October 10, 2024 is a date that will go down in the history of Spanish tennis. And it was the day that Rafa Nadal announced his retirement from this sport, confessing that the Final 8 of the Davis Cup will be his last tournament. One of the main reasons has been the number of physical problems in recent years.
sports achievements
Now, his sporting career has been extraordinary. The 38-year-old Mallorcan has won 22 Grand Slamsof which four have been at Roland Garros, positioning himself as the true king of the clay. He also has two titles two from the Australian Open and four from the US Open.
And not only that: He is the only tennis player in history who has managed to win at least one Grand Slam for ten years in a row.. But everything has an end. The former world number one will say goodbye to tennis at homein front of his audience, in the Martín Carpena Sports Palace and in the competition that he has won four times with the Spanish team.
“I’m very excited that my last tournament will be the Davis Cup final and represent my country. The reality is that The last two years have been difficult and I have not been able to play without limitations. It’s a difficult decision“, he even said in his farewell video.
The great unknown
Faced with this panorama, thousands of Spaniards wonder how he has been able to ‘stretch’ his career so much and give such performance for so long. The answer, in addition to intense training, lies in food..
Nuria granadosalso responsible for the nutrition area of RCD Mallorca, is in charge of the tennis player’s eating habits, who has had a anti-inflammatory dietwhich includes lots of green leafy vegetables, healthy fats and red fruits.
Characteristics
“Currently the basis of Rafa’s diet consists of fish, vegetables, salads, rice, potatoes and nuts“said the expert in ‘Relief‘. During the preseason, consumption of proteindistributing it throughout the day.
Of course, when it’s competition time, The ideal is to increase carbohydrate consumption. What he does not eat under any circumstances is meat, sausages and cheese. In this sense, chocolate is his only sin.
¿The goal? It is clear: try to “cover the high nutritional requirements of the elite athlete and that can be done giving you a choice according to personal preferences“, in addition to analyzing how each food suits you. Without a doubt, this diet has led to success.
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