Shannon Sharpe has revealed his secret to the fountain of youth, opening up about what he considers a ‘necessary evil’ to staying fit at his age.
The former NFL player, who won three Super Bowl rings with the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens in the late 1990s, loves the gym but only exercises for 30-40 minutes a day.
He also follows a strict diet and nutrition plan that almost always includes lean meats, such as fish or chicken, fruits, carbohydrates, and vegetables.
“I tell people I don’t do Hansel and Gretel training when I train,” the former tight end said Men’s health.
“I’m not dropping any breadcrumbs. I didn’t save anything for the return trip.”
Former NFL player Shannon Sharpe is a gym fanatic, but only spends 30-40 minutes a day training
For his 57th birthday, Sharpe admitted he wanted to lose 10-12 pounds, as he weighs 245 pounds
Sharpe is 6ft 1in and weighs 220lbs. He wants to lose weight before his birthday next June. He admits he can only do that through exercises he considers the most challenging for his size and age.
“If you sit on the ground and then lift yourself up for an extended period of time with a weight of 225 pounds, that’s quite a task,” he said.
“If you look at those CrossFit guys, none of them are 245, I can assure you. I hate doing them, but it’s also a necessary evil for what I want to achieve.”
The three-time Super Bowl champion also revealed that he never leaves his workouts full of energy
Sharpe typically schedules his weekly gym routine with chest and shoulders exercises and weights on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and legs on Tuesday and Thursday.
He also gets a massage on Wednesdays and Saturdays and starts his day between 3:30 and 4:00 am, after getting up half an hour earlier.
Sharpe recently revealed two incidents from the early 1990s that caused him unnecessary drama, involving women in their homes who prevented him from sleeping with anyone other than his own.
Sharpe has kept his love life under wraps for most of his time in the spotlight and has apparently never married, although he does have two children, Kaley and Kiari, from different relationships.