Look at the growth of Yao Ming, and you will understand how important it is to eat in the NBA. Compared with when he arrived in the United States three years ago, Yao Ming's back muscles and chest muscles bulged obviously, his biceps bulged to both sides, and his shoulders widened a lot. In terms of weight, when Yao Minggang went to the NBA in June 5438+1October 2002, his weight was about 132kg. Eight months later, when he returned to Beijing, his weight was 140 kg, but his body fat content dropped from 10% to 8%. That is to say, in less than a year, Yao Ming gained 8 kilograms, but his muscle mass changed greatly. In addition to the great contribution of the specialized physical fitness coaches in NBA, it also depends on the scientific diet to a great extent.
What are the usual three meals a day for NBA players? In fact, they also have the same hobbies as ordinary people, and of course they also have some exclusive secrets of their own.
O 'Neill wants to eat steak before going to bed.
Let's take a look at what O 'Neal, the most dominant star in the NBA, eats every day.
O 'Neill is 2.16m tall and weighs158kg. He is definitely a big guy. On June 5438+ 10 last year, O 'Neill revealed to the outside world how he successfully lost weight and what he ate all day. Different from ordinary people, the "big shark" eats five meals a day, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, night meal and sleep meal.
O 'Neill's three meals a day are arranged like this. After getting up in the morning, he will have breakfast first. The breakfast of "Shark" is relatively simple, mainly eating egg white to supplement protein, not eating too much, about 4 to 6 protein. After eating, he will do 90 minutes of equipment exercise.
The staple food of "shark" lunch is chicken Caesar salad, and others are not eaten much; Dinner is also mainly meat, mainly roast chicken or grilled fish; Dinner is mainly about eating some fruits, such as apples, oranges or grapes, you can eat a little; Sleep meal is the last meal of a shark's day. At this time, O 'Neill will eat a steak weighing about 1 12g.
O 'Neill is not only a gourmet, but also a cook. On Valentine's Day in 2003, the romantic O 'Neill went down to the kitchen to show his skills and prepared a six-course Valentine's Day dinner for his wife Shanni. These dishes include steamed Alaskan crab legs, naked-eye steak, roast mutton and chicken, which are said to be quite delicious.
O 'Neill, who is still successfully losing weight, said: "I am becoming more and more mature, and I need to do something beneficial to myself. When I was young, I always didn't pay attention to diet and fitness, but the older I get, the slower my metabolism is, so I pay special attention to diet. "
Yao's secret recipe: China tonic+soup.
The most popular food in Yao Ming now is pizza. Every time on the trip, when the outside is a strange and boundless city, Yao Ming will call to order a big pizza, and then eat it alone in the room while watching TV.
Due to the problem of diet structure, the frequency of eating rice in Yao Ming has been greatly reduced compared with that in China, even when eating in Yao restaurant run by family members. However, Yao Ming has no special recipe, but he follows several basic principles: eat less fried food and ice cream; Eat more meat, especially steak. In his rookie season, Yao Ming drank about a liter and a barrel of special nutrient solution every day after training. The nutrient solution is purple and looks very sticky. Yao Ming sticks out his tongue every two drinks, but Keith Jones, the team doctor who prepares the nutrient solution, stares at him and drinks nonstop.
The parents who stayed with Yao Ming also tried their best to supplement their son's nutrition. In his rookie season, his father Yao Zhiyuan went back to China to buy him Cordyceps sinensis. Besides cooking delicious meals for her son, Yao Ming's mother also cooked soup for her son, and Yao Ming also admitted that she likes to drink the old fire soup cooked by her mother.
Many of them are "carnivores"
"Shark" pays attention to diet, and Yao Ming's meticulous diet is just a microcosm of the food culture of NBA stars. Some stars are different from O 'Neill's delicacy. They like to overeat in restaurants and have more money than they can hold in their pockets.
Mavericks star Nowitzki will feel weak when he sees barbecue steak. He can eat two large plates every meal. German tanks also like to eat an Italian sausage. Although this dish is as high as $80 per serving, Nowitzki has plenty of money and can eat as much as he wants.
Mexican star EduardoNajera likes to drink a spicy drink made of strawberries, raisins, cinnamon, pineapples and many other fruits. Whenever he picks up this drink, the waiter always forgets to bring him two large plates of Mexican steak.
Canadian star Nash of the Suns shouted when he saw the grilled salmon. He even said that this dish is his life. But what he ate was not the barbecue with a lot of spices in the south, but it was baked on an iron shelf, and it must be absolutely fresh. Although this kind of fish is expensive, Nash doesn't care. Sometimes he can eat two large plates at a meal. If he eats with his friends, his meal expenses will be as high as 2000 dollars.
Some stars are interesting. Although they are tall and strong, they can't eat much. Garnett, the Timberwolves' "number one" star, is such a person. Garnett must eat steak after the game, and he especially likes to eat with friends. But he always orders a New York steak, lobster, Caesar salad and a Coca-Cola after browsing the menu. Wolf's appetite is not as big as it is in the stadium!
Have the same hobbies as ordinary people
Although NBA stars are rich, sometimes most of them like to eat the same things as ordinary people.
Pippen is a retired NBA superstar. He likes to drink a cup of unsweetened coffee at halftime. He thought it would make his mind clearer. Miles of the speedboat team must eat a McDonald's hamburger one hour before the game. Myers' reason is that hamburgers can supplement physical strength; Rick Davis, who plays for the Cavaliers, must eat a chicken wing before the game. He said it would bring him good luck. As it turns out, when Davis first entered the NBA, he was always very upset because he couldn't play the main force. But once, he ate chicken wings before the game, and the coach asked him to play for the first time, so Davis kept the habit of eating chicken wings.
Divac, the center of the Yugoslav Kings, has a bad hobby. It is said that the center always hides in the locker room and smokes. Although no one has seen it, Divac smells like smoke every time he comes out of the dressing room, which seems to confirm this statement. (Zheng Shuping)