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USA Today via Reuters

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USA Today via Reuters

Time for a quick fact! The more one sweats in grueling workout sessions, the closer one inches towards the elusive Championship title! NBA stars are currently obsessed with workout tweaks, regularly posting images of their training sessions. Bucks star Damian Lillard decided to up the intensity scale of his workouts a notch higher! It’s the ultimate SEAL-packed training ever (pun intended)! His workout has thrilled fans, even actor Michael B. Jordan praised his training.

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Now Lillard is well-known for taking his workout schedule seriously but practicing with an Ex-SEAL is a different ballgame altogether! He took to his Instagram handle to post a video of an intense training session with David Goggins. “If you always do what you’ve always done … you’ll always be where you’ve always been… Much love and respect @davidgoggins.” After watching the Bucks star training alongside Goggins on their treadmills, fans were in awe.

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“Goggins + Lillard = Godzillard. The League has been put on notice.”“Locked in,”

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Damian Lillard’s ultimate “Godzillard” duo training sessions

Goggins is widely regarded as one of the best ultra-endurance athletes the world has ever produced. Having competed in more than 70 endurance races, Goggins was adjudged the 3rd at the Badwater 135 Death Valley-remarked to be the world’s toughest foot race. He also holds the Guinness World Record for the maximum pull-ups completed in 24 hours.

When asked about how he was feeling after the training, Goggins said with a glowing smile, “I feel great bro! It’s like if I am on a basketball court with him, he will be laughing right, he will be joking, he will be playing with me. This is my playground. If I will be on his playground, he will be laughing so this is how it is.” Given Goggins’ reputation and his intense workout, it’s no surprise that Lillard chose the ex-Navy SEAL as a training partner.

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Who can forget the highest scoring NBA All-Star Game , where the Eastern Conference won 211-186 with the final whistle blow? where Lillard scored 39 points (14/26 from the floor, 11/23 from beyond the arc), with three rebounds, and six assists. With the intense Godzillard workout, the Bucks star has set a high bar, raising expectations even further. It’s only a matter of time until fans find out if his hardwood action keeps opponents “locked in” while Lillard showcases his frenetic scoring. Until then as the SEALs say, “Never out of the Fight!”

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Himani Bisht is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. Her hardcore romance for sports and writing brought her here, in a world of adventure to cover the most thrilling of NBA moments, giving her in-depth analysis on the edge-of-the-seat moments unfolding courtside. Her speciality lies in focusing on the tactical style adopted by the Hall of Famers, shattering records, and the drama that unravels behind the scenes, away from fan’s eyes. She brings her astute skills to cover every minute detail about the sport at ES, that will leave her readers yearning for more. Besides her deep dive into sports, Himani is a prolific movie aficionado with sci-fi hitting the top genre, a lover of Art museums and Philosophy who seeks solace in the escapism offered by treks, hikes and bungee jumps.

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