It is not unreasonable to imagine that some of the 2.3 million Instagram followers from Marcos Llorente are mainly in it for the health tips.
Lean, chiseled and a dedicated disciple of the 'If You't Got, Flaunt It' School of Sporting Celebrity, the Power and Athletics of the Atletico Madrid -Man stands out, even in one side that is synonymous with industry and dynamics. Who would not want to look like 30-year-old Spain International?
As a result, however, a story is on for the self -discipline and consistency that Llorente keeps in excellent condition – not to mention certain habits that seem to cross the border from the mere heavy to the downright bizarre – are not for everyone.
A good example is Llorente's preference for sticking a blob of butter in his coffee, an addition that supposedly increases energy and concentration, while he remains hungry at a distance.
Known as 'Bulletproof Coffee' and trademark by the American entrepreneur and Biohacker Dave Asprey, who attracted inspiration from Yak Boter -tea, the drink of your choice in Tibet and various other Himalayas, the drink is credited to accelerate the ability of the body to burn fat.
Nevertheless, the evidence is shaky, with one overview of scientific research composed between 2010 and 2023 that identifies 'potential health problems associated with butter' – not least a 'possible height in serum cholesterol' and 'gastrointestinal intolerance'.
Given the impeccable athletic family tree of Llorente – his father, Francisco, played for both Atletico and Real Madrid, while his deceased grandfather was Paco Gento, the Bernabeu legend who is generally considered one of the greatest Spanish players in history – it is unlikely that he will sleep too much about those speech. Yet he is also not noticed for buying scientific orthodoxy.
Last summer Llorente posted a shirtless photo of a holiday in Hawaii. He also outlined his plans for the day, including a four -hour sunbathing session with neither sunscreen nor shades.
When his followers pointed to the potential health risks, he came to fight.
“If you think that skin cancer is caused by the sun, you are the king of unbeateners,” Llorente went against.
Although it was a characteristic struggle of a player of a player who declared Unapological, when making the controversial switch from his boy's club Real Madrid to Atlético in 2019: “I am leaving without any guilt,” the Fallout echoed all the way to the top echelons of the government.
“Marcos Llorente, football player and melanoma Denier,” mused the Spanish health secretary Javier Padilla on social media. “What a time to live.”
If that episode Llorente made the heat feel, the health he made in a video that was posted shortly before Christmas, claims a more icy reception.
Exciting freezing temperatures in Pozuelo de Alarcón, a city northwest of Madrid, the Atlético man is seen in the images that his dogs run in a public park, only dressed in shorts and shoes.
The corresponding caption reads: “Make yourself uncomfortable every day.”
“Many don't know, but science has shown that cold, in addition to other multiple benefits, increases melatonin,” Llorente said in a voice -over.
'I'm not going to get a cold – on the contrary, it's impossible for me. Everything requires adjustment and I have already experienced that. The same happens with sun exposure and fasting. '
Llorente again took a mistreatment about his comments, in which the Spanish sports journalist Paco González suggested that it was irresponsible for the player to offer his scientific advice from social media, no matter how well intended.
“Because he has such a perfect body, he exerts a force on the networks that make people imitate him,” González said. “You must be careful with the messages you send.”
Llorente, who also sleeps in a £ 31,000 bed that is said to 'reduce biological age', is hardly unique among top athletes to make his confidence in alternative health approaches.
Novak Djokovic is wearing a metalful disk on his chest that he claims to offer therapeutic benefits by changing from heat in the light, and has attributed his success in the Australian Open – scene of 10 of his 24 Grand Slam Tennis – titles – partly to a 'special relationship' with a tree in a tree in Melbourne.
Tom Brady, seen by many as the greatest quarterback in the NFL history, has attributed his success to 'muscle -making', a vague theory developed by Alex Guerrero, an Argentinian alternative doctor, who has been questioned by sports scientists.
And while the American swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, made the practice of cupping popular, which used suction cups to stimulate blood flow and promote his recovery, efforts to identify a scientific basis for treatment, proved not to be decisive.
Llorente has treated Scepsis about his health habits and rejects the accusation of Padilla that he is a melanoma denier – “I am not irresponsible or disrespectful for those who have suffered it,” he said – and emphasized the importance of informed decision -making.
“Let everyone read, listen, report, surround with professionals and then decide what they believe in and what is best for their health,” he wrote in a long -term social media post in which the Fallout of Sungate was tackled.
It is worth noting that the Spaniard has put his money where his mouth is.
He has launched his own coffee brand, café Irrevertes, with former Atlético – midfielder Ibai Gómez – Strapline 'I Don Don Don Standard'; Butter Optional – and also co -founder of Aureo Lifestyle, a company that specializes in photobiomodulation, a form of light therapy that is claimed to promote healing.
However, all technology, quacks and good genes would not count little without healthy food – and there is Llorente on Stevere soil.
While the Paleo diet followed by the Spaniard is not without its critics – experts point to a risk of nutritional deficiencies – the emphasis on meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, fruit and nuts, all the foods that our old ancestors have ever enjoyed, is more closely in line with regular thinking of Llorente's ideas.
'It would eat what was eaten in the paleolithic [era]”He explained last year to the Spanish radio show El Larguero. 'You should eliminate all ultra -processed foods – don't even look at it – and cereals.
'Everything that is pasta, bread, wheat, rice … and also dairy products. Only high quality cheeses.
“I eat everything. Meat, such as the steak I love. Fish, eggs, vegetables. And carbohydrates such as potatoes, sweet potatoes and cassava. '
'With the Paleolithic diet I go 100 percent. It is a lifestyle and a way of life. I will live with that, and I will die with that. That's what it's like.
'I do it for health, not because of football. I am clear that when I finish my career, I will continue to take care of myself as much or more than now. '
The future promises to be interesting.
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