Lionel Messi workout and diet secret

Lionel Messi workout and diet

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Lionel Messi workout routine and diet plan

Lionel Messi workout fitness secret

Lionel Messi workout and diet. Lionel Messi was born on 24 june 1987 is an Argentine footballer who plays for La Liga club FC Barcelona and is the current captian of the Argentina national team. He becomes  FIFA World player of the year in 2009 and 2010 and won the 2010–11 UEFA Best Player in Europe. Lionel Messi is 5′ 7″ in height and 67 kg weight. He is one of the most expensive star in soccer world. He is a health conscious person and follows a different kind of workout routine.  Let us look at his workout.

 Workout and Equipments

Messii's training workout program consists of two different workouts, one focusing on linear speed and one on multi directional speed. Take a look at his workout.

 

WORKOUT 1:

(i) LINEAR SPEED Movement

• Pillar bridge: 2 sets of 30 seconds
• Knee hug lunge: 1 set 4 each side 
• Inverted hamstring stretch: 1 set 4 each side 
• Pillar skip – 1 set 15 yards 
• Rapid response 2-foot – linear: 2 sets 5 seconds

(ii) Plyometrics

• Hurdle hop: 2-3 sets 5 hurdles each
• Split squat jump: 2-3 sets 4 each side

(iii) Movement Skills

• Acceleration wall drill – 2 SETS, 5 each side
• Acceleration wall drill – single exchange: 2 SETS, 5 each side 
• Acceleration wall drill – triple exchange: 2 SETS, 5 each side 
• Acceleration – split stance: 3-5 10 yards 
• Acceleration to base 3-5 10 yards

 

 

 

 

WORKOUT 2:

(i) MULTIDIRECTIONAL SPEED Movement

• Pillar bridge – lateral: 2 sets 30 seconds 
• Lateral lunge -1 set 4 each side 
• Rotational lunge stretch-1 set 4 each side 
• Pillar skip – lateral : 1 set 10 yards each side

(ii) Plyometrics

• Hurdle hop – lateral- 2-3 sets 5 hurdles each
• Lateral bound- 2 sets 4 each side

(iii) Movement Skills

• Lateral shuffle to cut- 2-3 SETS 4 each side 
• 3-hurdle drill – stabilization- 2 SETS 
• 3-hurdle drill – continuous- 2 SETS 
• 3-hurdle drill to drop step- 2 SETS 3 each side 
• Mirror drill- 3-4 SETS 5-10 seconds

 Diet and Supplements

Lionel Messi Diet also plays a very important role with his workouts.There may be lack of energy on the ground because of poor dietary habits. Let us look at his diet.

• Pasta with a bit of tuna thrown in night.

• Soups with lots of Chillis,  turmeric and ginger, which all help to thin your Blood.

• Shirking carbs at the start of the week forces your muscles to increase their carb-absorbing GLUT-4 receptors as the body attempts to maximise the limited blood-sugar available.

• Green veg, rice and beans.

• Fresh fruits during the game specially bananas.

• String cheese, hamburgers etc.