Matt Forte follows Walter Payton’s lead in offseason training

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During his Hall of Fame career with the Bears, Walter Payton’s favorite method of working out during the offseason — and torturing teammates who agreed to join him — was to run uphill wind sprints. Now the Bears’ current running back is following Payton’s lead. Matt Forte told ESPN the Magazine that he first started…

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[neilfii]

He won't be carrying a 15 pound vest on the field; more like a 300 pound lineman or a 240 pound linebacker.

 

[PeterC042]

The guy died a young man. His routine obviously didn't work that well...

 

[neilfii]

His death had nothing to do with his workouts, but then again, I really doubt you could attribute his incredible skills and success to simply running uphill either.

 

[ivo610]

The guy died a young man. His routine obviously didn't work that well...

yet he retired with some pretty amazing records and top 3 RBs of all time. so yeah I think his routine did just fine.

Would you say the same thing if this was about reggie white?