Apart from being one of the best footballers ever to play the game, Cristiano Ronaldo is certainly the fittest one. His physical preparation and fitness requirements are well documented and he is a slave to his habits, which include a strict diet. His former Manchester United teammate Patrice Evra had a hilarious story how he was invited to his house for lunch, only to see the plate with ‘salad, plain white chicken, and water, not any juice“. But Gabriel Menino, a young Palmeiras player, recently tried to emulate Ronaldo, and decided to ask the club’s nutrition to help him.Gabriel Menino (Palmeiras player)”I wanted to lose weight a bit and gain more muscle. I spoke to the nutritionist & said I wanted to go on Cristiano’s diet. On the second day of following the diet, I ran for five minutes after which I fell and was going to die from this diet.” pic.twitter.com/XiV48K8llr— CristianoXtra (@CristianoXtra_) March 1, 2023 And she did, but it didn’t end up as he was planning. On the contrary.„I was within my weight, but I wanted to change. I spoke to Mirtes Stancanelli, Palmeiras’ nutritionist, and asked her to do Cristiano Ronaldo’s diet. I started the diet and the next day both sides were injured. The diet was like this: for breakfast there was an egg and supplements. The pre-workout was supplements. For lunch, it could be fish and salad. Afternoon snack it was was more supplements. For dinner, again fish and salad. Before going to sleep, more supplements“ explained the Brazilian to the to the Palmeiras Cast.CR7 declares war on ageing and sugar – and his new teammates are his alliesAnd then came the match day. Gabriel Menino was about to enther the game and started to warm-up. But he couldn’t, and Stancanelli was there to help him get over the Ronaldo diet.„I was warming up and couldn’t take any more running. I just thought, “I’m going to die.” Five minutes into the game, I couldn’t run anymore, I would need to be substituted. Stancanelli saw from above that I was not well. She asked the masseur to bring me gel and isotonic“ said Menino.Patrice Evra recalls the time Cristiano Ronaldo invited him over for Lunch. “You said we were going to have a nice lunch. I feel like I’ve just had a second training session.”😂😂😂 #MUFC [Amazon] pic.twitter.com/dPkUC9wmOU— United Zone (@ManUnitedZone_) March 21, 2020 So, Ronaldo’s diet is not for everybody, after all. He developed his habits over the years, and now he has a new flock of pupils – his new teammates in Saudi Arabia. Jose Blesa, Al-Nassr’s nutritionist was also commenting Ronaldo’s habits since he came to the club.„I was uncertain, like everyone else, about what it was going to be like to work with him and if the club was going to change a lot, but I haven’t found a more professional footballer than him. Every conversation with him is a learning curve. We met and talked about his diet, about how he understands the importance of this and rest for performance. He wears two rest meters: the ring and the bracelet. He is the first to arrive at training and the last to leave. Dealing with him is wonderful. Cristiano helps me a lot, because we can no longer teach him anything, but he creates a school around him. The rest of the players do what he does because everything he does is wonderful to improve his performance. Since he has been here, all the players have trained more intensely and followed a stricter diet. I have not seen a club like this in which the players improve practically 90% in their body composition every time I see them: they have less fat, more muscle and they do all the exercises at their fingertips. It is a luxury to work there“ said Blesa.##NAJAVA_MECA_7059485##
