This is everything boxing champion Anthony Joshua eats for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
This is world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua. Since winning a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Joshua has knocked out every single one of his 20 opponents as a professional — including former champion Wladimir Klitschko, in a back-and-forth classic in April, 2017.
Four world heavyweight titles will be on the line when Joshua returns to the ring on March 31 to take on Joseph Parker, an undefeated fighter from New Zealand.
Joshua has a nutritionist, Mark Ellison, who helps with his meal planning. The boxer will sometimes eat smoked salmon with a bagel, at breakfast. That could be followed up with "a load of veg like spinach, peppers, and onions," Ellison says.
Source: Sky Sports.
If Joshua is lagging before he begins the grueling hard sparring sessions that prepare him for battle, he might have caffeine. Ellison says this "perks him up." However, Joshua has not needed caffeine in his current camp and has instead relied on an electrolyte drink and a "recovery shake, with protein and carbohydrates."
Source: Sky Sports.
Lunch is just as healthy and Ellison says Joshua will eat "a couple of chicken breasts with sweet potatoes and a load of veg." If he wants a snack, or a treat, afterwards, he'll get "yoghurt and honey" or meringues because "they're light and calorific."
Source: Sky Sports.
By dinner time, Joshua will have completed all of his main training sessions. This means he can have red meat. But this is Joshua we're talking about, so he won't have a normal human-sized portion. No. Joshua eats double what you can handle. That's two portions of steak. He'll eat his mega steak with "pasta, wholegrain rice, or quinoa," according to Ellison. "Then a load of veg again."
Source: Sky Sports.
Even when Joshua is in the middle of a training camp he will still have a light sweet treat. Ellison says this could mean a dessert like "fruit mousse or yoghurt."
Source: Sky Sports.
Joshua may be a professional athlete but that does not mean he won't have cravings for a midnight snack. The fighter has a chef who "leaves little treats for him like homemade protein bars, packed with fruit and nuts." He also has a "slow-release protein shake" that aids sleep.
Source: Sky Sports.
As for Joshua's favourite sweet treat? That's easy — he needs no second invitation to devour a warm, delicious, apple pie. Preferably served with ice cream.
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