Are You an Armchair Quarterback?

Many of us evolve into armchair quarterbacks,the same concerns many times that the average Joe
Monday morning quarterbacks, and various types ofwho sits on the sidelines also must contend with if
just plain couch potatoes as we age into the sothey decide to become active again.
called 'Golden Years', as some would have you toMany current athletes are also always looking for
believe. Former athletes, professional and amateur,something to help give them an edge on their
wanna be athletes, used to be athletes, or sidelineopponents, also to increase their game and earn a
watchers who feel they would like to get back intolarger salary. Watching a recent sports review show
or just get into the game, there is hope.recapping a football weekend, one of the players
As we have largely [pun intended] become anwore a microphone, and was heard commenting to
overweight, obesity plagued nation in recent years.another player how tired he was. He noted he
There is a drive to reverse it by having people startneeded to improve his diet and get more rest to get
to become more involved with beginning physicalmore energy when he played.
activity again with the intention to try and reverseSome of these former athletes and average Joes
this trend. This is particularly important as obesity hashave found an answer in a science based product
cursed some families producing over weight andcreated by 'Max International', 'MaxGXL' has been
obese children; from toddlers up to teenagers andNSF certified for sports products that can be safely
even 20-30 year olds.used by all major athletes, who as we all know have
If you are someone who has the a fore mentionedto be very wary of what products they can safely
ideas to get off the couch or away from theuse. They are held under strict scrutiny by regulating
sidelines and become active once more. The firstagencies who monitor these products to help control
thing to do would be to assess your current physicalillegal substances that some athletes will attempt to
condition and draft a plan of action, list some goalsuse for unfair advantage. A la the recent admittance
with a time line, just as one would do when planningby NY Yankees star Alex Rodriguez and many other
an activity that you are embarking on. In that planpro. baseball players.
should be a medical consultation so any health issuesSports trainers, personal exercise trainers, health
can be safely addressed before under taking anycoaches, nutritionists, physicians, agents and team
serious involvement in new physical activity, thuscoaches [on all levels] also have to be very wary of
avoiding any possible risks.any products they endorse or recommend to their
There are methods, structured plans andplayers. They as well must be aware of steering clear
supplements available to assist with those efforts. Ifof advocating any products that are listed as banned.
you are determined to get off the couch, you canOr they risk their jobs or liabilities involved with
do it. However unlikely as it could be that you will behaving their players fined and/or suspended for the
able to recapture totally your past exemplary sportsillegal use of any of those banned substances.
skills, if indeed you once had them.Key to know however that there are a few safe
Many former professional athletes who retire tend toproducts with NSF certification out there that can be
fade from the limelight and have problems blendingused by professional athletes and any average
into the mainstream of society. Many lose their wayformer or wanna be athlete trying to regain an edge,
and have issues if they left the game with physicalincrease their energy and return to the playing field
disabilities, or if they did not have sufficient andonce again to relive that feeling or competitive fire
competent counsel with their finances. They havethey've been missing for too long.