Steve Weatherford in Men's Fitness
Men’s Fitness has a spread this month on an NFL player with 5% body fat, who’s the strongest guy on the team pound for pound. That player is a punter, of all people, Steve Weatherford of the New York Giants. “His physique is just ridiculous,” said a fellow punter. “He makes us look good even though none of us look as good as him.”
The New York Times profiled Weatherford’s fitness regimen and it is impressive. He can leg press 1,000 pounds for reps, squat 475 pounds and bench nearly 400 pounds. Then there is his diet.
He eats about 200 grams of protein a day (the Food and Drug Adminstration’s daily recommendation is 50 for a 2,000-calorie diet), loading up on scrambled egg whites, bunless turkey burgers and lean-ground-beef lasagna. If he and his wife go to a swanky restaurant in Manhattan, he often eats beforehand, then has a salad, “while my wife — who is 5-7, 110 pounds and works out like twice a year — crushes a steak,” Weatherford said. “She’s amazing.”
on Nov 29th, 2011 at 1:23 AM
Funny. When I saw him tonight I thought, “I wonder if he’s gay.”
on Nov 29th, 2011 at 4:17 AM
His “run” against the Saints on a fake punt was certainly lame for someone so fit.
on Nov 29th, 2011 at 8:36 AM
I don’t care how fit Weatherford is, he and his teammates still can’t win games!
on Nov 29th, 2011 at 9:00 AM
How valuable is the best “physique” in the NFL if it’s covered in half-assed tattoos?
on Nov 29th, 2011 at 9:47 AM
@BBC – Amen to that! Sooooo effin’ disgusted right now.
Coach Coughlin is witnessing his last season with the team. Is it me or has Jacobs lost his effectiveness. The run has been nearly non-existent. And don’t get me going on our putrid receivers.
As for Weatherford, I’ll take Tynes any ol’ day or even a hunky louse like Dodge for that matter.
on Nov 29th, 2011 at 12:58 PM
If you’re gonna be disgusted with the Giants, start with their defense. Monday night’s game was comical. Weatherford should be playing defense the way they were letting the Saints walk into the end zone if he’s in such great shape.
on Nov 29th, 2011 at 1:47 PM
Eh, of what good is such % fat when your diet is so limiting of enjoyment? Supposedly “longevity”. OK, I guess he wants to stay in the games a long as possible, make some money, and then get out — and that regimen prolongs it.
on Nov 29th, 2011 at 4:24 PM
Always w/the nasty tats to detract from a sweet bod. WTF is up w/dudes these days?
on Dec 1st, 2011 at 12:36 AM
OK, I guess he wants to stay in the games a long as possible, make some money, and then get out — and that regimen prolongs it
He’s a punter! There’s no need for that kind of uber-ripped body for the position he plays, you see punters, kickers and even QB’s with “normal” bodies in the NFL all the time, on guys that have been playing for a long time. Just ask Jim, who got ripped on here for pointing out that Tom Brady wasn’t exactly a muscle-y gymbot.
Does Weatherford have even a single body hair on him? Ewwwwww.
on Jan 26th, 2012 at 4:39 PM
All these Cowboy fans feet are in their mouth while Big Blue is one win from the Super Bowl!!! LMAO
on Feb 10th, 2012 at 2:01 AM
To all of the idiots who wrote the first 9 comments…suck it. G-men all the way baby!!!