Jason Kelce’s diet
Jason Kelce’s diet isn’t as regimented as some other NFL players (cough, Tom Brady). Speaking with Sports Illustrated in an article published in June 2023, the all-star athlete explained his surprisingly relaxed attitude to nutrition.
“You just drink a bunch of beers, that’s what it usually is,” he joked. “But no, for me, I just kind of keep working out and staying in shape. As long as I’m in shape going into camp, everything will kind of figure itself out. You don’t want to overthink it. I work out three or four days a week, run two or three times a week. That’s about it.”
It’s clearly working because he’s been playing some of his best football as he’s gotten older. “I think a lot of guys take nutrition really seriously,” Kelce continued. “There’s a level of it, right? As long as you’re in the middle, you’re going to be fine. Some guys go over the top and want to have six-packs (abs) and all this stuff. I don’t go to that level.”
That’s not to say he eats whatever he wants all the time; he does make sure to get in what his body needs to perform at such an elite level. “I think that you just gotta be smart and do it in a way (and) you’re getting the right amount of protein. Once you kind of figure that out, you don’t really have to stay on top of it much,” he said.
“I can go to McDonald’s and eat food that I can figure out. I can go to Wawa, look at the menu, and figure out what to have. I don’t need to have brown rice with chicken breast with no flavor. If that’s what’s required of me to play in the NFL, I probably wouldn’t do it.”
On Sunday, January 21, 2024, the Chiefs took on the Buffalo Bills in New York. When Travis Kelce scored a touchdown, Jason celebrated by taking his shirt off and jumping into the crowd. “I got caught up in the magic of Bills mafia. It is, it is electric,” Jason Kelce said on the Wednesday episode of “New Heights,” a podcast he hosts with his brother.
“The energy, the shenanigans, and I’m, like, I gotta have my shirt off at some point,” he continued. “And I didn’t get to do it beforehand … and I can’t just take my shirt off in the box — like, who takes their shirt off in the box? … So I’m, like — you know what? — I’m taking my shirt off, and I’m jumping out of this box. … This is how my mind works after 40 Miller Lites.”
When It Was Just a Game: Remembering the First Super Bowl
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