{"id":51720,"date":"2021-02-08T16:03:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=51720"},"modified":"2021-02-08T16:03:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:03:08","slug":"heres-how-tom-brady-really-won-his-7th-super-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=51720","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s how Tom Brady really won his 7th Super Bowl."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Everything we know about Tom Brady\u2019s extreme diet and fitness routines<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->By Gavin Newsham<br \/>\nNew York Post<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2014, questions were being asked about just how long then-37-year-old Tom Brady could carry on playing pro football \u2014\u00a0and the quarterback wasn\u2019t happy. \u201cWhen I suck, I\u2019ll retire,\u201d he said. \u00a0\u201c[But] I don\u2019t plan on sucking for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nearly seven years on and Tom Brady will, on Sunday evening, attempt to break his own record as the oldest QB ever to win a Super Bowl when his Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the reigning champs, the Kansas City Chiefs, on the Bucs\u2019 home turf.<\/p>\n<p>Suffice to say, Brady is one of a kind, a phenomenon who shows no sign of slowing down any time soon in a sport where longevity is rare. That\u2019s why he landed a two-year, $50 million deal with Tampa last March, making it likely he\u2019ll still be playing when he\u2019s 45.<\/p>\n<p>Put simply, Brady is an obsessive \u2014 a man with a plan and the determination (and money) to execute it, as John Burns, CEO of Brady\u2019s TB12 health and wellness organization, explains.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17255286\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"modal-trigger\">Enlarge Image<\/a><a class=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Forever-Young-Brady.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-17255286 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Forever-Young-Brady.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Forever-Young-Brady.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Forever-Young-Brady.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Forever-Young-Brady.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Forever-Young-Brady.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"If his Tampa Bay Buccaneers win tonight\u2019s Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs, Tom Brady will not only break his own record as the NFL quarterback with the most SB victories \u2014 he\u2019s already at six \u2014 he\u2019ll also be the oldest QB to take the trophy.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Forever-Young-Brady.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Forever-Young-Brady.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Forever-Young-Brady.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Forever-Young-Brady.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Forever-Young-Brady.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">If his Tampa Bay Buccaneers win tonight\u2019s Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs, Tom Brady will not only break his own record as the NFL quarterback with the most SB victories \u2014 he\u2019s already at six \u2014 he\u2019ll also be the oldest QB to take the trophy.<span class=\"credit\">NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTom\u2019s sustained success over the past 20-plus years is a testament to his incredible drive and his meticulous approach to everything he does.\u201d Burns said. \u201cIt\u2019s that mindset that allows him to keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Brady in 2002 won the first of his record six \u00adSuper Bowls, George W. Bush was president, \u00a0Justin Timberlake was still a member of NSYNC, and Chiefs MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes was 6 years old.<\/p>\n<p>But nearly two decades later, Brady is still there, doing what he does better than pretty much anyone else \u2014 at a remarkable 43 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how he does it.<\/p>\n<h2>Daily schedule<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>5:30 a.m.: <\/strong>\u00a0Wake up, drink electrolyte water and smoothie<\/li>\n<li><strong>7 a.m.:<\/strong> Breakfast with family<\/li>\n<li><strong>8 \u2013 10:30 a.m.:<\/strong> Hit the gym for strengthening and conditioning<\/li>\n<li><strong>10 a.m:<\/strong> \u00a0Beach time<\/li>\n<li><strong>11 a.m.: <\/strong>\u00a0Review game footage<\/li>\n<li><strong>Noon: <\/strong>Lunch<\/li>\n<li><strong>3 -5 \u00a0p.m.:<\/strong> Team practice or, in the off-season, surf and workout<\/li>\n<li><strong>5-6 p.m.:<\/strong> Post-workout pliability session<\/li>\n<li><strong>6 p.m:<\/strong> \u00a0Dinner with family<\/li>\n<li><strong>7 p.m.:<\/strong> Review films, strategy w\/ Coach, charity work<\/li>\n<li><strong>7:30 p.m.:<\/strong> Family time, including reading to kids<\/li>\n<li><strong>8:30 p.m.: <\/strong>Lights out and sleep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fitness<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-17255438 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-7.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-7.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-7.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-7.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-7.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"Tom and wife Gisele.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-7.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-7.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-7.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-7.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-7.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Tom Brady and wife Gisele.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s been said that trainer Alex Guerrero knows Tom Brady\u2019s body better than the QB\u2019s wife, Gisele B\u00fcndchen. As well as being his business partner in the TB12 health-and-wellness brand \u2014 including a chain of fitness centers that they plan to expand across the US \u2014 Guerrero has \u00a0been described by Brady as his \u201cbody engineer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s micromanaged the athlete\u2019s training schedule months and even years in advance.\u00a0An average day will begin early with a pre-workout \u201cdeep force\u201d massage session with Guerrero. It only lasts four minutes but targets 20 muscle groups for around 20 seconds each. It helps prepare Brady\u2019s body for an intense workout, beginning with 40 minutes of resistance bands, to make muscles more pliable, soft and resilient.<\/p>\n<p>As the quarterback has aged, he works out less with weights, which could leave him prone to muscle tears. Now it\u2019s all about planks, lunges and squats, followed by more pliability exercises, such as doing crunches with a vibrating roller beneath his back.<\/p>\n<p>After, there\u2019s another massage, this time with the focus of flushing out the lactic acid that builds up during exercise, to help improve muscle recovery time.<\/p>\n<p>During the NFL season, he\u2019ll work out with teammates in the afternoon. Off season, he might get in some surfing. There\u2019s also another pliability session, to improve muscle recovery time, before bed.<\/p>\n<h2>Diet<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\">\n<div id=\"slideshow-17216932-1\" class=\"slideshow-container  slideshow-initialized\">\n<div class=\"slides-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"slide slide-active\">\n<div class=\"slide-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) calc(100vw - 170px), (max-width: 1280px) 66vw, (max-width: 1440px) 74vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1286 1286w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1033 1033w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=915 915w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=642 642w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=606 606w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=453 453w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=568 568w\" alt=\"tom-brady-diet-4\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"next-slideshow-expander\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slideshow-title-wrapper\"><strong>First thing: <\/strong>A smoothie. His favorite is made with blueberries and banana, hemp and chia seeds, walnuts, almond butter and hemp milk. He&#8217;ll also start drinking electrolyte water.<\/div>\n<p>While there\u2019s no denying that Brady\u2019s spartan diet has played a major part in prolonging his playing career, some of his former New England Patriots teammates thought it obsessive and unappetizing \u2014 or as one put it, \u201cthat birdseed s\u2013t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caffeine is off the table. So is white flour, white sugar, dairy products and anything with gluten. He steers clear of veggies \u2014 tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, mushrooms \u2014 that could cause inflammation. Everything has to be organic. Brady each day tries to drink \u201ca couple of hundred ounces\u201d of water, usually enhanced with electrolytes. (He sells those, along with various nutritional supplements, through his TB12 site.)<\/p>\n<p>Allen Campbell was Brady\u2019s personal chef from 2013 to 2016 and helped him to create the \u201cTB12 Nutrition Manual,\u201d published in 2017. He told The Post that, at this time of year, \u201cWe focused on dark leafy greens, some grass-fed animal protein as well as legumes and whole grains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not what Brady will eat before the Super Bowl. His game-day meals are even more basic: a smoothie and a sandwich of almond butter and jelly.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all a far cry from his rookie season in 2000; Brady admitted that his pregame snack used to be nachos while his default lunch was ham-and-cheese subs with onion rings and a large orange soda.<\/p>\n<p>So does he ever cheat on his diet now?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I\u2019m craving bacon, I have a piece,\u201d he told Men\u2019s Health last year. Same goes for pizza. \u201cWhat\u2019s changed as I\u2019ve gotten older is now if I want pizza, I want the best pizza,\u201d Brady added. \u201cI don\u2019t eat a slice that tastes like shit and then wonder, \u2018Why am I eating s\u2013t pizza?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTom talks often of his love for a good burger and dark chocolate,\u201d Campbell told The Post. Specifically, the QB has said he\u2019s into Unreal Chocolate, a brand of vegan, gluten-free, low-sugar candies.<\/p>\n<p>Brady sticks to an 80\/20 (plant-based\/animal protein) diet. Even his favorite ice cream is plant-based, made from avocado with a little cacao mixed in so it tastes like chocolate.<\/p>\n<h2>Mind<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-17255453 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 683px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1334 1334w\" alt=\"Brady in Costa Rica.\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1334 1334w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Tom Brady in Costa Rica.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Besides having worked with a life coach in the past, \u00a0 Brady practices transcendental meditation, striving to become what Guerrero has described as \u201cemotionally stable and \u00adspiritually nourished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also had neuroscans so he can better understand the way his brain processes information and create strategies to improve that.<\/p>\n<p>Brady exercises his brain using apps such as BrainHQ. Although the app was designed to help those with brain conditions such as cognitive damage or memory loss, Brady has used it to sharpen his reactions \u2014 working his way through two dozen brain games or more each day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTom explained it like this,\u201d said Henry Mahncke, CEO of the app\u2019s creators, Posit Science. \u201cWhen he gets the [ball], he remembers the play, then he has to scan the field, locate the receivers, figure out which ones are on their routes and which are open, and make the pass. All in about three seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Sleep<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img class=\"wp-image-17255314 lazyloaded\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" alt=\"Sleepwear made by Under Armour.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/tom-brady-diet-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Sleepwear made by Under Armour.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Under Armour<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brady loves sleeping. Before his first Super Bowl in 2002, he even took a nap in the locker room only to be woken up with just 12 minutes left before the Patriots were due on the field.<\/p>\n<p>These days, he hits the hay at 8:30 \u00a0each night and wakes at 5:30 a.m. But everything has to be right. From sleeping on a mattress with a layer of diamond memory foam to setting the bedroom thermostat to between 60 and 65 degrees and shutting down all digital distractions at least 30 minutes before he retires, Brady is as obsessive about sleep as he is about, well, everything else in his life.<\/p>\n<p>And then there\u2019s his magic pajamas: bioceramic-infused sleepwear made by Under Armour\u00a0to increase energy, promote recovery and improve performance. And you can, too, can sleep like Tom, although a complete set will set you back nearly $200.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/article\/tom-brady-diet-fitness-routines\/\">https:\/\/nypost.com\/article\/tom-brady-diet-fitness-routines\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything we know about Tom Brady\u2019s extreme diet and fitness routines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51720\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}