sufficiently) as you can comfortably do. You will want to work up to doing 10 sets a day, but, for starters, 3 is probably a good number to shoot for. If you punish yourself now, you will not keep up your program for very long.
Make sure your push-up form is correct. It is easy to put your butt up in the air and/or not go all the way down to the floor, or otherwise "cheat" on your form. But, if you do this, you will not be getting the value of your exercising. Your knees should be nearly locked, and your arms will be carrying the full load of your push-up. Your chest should nearly (but not quite) brush against the floor. With each push-up, your arms will be completely extended (but not locked) when you raise yourself up fully.
Make sure that you get a lot of water to stay hydrated. Do the number you are comfortable with every day or day and a half, as this leaves time for your muscles to rebuild, strengthen and get bigger. You can take one day a week off, if you are feeling the effects of your routine too much.
Once you can do your normal number several times every other day, add a few more push-ups to your routine. Be sure to tighten all of your muscles and they will build. You will need to be able to push yourself to get to your set goal for that week.
You can do pushups nearly anywhere. During a TV commercial, before your shower, in a vacant room at work. It will only take a few seconds for each.
If you feel like this is an impossible task, find an exercise buddy. They can cheer you on or even do it alongside you.
Once you are able to do more than 15 push-ups slowly and with perfect form, add more resistance to the push-up in order to continue challenging your muscles and stimulating growth. You can increase resistance by wearing a weighted vest, having someone sit on your upper back or push down on your upper back, using a resistance band, or even filling a backpack with weight and wearing the backpack while doing push-ups. Also, you can vary the push-up routine in order to challenge your muscles in brand new ways and increase resistance.
Start the first week by doing as many push-ups as you can COMFORTABLY DO. When you feel some meaningful strain, stop. This might be as few as 5 or 10, maybe even less. You need to start small in order to get best results.
Repeat your set of pushups as many times a day, every other day at the maximum frequency, (so your body has time to rest sufficiently) as you can comfortably do. You will want to work up to doing 10 sets a day, but, for starters, 3 is probably a good number to shoot for. If you punish yourself now, you will not keep up your program for very long.
Make sure your push-up form is correct. It is easy to put your butt up in the air and/or not go all the way down to the floor, or otherwise "cheat" on your form. But, if you do this, you will not be getting the value of your exercising. Your knees should be nearly locked, and your arms will be carrying the full load of your push-up. Your chest should nearly (but not quite) brush against the floor. With each push-up, your arms will be completely extended (but not locked) when you raise yourself up fully.
Make sure that you get a lot of water to stay hydrated. Do the number you are comfortable with every day or day and a half, as this leaves time for your muscles to rebuild, strengthen and get bigger. You can take one day a week off, if you are feeling the effects of your routine too much.
Once you can do your normal number several times every other day, add a few more push-ups to your routine. Be sure to tighten all of your muscles and they will build. You will need to be able to push yourself to get to your set goal for that week.
You can do pushups nearly anywhere. During a TV commercial, before your shower, in a vacant room at work. It will only take a few seconds for each.
If you feel like this is an impossible task, find an exercise buddy. They can cheer you on or even do it alongside you.
Once you are able to do more than 15 push-ups slowly and with perfect form, add more resistance to the push-up in order to continue challenging your muscles and stimulating growth. You can increase resistance by wearing a weighted vest, having someone sit on your upper back or push down on your upper back, using a resistance band, or even filling a backpack with weight and wearing the backpack while doing push-ups. Also, you can vary the push-up routine in order to challenge your muscles in brand new ways and increase resistance.
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