February 8, 2010

Well, Superbowl XLIV (or 44, which reminds us why Roman numerals were discarded) turned out to be a real contest. And a real surprise. My wife and I surely had a lot of company thinking that Manning’s Indianapolis Colts were going to mop the floor with Brees’ New Orleans Saints. And as the game started out, it looked as though that would be the story.

One of the more exciting moments was in the very first quarter, when Manning handed off the ball to Joesph Addai, number 29, who ran down the field for a touchdown. It just doesn’t get more exciting than that! But then, the tide slowly turned.

Manning’s passes were incomplete. Several calls by the referees were against the Colts, which made a huge difference in the outcome. And the underdogs from New Orleans, on their first showing in franchise history, The Saints went marchin’ in…to Superbowl History, as the 2010 NFL champions.

It had to be a bitter pill for the Colts, favored to win by nearly everyone. They never stopped trying. But finally, they just couldn’t catch up. And the Saints won it 31 to 17, when the smoke cleared.

Congratulations to Drew Brees, winning quarterback and MVP, and his team. They pulled it off! And the fans on Bourbon Street went wild (not that they don’t go wild, normally…).

The halftime show by The Who was pretty spectacular, visually, with lots of lasers, synchronized fireworks, and other great visual effects. The songs were a medley of their past hits and reminded us of what a great band they used to be. But Roger Daltrey couldn’t hit the high notes to “Pinball Wizard” and several other signature numbers. It was almost painful to listen.

It was a performance that reminded me of lines from that old Kenny Roger’s song “The Gambler:” …You gotta know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away….” But, that’s just my opinion.

On a positive note, there were no “wardrobe malfunctions,” for which we can all be thankful.

One thing I noted again and again, while watching the game: the punishment these men take in the course of a hard fought game is astounding. You can especially appreciate it on those slow motion replays, when you can see the enormous impacts they absorb and the awful, twisting forces that threaten to rip their knees apart (and sometimes do).

The only thing that saves them from permanent injury every time they’re hit (besides luck) is relative youth and pre-season training, using many of the very same exercises I teach in my newly expanded PAIN-FREE PROGRAM and the included EXERCISE DVD:

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It does make you realize why their careers are usually short, though. No one can continue to absorb that much punishment, without long term consequences. Makes you appreciate a guy like Favre, dosen’t it?

And then, there were the commercials. Dorritos was a big sponsor this year. And, in my opinion, the nadir of taste was their bit with the guy in the coffin with all the Dorritos chips, at a funeral. Maybe it’s just me, but I didn’t think that was funny. It was just dumb.

But a few were cute. I liked the Clydesdale and the Bull commercial by Budweiser. And the sexy babes of GoDaddy.com are always pleasant on the eyes. Again, probably me, but overall, I just thought the advertisements this year were tepid, compared with those of past years. And they cost a reported million bucks a minute, too.

So, Superbowl 44 is history, now. Time to get on with everything else. I’m gonna pop a couple of my ultra pure, pharmaceutical grade fish oil caps 

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take the rest of my vitamins and get my exercises in. Then, I have to finish a special gift for you, which you can download, IF you sign up for my emails again, later this week.

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Yours for a pain-free tomorrow,

Dr. Bill

“The Wellness Warrior”             TM

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