The Stade Toulousain flyhalf has a special diet and allows himself several excesses.
The rugby players’ diet is often the subject of preconceived ideas and fantasies. There are those who think they are real ogres, as evidenced regularly press articles about a certain player or team who shows up in a restaurant and eats like a regiment. But there are others who know that rugby players are high-level athletes for whom the quantity and quality of their diet must be monitored.
Romain Ntamack, who no longer needs to be introduced in the rugby sphere, recently raised this delicate subject for the Red Bull brand. The French international is the number 1 fly half in France, even if in recent months he has had to deal with multiple injuries including a very serious knee, which he forced to withdraw from the last Coupe du world. Which forces him to eat a certain diet.
“In the morning, it’s quite classic: I have scrambled eggs and ham for protein, avocado and fruit juice. At lunchtime, I often opt for a salad as a starter, starchy foods and vegetables with a white meat such as chicken and finally a yogurt for dessert, for the evening, pasta or rice with chicken. Quite simple things, therefore, but which are good for athletes between training sessions. list. However, Romain Ntamack also accepts some excesses, as long as they do not prevent him from performing.
As with footballers, the Stade Toulousain player confirms letting go a little just after the matches. “There are pizzas, burgers, sushi… in short, things with a little more calories than usual to easily recover the pounds lost during the match. It’s a “cheat meal” that we need! “, he explains in an interview. Obviously, these excesses are controlled, because who says high-level sportsman, always says drastic control of food hygiene.
For the record, during his jaw fracture in 2021, the Frenchman had to completely change his diet and sushi pizzas were a long way off, as he explained at the time in the Moscato Show on RMC. “I ate compotes, purees and shepherd’s pie for weeks. […] I expected to lose a little more weight, I lost two kilos during the first two weeks, but quickly gained it back after. I forced myself to finish my purees and compotes because otherwise, I was really going to lose too much,” he laughed.