*INFORMATION FROM SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
By Lisa Altobelli
To help him recover from surgery to repair a torn labrum and a partially torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder -- and to prepare for an All-Pro season this fall -- Saints QB Drew Brees turned to an unusual workout regimen. "When they told me it was invented by a Navy SEAL, I knew it would be cool," says Brees of the nylon TRX suspension-strap system devised by SEAL Randy Hetrick for training in small spaces such as in ships and submarines. "It's just your body weight working against gravity,
so you won't get injured.
Now my wife [Brittany] uses one at home, and I'm addicted."
Brees began using the system (sold to the public at fitnessanywhere.com) last April under his trainer of three years, Todd Durkin. "I like that Todd was a quarterback [at William and Mary]," says Brees. "He trains me in a way that's position-specific." Durkin says he wants his athletes "to be strong feet to fingertips. In Drew's case, I knew we could do that safely using TRX." Safely and effectively: Brees, who plays the Eagles on Saturday, led the NFL with 4,418 passing yards.
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