Variety described it as "an intense three-hour mental workout rewarded with a big emotional payoff.

"Willie is a respectful man," said Martínez, who answered questions after the three-hour workout.

Everyone else survived the three-hour workout.

He put four split squads through staggered three-hour workouts, running from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In September 2002, Gabriel, who runs a marketing company, returned to his office after a three-hour workout and started to feel queasy.

As the three-hour workout unfolded, so did some noise from the fans - both derisive and encouraging.

"It hurts, you know, because it's a little hard," he said, explaining his tears during a grueling three-hour workout in anticipation of the Silver Gloves.

He did three-hour workouts six days a week.

Not for Showalter, whose report on the three-hour workout was reserved.

A three-hour workout Saturday morning was spirited, intense and resourceful.