The Spanish tennis player Rafa Nadal put an end to his extensive and successful sports career last Tuesday, with the label of being one of the best in the history of this sport, where he won almost everything, especially a total of 22 ‘Grand Slams’ , 14 of them at Roland Garros. The 38-year-old from the Balearic Islands could not fulfill his dream of retiring with a smile and he did so with the sadness that accompanied the elimination of Spain in the ‘Final 8’ of the Davis Cup that Malaga hosts until next Sunday. However, he assured that he retires from tennis “with the peace of mind” of having left “a legacy not only sporting, but also personal. And so it is. His lordship and greatness has been recognized at home, one of the corners of the world to which he He arrived with his racket.
But reaching the goal has not been easy. His heart asked him to continue on the track and that is why he strove to extend his sporting career as much as possible thanks to his hard training and nutritional orthodoxy. The Spaniard has had to make many sacrifices and give up certain foods to stay in the elite for 23 years.
Two whims that had to be eliminated
The first thing What he had to do is eliminate two of his biggest temptations: Coca-Cola and Nutella. When the Spaniard had already achieved ten Grand Slams and reached number one in the ATP ranking, Nadal had a great weakness for chocolate, specifically for jars of Nutella. The Serbian player Janko Tipsarevic made statements on a Balkan sports television, Sport Klub, in which he spoke about the habits of some of his professional colleagues. He said about Nadal that “a long time ago, he used to eat a jar of Nutella and drink 3 liters of Coca Cola a day.”
Subsequently, she became aware of the importance of nutrition in her career and contacted a professional nutritionist and here came new prohibitions. A little over a year ago, Rafa Nadal changed his nutritionist. In an interview for ‘Relevo’ Nuria Granados explained the keys to her diet: “It consists of fish, vegetables, salads, rice, potatoes and nuts”he assures. And he doesn’t eat “ultra-processed foods with very low-quality ingredients, unhealthy fats such as trans fats, or excess added sugars,” he says. Besides, There are three prohibited foods: “meat, sausages and cheese.”
The foods to obtain the necessary proteins you need are fish, eggs, milk and certain legumes.
Now, once he has hung up his racket, the Spanish tennis legend may allow himself some whims.
