How Is Tom Brady Still Competing in the NFL? A STRICT DIET AND FITNESS ROUTINE
Football fans have speculated on Tom Brady’s retirement for years, so when he announced that he was retiring at the end of last season, few were surprised. Then Brady shocked the world when he announced he was coming out of retirement just 40 days after hanging up his cleats. In doing so, Tom Brady became the oldest player in the NFL for the 2022 season at 45 years old. Many wondered how Brady would be able to compete when the average NFL player was 20 years younger than him, but he proved that his physical well-being was of no concern. And it’s all thanks to Brady’s fitness program, The TB12 Method. In 2017, Brady released a book called “The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance,” which gave fans an insight into his diet and workout routine. The basic tenets of his program have remained the same for years, but remember that even Brady participates in cheat days from time to time. Tom Brady’s diet consists almost exclusively of organic, locally grown, seasonal, whole foods. He avoids all processed foods, added sugars, artificial sweeteners, trans fats, caffeine, MSG, alcohol, iodized salt, dairy, nightshade vegetables, most oils,
and nearly all foods containing soy or gluten. He doesn’t combine fruit with other food and won’t combine high-protein foods like meat and fish with carb-heavy foods, such as brown rice or bread. Brady also tries to drink half his body weight’s worth of water (more than 2 gallons) each day and won’t eat within three hours of going to sleep. Sounds easy enough, right?
The diet is only one part of Brady’s wellness routine. He also pairs it with two fitness routines, one for the football season
and one for the offseason. Brady wakes up each morning at 5:30 a.m. He then gets a four-minute, pre-workout massage before doing a 40-minute resistance band workout. From there, he moves to movement drills like squats, lunges, and planks. He finishes each workout with another massage and then participates in 15 minutes of online brain exercises to help with his visual precision. Brady will do this at least 4–5 times a week during the offseason. If you ever wanted to diet and exercise like Tom Brady, now you know how. You might not win any Super Bowls if you try it, but you’ll be well on your way to improving your physical health.
LINDA SHARES HER EXPERIENCES WITH DR. SCOTT SO NICE SHE WENT TWICE
Linda didn’t come to Dr. Scott like most patients. She met him when he assisted with a dermatology surgery to remove skin cancer under her eye. “Because it was so close to my eye, the doctor wasn’t comfortable closing the incision,” Linda explains. “The dermatologist did her work to remove the cancer and then whisked me off for Dr. Scott to stitch me back up.” After that, Linda went to see Dr. Scott many more times. “They did follow-up appointments for a year after that surgery, and that felt really good,” she says. “I had stitches all along the lower part of my eye, but you would not even know anything occurred. There’s absolutely no scar — it’s incredible.” Linda had her surgery in February 2020, so her first follow-up appointments were in the middle of the COVID-19 lockdown. “I was a little freaked
out about that,” Linda remembers, “but they put my mind at ease. All their protocols for cleaning were very evident.” During her follow-up consultations, Dr. Scott advised Linda that she would benefit from an upper blepharoplasty and she then proceeded with the surgery in September 2022. “When you tell somebody you had your eyelids done for medical reasons, they’re like, ‘Yeah, right,’” she laughs. “But my peripheral vision has opened up tremendously, and of course, it had the benefit of making my eyes ‘reappear,’ so to speak.” Linda particularly appreciates that the work appears natural. “It looks very subtle,” she explains. “Dr. Scott explains that he does everything with precise measurements, so it doesn’t alter the [overall] way somebody looks.”
Linda moved to Northern Virginia to be near her son and his wife, who have a 4-year-old child and another due any day. A former teacher at Quantico, she retired to help with child care. Considering her other responsibilities, Linda is grateful for the ease of making an appointment with the office. “Dawn is the heavenly office manager and surgical scheduler,” she says. “She is fantastic, and everyone who works with Dr. Scott makes it so the patient doesn’t have to worry about the logistics.” After many visits to the office, Linda remains thrilled that she found Eye Plastic Associates. “I have some friends and family who have gotten work done,” she says, “and they weren’t happy at all. I just think, ‘You should’ve gone to see Dr. Scott!’”
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