"This was a great kind of small-area, condensed workout you can do to burn some calories, get a sweat, and not feel quite as guilty as you might otherwise."ĭespite having cheated on a few squat explodes a few minutes before, I was sweating my ass off. "But we incorporate a lot more weights and a lot more resistance running," he explained. He trains at EXOS in Los Angeles during the off-season. "We incorporate things like this, definitely, the high aerobic type fitness, high metabolic training," he said. I later asked Edelman if he uses such routines when training. By using only one thing-your own body-there's no excuse to get out of it, and it's incredibly efficient." It can be done anywhere, without any equipment, much space, or time. This workout is 100% the 'no-excuse' workout. "I also made sure to select exercises that had easily accessible modifications to accommodate a group whose athletic abilities varied. "The workout was only 30 minutes, including water breaks, so I wanted to maximize the time we had," Weller explained of his routine. Throughout the variety of exercises, side planks, sumo stretches, squat-jumps, push-ups, bicycle-kicks and so on-each in short bursts of two minutes, one minute, thirty seconds and so on-Edelman prowled around the room, busting balls, and exhorting us to work harder. "It's ok, they signed a waiver," Edelman joked. Shortly after, someone returned the favor. "Don't kick people in the face," Weller instructed us during a mountain-climber exercise. At one point I stepped on the hand of someone behind me. Once the class began, Edelman and trainer Brian Weller, co-owner of Barry's Bootcamp Boston, took turns cheering on and chiding the group, weaving through the crowd, which was harder than it looked with about 40 of us in the confined space, there wasn't much room to move, never mind execute a successful lunge. The effect was akin to waiting for high-school gym class to begin. Some tried a few hesitant stretches, while others took selfies in the store's mirrors. No one was sure of what to do with themselves. It was a motley collection of young and old, exceptionally in shape and exceptionally not, with myself falling squarely in the middle. Inside the store a couple dozen of us congregated, waiting for Edelman to arrive. Brady lived around the corner for years, and Edelman reportedly bought a condo nearby. If you're unfamiliar, it's something like a mix of 5th Avenue high-end shopping with an ever-shrinking sliver of St Mark's Place toward one end. Long before I arrived, a blocks-long line had already formed down Newbury Street. A handful of fans who purchased the sneaker were invited to a 30-minute, high-intensity workout lead by the receiver at the Puma store in Boston this weekend, and as Esquire's resident Patriots fanboy, and having already checked off Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski on my interview bucket list, I would be remiss if I didn't tag along, even if I was pretty sure I was going to get my ass kicked. The occasion was the launch of Edelman's sneaker with Puma, the JE11 Ignite Ultimate. After that I guess it will be the time Edelman stuck his ass in my sweaty face. Then I'll recall his MVP-caliber performance a couple of weeks later in the victory over the Seahawks in the Super Bowl: nine catches for 109 yards, a touchdown, and a touchdown-saving tackle on an interception. First will be his pass to Danny Amendola for a touchdown against the blasted Ravens in the 2015 divisional game. At some point in the distant future when I'm a crotchety old man with little more than a lifetime's worth of Boston-sports memories to get me through each day, Julian Edelman's name will conjure a few specific moments.
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