- Joe Burrow invested in his nutrition early on by hiring a private chef, which is less common to young NFL stars.
- Barrow’s chef says quarterbacks cut out all dairy products, eat lots of protein, and crave spices.
- Barrow said he couldn’t eat McDonald’s every day, unlike some of his teammates.
Joe Burrow has reached the NFL’s biggest stage in his second season in the league. His diet is a central element of his efforts to get there.
The 25-year-old Cincinnati Bengals quarterback will lead his team at the Super Bowl LVI this Sunday, more than a year after he suffered a catastrophic end-of-season ACL tier. Following a healthy diet was central to his rehabilitation when he returned to full strength.
Barrow, who was the first to be drafted overall in the 2020 NFL Draft, was already interested in nutrition even before he was injured. He used his first salary as a professional athlete to hire a professional chef, Jose Salazar, to manage his diet six days a week. ABC 9. It got even worse last summer when a veteran player (coincidentally Super Bowl rival Andrew Whitworth) advised that eating was essential if he wanted to avoid injury. ..
Salazar told ABC that two of Barrow’s biggest dietary rules are not dairy products, but spices in everything. Salazar also said that Barrow often eats a pound of protein per meal.
Barrow’s healthy diet came at a cost. The Bengals team’s tradition of eating McDonald’s regularly and often before the match. One player, Chad Ochosinko, even claimed that a McDonald’s-based diet helped prevent injuries.
But it’s not on Barrow’s menu.
— Joe Burrow (@JoeyB) March 12, 2021
Ochoshinko made McDonald’s a pseudo-tradition of Bengal
Ochoshinko says he ate McDonald’s before each match and during training. Ochoshinko, who has played the NFL’s 12 seasons and has never missed a match due to an injury, Said McDonald’s was the reason for his physical resilience.
Now, Ochoshinko said he is taking over the strategy to current Bengals players, including Ja’Marr Chase’s aggressive rookie.
“He eats McDonald’s, and the whole team eats McDonald’s,” Ochoshinko told the insider.
Bengals’ tight-end CJ Yuzoma recognized McDonald’s pre-match in a touchdown performance with the Las Vegas Raiders in the team’s first playoff victory on January 15.
“Before the Raiders game, I ate sausage eggs and cheese McGriddles. This is a breakfast recourse with hash browns and orange juice,” Uzoma said this week at Super Bowl LVI. I told the insider at a press conference. “I eat McGriddles with Macchikens and sausage eggs and cheese like my job, but that’s it.”
McDonald’s could be a bigger aspect of the team’s diet and team bond experience while the Super Bowl is running. concern.
Jamie Hepner, director of performance analysis agency Catapult Sports, is one of Bengals’ health consultants and told insiders that he was “not surprised” about the team’s consumption of McDonald’s. He added that by doing “many other things right” in terms of fitness and nutrition, you can limit the damage that can be done to your body.
Barrow’s dairy-free, high-protein diet may help him reduce inflammation
For Barrow, avoiding inflammation was the key to his recovery from last year’s injury.
By avoiding dairy products, Barrow follows the ideas used by Tom Brady, who also avoided dairy products, to extend his career to the age of 44. Brady has expressed concern that dairy products may increase the risk of injury by increasing inflammation. Studies are mixed and some have found that it may be an exaggerated concern.
Protein is important for the health of soccer players. According to Healthline, this provides the body with tools to repair broken muscle fibers while playing soccer. This is important to keep the fibers and ligaments strong and prevent them from breaking.
Other veteran stars like Brady, Endam Kansoo, and the NBA’s Kevin Love follow a similar high-protein diet aimed at reducing inflammation, but Barrow is ahead of the curve at the age of 25.
