"It takes a tremendous amount of effort to be a professional football player - practices, speed drills, weight training, memorizing plays. At the base of all those skills is nutrition. With the Super Bowl approaching, I am curious what nutrition looks like for a high-level athlete. So, I attempted to eat like football players for 24 hours, and I used my beloved Philadelphia Eagles as an example."
"Jordan Mailata is the Eagles' monstrous left tackle who, incredibly, never played a down of football before he was drafted into the NFL. A convert from rugby to football, this 6'8'', 365-pound giant goes into great detail about the meal that he has the night before every game: a 32-ounce steak with an elaborate order of bowtie pasta. I wish I owned a cast-iron pan for cooking the steak, but I had to go with my basic non-stick pan."
Professional football requires intense physical preparation including practices, speed drills, weight training, and play memorization, all supported by targeted nutrition. Elite players consume very large, calorie-dense meals to fuel recovery and performance; a notable pregame example is a 32-ounce steak paired with bowtie pasta prepared with mushrooms, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, minimal sauce, and lots of cheese. The steak is seasoned and seared to medium-rare. Such meals are washed down with sugary beverages like Sprite. Reproducing that intake without comparable physical exertion creates a caloric surplus for sedentary occupations.
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