The highest paid actor in Hollywood, Dwayne Johnson ‘The Rock’, before becoming an actor became famous for his good role as an American wrestling star. His father was also a figure in the ring and gave him advice from a very young age to succeed; Some of that advice, according to The Rock, traumatized him for life, although for the better…
In an interview with Men’s Health US, while discussing his diet and training routine, Dwayne Johnson recalled how he learned certain things from his father as a child. Joking about how the knowledge traumatized him and led him to even seek therapy so he wouldn’t obsess too much.
While talking about the details of his diet plan, the actor recalled how he learned most things from his father, who was a professional wrestling champion. “I am a type of habits since I was young. Like my father did, one day after another the same thing,” he reveals.
Discipline, diet, training and protein
“I’m extremely disciplined, and that’s something I inherited from my old man, who was a fan of the gym,” admits The Rock. “He taught me very early, not to eat to please the tongue, but to eat to nourish the body. He taught me that when I was 5 years old. That’s probably why I need therapy now,” Johnson jokes.
When talking about what you eat to maintain your muscles, he singled out protein. “I eat six meals a day. Breakfast consists of eggs, a meat like bison, a complex carbohydrate like oatmeal, and fruit, usually papaya or blueberries.”
“My second meal, around 10:00 a.m., usually consists of a chicken breast, a complex carbohydrate like rice, and some vegetables. And dinner is either fish or chicken, a complex carbohydrate like sweet potatoes, and some vegetables. When I adjust the macros and I achieve my goals quickly, and without starving.”
“Training and dieting for a goal requires discipline, and you can often feel hungry, although it is not the case for me as I say, he concludes.
Roberto Cabezas is a specialist in fitness, CrossFit, bodybuilding, training material, nutrition and sports supplementation at Men’s Health Spain. Graduated in Journalism from the Faculty of Information Sciences, in Madrid, he has always liked sports. I played soccer, practiced karate, tennis and now I am passionate about paddle tennis and training in the gym. I firmly believe that leading a healthy life, eating well and exercising daily, is essential for both the body and our mental health. And I encourage you to combat stress with fitness training through exercise routines. One of my hobbies is buying food because I love eating, especially meat, but also fruit and healthy desserts. I am not missing my daily protein shake and to recommend, try the peanut butter with banana, this is one of many of the recommendations that you can find among the nutrition contents in which I write and deal with topics such as creatine, protein whey among others. Professionally, before joining the Hearst Magazines Healthy Unit, I spent almost 20 years at the magazines Teleindiscreta, TP and Supertele, from the same company, where I learned to be a journalist. Before I went through an economic consultant and a women’s website.
More hobbies? Reading, music, movies, series and playing with my children. Live and let live!
