I believe the caloric intake for a lineman is like 8000 calories a day. I heard an interview that they say it’s not even fun anymore. You have to eat at all hours of the day. He said he had to wake up at 2am and 5am to eat meals just to keep weight. It’s a chore.
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Reply to comment by PuckSR in NFL players, especially former linemen, had fewer disease-free years and earlier high blood pressure and diabetes diagnoses. Two age-related diseases, arthritis and dementia, were also more commonly found in former football players than in other men of the same age. by Wagamaga
I believe the caloric intake for a lineman is like 8000 calories a day. I heard an interview that they say it’s not even fun anymore. You have to eat at all hours of the day. He said he had to wake up at 2am and 5am to eat meals just to keep weight. It’s a chore.