Wout Weghorst’s fuel. 

Wout Weghorst, one of the most popular football players out there currently. And one of the best. But how did he get there in terms of dieting? How does he stay fit and how is he able to maintain 7% bodyfat and losing 13kg of pure fat? 

Topics mentioned: 

• Diet
• Balance

The average adult human eats roughly 2000 calories a day, yet Wout takes in about 4000. This can be explained due to his training habits. When you’re exercising more, you will need more food, you can compare it to a car needing more fuel once it gets a bigger and faster engine. Wout does not like eating a lot though, so he only eats a maximum of 4 times a day, with the usual times of the day where he eats. In the morning, during the afternoon and in the evening with 1 meal in between somewhere throughout the day. 

How do you get started?

Of course, you can’t get started on a diet like Wout Weghorst’ right away, he himself recommends sitting down with nutritionists first before doing anything, as his diet is made to meet his personal needs and the nutritional requirements his body needs. One of the biggest mistakes people make often is changing their plans and mind too drastically. This causes them to have difficulties retaining their diets and eating healthy in general. 

How do you stay on a diet though? 

And of course, nobody can always stay on their diet without indulging in some junk food once, for top athletes this is also something normal. Athletes like Wout, have balance in their diets. Of course it’s mostly eating healthy, but eating a little MacDonalds or Burger King here and there is also normal, especially if you’re not a top athlete. See it like a 70/30 or 80/20 ratio, 80% diet, 20% junk food.

Hopefully the simplifying diets of this article helps, maybe you can achieve similar results to Wout Weghorst one day.