Super Bowl LI Reaction: Shaming Gaga and the Falcons; shame on you!

Imagine Patriots’ quarterback, Tom Brady and Falcons’ quarterback, Matt Ryan, doing their Super Bowl pre-game workout routine in Versace uniforms; yeah right. Lady Gaga, on the other hand, rocked her TRX workout routine in her sparkling Versace bodysuit just moments before stepping on the big stage.

Brady walked away a five-time Super Bowl Champion and four-time Super Bowl MVP, while Ryan mastered the art of an epic choke job and Lady Gaga’s performance landed her criticism for her gut. So what do the Super Bowl LI, no paycheck and belly fat have in common? Gaga.

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Perfection is what many have said about Matt Ryan’s performance on Sunday. Up until the last nine minutes of Super Bowl LI, he completed 13 of 16 pass attempts, for a grand total of 202 yards and two touchdowns without throwing an interception — giving him a passer rating of 158.3 — perfection! All the Falcons had to do was hold their ground, but instead they choked, and gave up their 25 point lead.

“That was exactly the way we didn’t plan it,” Brady said. “That was everything we didn’t want to do in the first half, and it was better in the second half.”

With five straight scoring drives to finish the game, Brady had two touchdowns and was 26 of 34 passing for a grand total of 284 yards. Talk about the most blockbuster end to one of the most memorable Super Bowl games ever!

Now on to Lady Gaga’s game. Her little 13-minute gig achieved the second-most viewed Super Bowl Halftime performance, with a little over 117.5 million viewers. Sales for Gaga’s music spiked almost 1,000 percent after Sunday’s show. How is that for a mic drop!

I’m pretty sure that Brady, Ryan and Gaga weren’t eating anything close to what you were serving at your Super Bowl party. Old man Brady, at 39-years-old, recently released his TB12 Nutrition Manual that features nutrition guidance and healthy recipes to keep you in shape. Brady follows an 80-20 approach, which means 80 percent of the foods he eats are alkalizing and 20 percent are acid-forming, yada yada yada, basically he eats lots of fruits and vegetables year round.

31-year-old Ryan, is not nearly as extreme with his diet. He follows a clean eating regimen but allows himself the occasional cheat. Both players followed an off-season workout program as well as a strength and conditioning routine leading up to the Big Game.

Gaga, at 30-years-old, told Good Morning America, “I work out a lot. I do the VersaClimber and sing while I do it. My Super Bowl show is full-on cardio. It’s cardio while singing.”

Gaga took her Super Bowl performance very seriously with plenty of rehearsals, workouts and touring the field in Houston. She literally dropped into the Super Bowl, made an impressive leap, nailed her dancing, sang her heart out, and caught a football all while not missing a beat or breath! Who wasn’t winded just watching her?

What is even more astonishing is the amount of money Gaga was paid for her dynamite performance. Nothing. No, you did not misread that. It reads, “Nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada.” Now I know you just read Gaga’s sales spiked 1,000 percent but you wouldn’t see Brady or Ryan playing the Big Game for free.

Trust me, not only do they make a pretty penny, but they also make mucho bucks on their endorsements. Brady actually took a $2.6 million pay cut from his almost $15 million base salary for his Super Bowl performance and Ryan walked away with the loser total of $49,000.

What really made my blood boil is the critics that have commented on Gaga’s appearance. As if the Falcons’ performance didn’t give us enough to comment on! Being a personal trainer and a female, I can appreciate the courage it takes to dance around in a two-piece.

Gaga says, “I’m proud of my body and you should be proud of yours too.”

For men and women around the world struggling with their body image, Gaga gives me a Million Reasons to be one proud-ass fan of hers!

Just remember, before deciding to go on the internet and bash a living-legend, one should probably try to complete the feat in question themselves first. News flash, most people have a gut just walking around or bending over. Gaga had the smallest of guts while performing non-stop cardio in front of a large part of the free world.

Want to know what is actually shameful? Making fun of someone you will never meet due to jealousy. Jealousy is a much uglier mask than any gut the eloquent Lady Gaga may have shown, during one of the best halftime performances in Super Bowl history.

— Katie Beckmann covers and loves sports and all things relevant for cover32, but loves good human behavior the most. Be kind to one another and you will see how great we all can be. Be sure to follow and comment on Facebook and Twitter.

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