The One Meal Michael Jordan Ate Before Every Game

Before games, many athletes load up on carbs for fuel, but that wasn't the case with Michael Jordan. According to Jordan's trainer, Tim Grover, the NBA legend filled up on something else that may surprise you. Grover says that carbs didn't cut it for Jordan because he was "was playing so hard that it wasn't

Before games, many athletes load up on carbs for fuel, but that wasn't the case with Michael Jordan. According to Jordan's trainer, Tim Grover, the NBA legend filled up on something else that may surprise you. Grover says that carbs didn't cut it for Jordan because he was "was playing so hard that it wasn't enough for him." The trainer also noted that carbs would often leave Jordan feeling bloated and out of energy before the end of the game.

So the only reasonable solution? A big, juicy steak. " ... We had to devise a new plan for Michael, based on his body chemistry and schedule, his playing minutes, and the massive amount of energy he expended on the court," Grover told The Sports Rush. "The steak slowed down his digestion of everything else he was eating and kept his blood sugar consistent."

We're no world-class athletes, but if playing sports means eating steak regularly, sign us up! Grover also shared a little bit about Jordan's pre-game ritual before he started eating steak, and we're amazed at how early his prep began. "When the team was playing at home, he was eating at 3:30 in order to get to the stadium by 6:00," Grover dished. "He was starving by the 7:30 game time and by the fourth quarter, had his energy depleted."

Luckily, Grover found steak to be the perfect solution — and Jordan had even bigger plans when it came to his pre-game meal...

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