Online Reporter
CRISTIANO Ronaldo made his debut in a Portugal shirt over 8,300 days ago.
For most footballers, the international window is brutally short with a handful of tournaments, maybe two World Cups if they are lucky.
One study found that peak speed, endurance, and explosiveness clustered around 24.8 years to 26 years old – with a clear decline starting at 32.
The 41-year-old sat down with Whoop CEO Will Ahmed as they broke down exactly what it is that has kept his engine oiled for more than 8,000 days on the national side.
Ahmed combed through CR7’s stats provided by the Whoop watch, starting with 17,673 average steps bringing his physical age down by a whole year.
His sleep consistency came in at 70 percent with around 7hr15mins of ZZZs caught a night.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner credited sleep as the “most important thing we have in life” when he considered his health.
He compared the wearable health device to a doctor fastened around the wrist – so it is not that surprising that the Three Lions have them too.
Compression therapy is another tool cited by the Portugal international and when he logs it, it improves his recovery by 11 percent.
Cryotherapy and cold showers reportedly improved recovery for the former Man Utd star by seven percent and 4.5 percent respectively.
The CEO then referred to his notes to reveal Ronaldo’s resting heart-rate to be as low as 44 BPM. – The Sun
Bongani Ndlovu