NFL legend JJ Watt recently surprised fans by showing off his insane physique.
The former Houston Texans defensive end proved he’s more sculpted than ever with a topless workout photo captioned “Progress.”
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And Watt’s epic retirement body transformation is largely due to no longer having to eat large amounts of food.
The 35-year-old ate around 7,500 calories a day during game days.
This included six meals a day – two breakfasts, two lunches and two dinners.
But after retiring in 2022, Watt now says eating is no longer “a job.”
“One of the coolest parts about being retired is that I don’t have to eat at the same level as I did before,” Watt said. The overlap.
“When I was playing, my average intake was about 7,500 calories a day, and now I’m consuming about 4,500 calories a day.
“I weight train four days a week and do cardio three days a week.
“At my peak, it was two breakfasts, two lunches and two dinners.
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“It was like a job and everything had to be very healthy.”
Although Watt consumed an average of 7,500 calories a day – he sometimes ate up to 9,000 a day to maintain his energy.
Her semi-keto and semi-Paleo diet was high in fats like avocado, olive oil, and bacon.
Healthy carbohydrates are then mixed in, in the form of sweet potatoes, for example.
In an interview with HQ in 2016, Watt gave an example of his daily meals.
It starts with oatmeal with strawberries and blueberries, six eggs, a banana and an apple.
He will start his second breakfast with four more eggs, plus two slices of wheat toast accompanied by peanut butter, banana and honey.
Then Watt will eat two more slices of wheat toast, this time accompanied by jam.
Moving on to his first lunch, Watt will pair whole-wheat pasta with three chicken breasts, Italian dressing and a side of broccoli.
Your second helping of lunch might include even more chicken breasts along with mashed sweet potatoes and steamed carrots.
To end the day, Watt ups her whole wheat intake with more pasta, lamb chops, and grilled asparagus.
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His second dinner, and last meal of the day, consists of whole-wheat pasta, steamed broccoli, and steak.
Watt said eating so much food every day was far from easy.
“It’s literally, if I’m not working out, I eat all the time and I’m not working out,” Watt told ESPN.
“It’s exhausting. You have to force feed yourself. You have to force yourself to eat.”
Watt has become a broadcaster since hanging up his cleats in 2022.
But he told Texas coach DeMeco Ryans that he would return to the field if necessary.
“I told DeMeco last year, ‘Don’t call unless you absolutely have to, but if you call, I’ll be there,” Watt said.
“And he knows not to call unless it’s absolutely necessary.”
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