stillers4me
07-28-2013, 08:54 AM
For the first time in at least a year, Troy Polamalu looked his seven-time Pro Bowl, whirl-wind self during Saturday's non-padded Pittsburgh Steelers practice, the first of his 11th training camp.
Walking off the field, Polamalu cited the secret behind his rejuvenation after missing nine games last season with a nagging calf injury.
It's just not what cynics might expect in this era of performance-enhanced athletes.
The 32-year-old Samoan safety says there has never been any HGH shortcut for him.
"It's a struggle to eat right and train right and do all the right things. And if players are taking shortcuts, it's really an unfair advantage,'' Polamalu told USA TODAY Sports after practice. "Unfortunately, we didn't make the playoffs last year and I was able to begin my training earlier than usual with Marv Marinovich and I started working with a physical therapist for my calf and that really benefitted me...........
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Walking off the field, Polamalu cited the secret behind his rejuvenation after missing nine games last season with a nagging calf injury.
It's just not what cynics might expect in this era of performance-enhanced athletes.
The 32-year-old Samoan safety says there has never been any HGH shortcut for him.
"It's a struggle to eat right and train right and do all the right things. And if players are taking shortcuts, it's really an unfair advantage,'' Polamalu told USA TODAY Sports after practice. "Unfortunately, we didn't make the playoffs last year and I was able to begin my training earlier than usual with Marv Marinovich and I started working with a physical therapist for my calf and that really benefitted me...........
Read more @ http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2592941