USA Today - Ray Lewis reaches into the black leather briefcase on the floor in front of his locker and pulls out a clear plastic bag. It is show-and-tell time.Stamped “P.M.,” the bag is filled with multicolored vitamin supplements. Before noon, the iconic Baltimore Ravens linebacker already had consumed a protein shake, egg whites, an apple, 2 gallons of water and a similar bag of “A.M.” supplements.
Lewis, 36, is explaining why he believes he has survived 16 NFL seasons — and still is playing at a Pro Bowl level as the Ravens prepare for Sunday’s AFC divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans— in such a physically demanding sport… Lewis estimates he swallows 50 pills a day.
50 pills a day? Fuck. Yes. Ray. Lewis. Even at my peak I think I was only in the 30’s. Two servings of Animal Pak (11 pills each), thermos, fish oil, L-Carnitine, L-Arginine, and a few others and I was only at like 35 pills a day. Does he invent new supplements? This is fantastic. Fascinating. What is Ray’s stack? I have to know. I must. 50 pills a day is barbaric. That is why I am just a lame meathead blogger taking 30 pills a day and Ray Lewis is a 16 year NFL veteran.
50 pills a day, get huge, be one of the most feared linebackers in the NFL. Time to step up my supplementation game.
-Tony “Two Scoops” Muscoli
Thanks to Pete for the article.
