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“Palmeiras” defender Gabriel Menino read impressive stories about Portugal football star Cristiano Ronaldo's diet.
For some time now, reports have been circulating in the world that strict discipline and grueling training allow the 38-year-old “Al-Nassr” forward to maintain top-level performance.
Truth be told, G. Menino, who willingly became a “guinea pig,” proved that such restrictions are far from suitable for every athlete.
“I asked our team's nutrition specialist to create a diet for me like C. Ronaldo's, because I wanted to look like a Portuguese,”
“I was instructed to eat chicken for breakfast and take a supplement. Then the supplement awaited me before training.”
“For lunch, I could eat grilled food with salads on the table, and for dinner, the supplement was presented again,” Menino said, who faced unexpected problems before the “Palmeiras” match.
“I became dizzy and couldn't run anymore. I thought I was going to die.
After five minutes of the game, I couldn't run on the field and needed a substitution. The nutrition specialist watching the match saw that the situation was getting worse and asked the masseur to bring me gel and isotonic drink.”
