A former Hereford United player has turned his hand to cooking healthy and nutritious.
Now known as the Foodie Footballer, Marc Pugh said he couldn't even boil an egg before he started his new venture whilst playing for Bournemouth.
He now has over 55,000 followers.
“I’m looking to educate the young players on nutrition and the importance of it for recovery and performance," said Pugh in an interview with Bournemouth FC.
“I want to tell them what I’ve learned over the years because, when I was younger, I probably didn’t take it as seriously as I should have because the information wasn’t readily available.
“I educated myself and it started just after I had been promoted to the Championship with Bournemouth.
“It took my performances to the next level. I felt I could run for longer, I was recovering quicker and I was getting stronger.
“It was a massive part of my rise and my success with the club. If I can help the lads in any way as they look to progress their careers and maybe train with the first team then I’d be delighted.”
Pugh admits he relied on his wife to do all the cooking.
“My wife always jokes that I couldn’t boil an egg eight or nine years ago!" he continued.
“I couldn’t cook and relied on her to do it all. When you rely on other people, you don’t know what they are putting in the food and what you are putting in your body.
“I educated myself and did a lot of studying. It started with a diploma in nutrition and I’ve done a lot more courses since then. The most recent one was about athletic performance and weight management and that was a real eye opener.
“Learning a new skill away from football was very refreshing for me. If you have a bad game, you don’t want to dwell on it and you need something else to think about. You get back on it in training on a Monday and look to put things right. It was a really healthy thing to do for me.”
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