Drew Brees rigorous off-season workout shared and shown

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is shown and interviewed
in the holiday issue of Stack about his rigorous off-season workout. 
(AP Photo/Dave Martin)

If you're a Drew Brees fan, don't miss the holiday issue of Stack Magazine.   Friday, December 18 the magazine for high-school athletes unveiled an insightful and in-depth look at Brees' off-season workout  that is helping the 2008 NFL Offensive Player of the Year lead the New Orleans Saints to a remarkable season.

See a video from the article below

Writer Josh Staph includes info about the source of Brees "eye of the tiger" on the field and his incredible comeback from a near-career ending shoulder injury (check out his investment in TRX suspension system, key to that recovery.)

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Brees got back to championship form through sheer determination and perseverance, and Stack Magazine calls his current workout, "the most impressive and inspiring training session we’ve ever seen ... Not a single rep or movement is taken for granted, and not a word is uttered, until the workout is complete."

The magazine doesn't ignore the mental aspects of working out either.

My body can only go as far as my mind can take it," Brees told the magazine. 

The following dynamic warmup is just a small example of the "good stuff" that the writer includes in the article with its in-depth advice, warmups, and exercise routines from Brees' trainer Todd Durkin, of Fitness Quest 10  in San Diego.

A-Skips: 2x10-15 yards
Lateral Skips: 2x10-15 yards
High Knees: 2x10-15 yards
Buttkicks: 2x10-15 yards
Lunges: 2x10-15 yards
Straight-Leg March: 2x10-15 yards
Jumping Jacks   
Gate Swings: Hop, land and drop hips into low squat with feet wide. Push outward on inside of knees with elbows; repeat
Pogo Hops: Rapidly bounce on balls of feet with minimal knee bend
Seal Jacks: Perform Jumping Jack but swing arms horizontally—hands together in front of chest to arms as far back as possible
Flings: Same as Seal Jacks, but cross arms in front as you cross feet. Alternate top arm and front foot each rep
Speed Ladder: Perform 5-10 drills down and back with football in hand