Gay ditches fast food to go faster
Mon 21/06/2010 15:14
This is no yoke but Tyson Gay’s massage therapist has encouraged the world’s second fastest man to ditch the fast food in exchange for egg whites, spikesmag.com reports.
Michael Stroh has become a personal assistant to the US sprint star taking care of all the shopping and cooking whilst trying to wean off the former world 100m and 200m champion from eating out up to staggering 21 times a week.
With the help of Stroh, Gay who has a 100m PB of 9.69, is hoping that a change of diet will improve his performance.
“I’m starting to eat breakfast now,” Gay told the trinidadexpress.com.
“I’m actually having eggs in the morning, or toast with eggs.”
Although the jet-heeled American admits to taking the odd wrong turn into a McDonalds restaurant, he is planning a trip to a nutritionist in a bid to overcome his persistent injury problems.
“I’m starting to think it’s a possibility I’m deficient in something,” he added.
“So I’m going to talk to a nutritionist in Dallas, and find out what my body needs, because it’s something every year.
“Hamstring, back...it’s ridiculous.
“I think the work starts from the inside out...finding out exactly what it is that I need first, so I can put out what I need to put out on the track.”