The TB12 Method

That’s why the first and most critical amplifier of the TB12 Method, and of pliability, centers on making sure you drink enough water, ideally with electrolytes.

My dad would get up early to train alongside her at the local athletic club, and I tagged along with them every morning at 6:00

Personally, as I’ve said before, we all have different goals. I want to play until my mid-forties, and I realize that requires a focused, disciplined approach. I’ve always been motivated to target and improve on my deficiencies, and I still am. Coach Belichick says, “You pay the price in advance,” and a teammate of mine liked to say that “The only

No matter what sport I was playing, I wanted to get better at it. I still do. John Wooden, the famous UCLA basketball coach, once defined success as “the peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best of which you are capable.”

Twenty years ago, when I was playing at Michigan, I didn’t drink nearly as much water as I do today. On top of that, I drank a lot of other things—alcohol, juice, soda—that I later found out can be dehydrating. I definitely experienced a lot more fatigue in my twenties than I do today, and I got more headaches, too. Today I rarely get fatigued, I n

want you to do one hundred jumping jacks, twenty-five push-ups, and twenty-five sit-ups every morning.

It’s about hard work, dedication, discipline, and the support of my great team. You can’t do it alone. I am beyond blessed. I

also subscribe to the philosophy and principle of eating 80 percent alkaline-forming and 20 percent acid-causing foods. What that means in practical terms is that, while I’m not a vegetarian by any means, I do subscribe to a commonsensical, mostly plant-based/plant-heavy and seasonal nutritional regimen.

The cut of meat, chicken, or fish you eat shouldn’t be any bigger than the size of your palm. It should be accompanied by at least two palms’ worth of vegetables. As a general rule, it’s good to leave the table feeling 75 percent full. That way your body can digest and absorb the food you’ve eaten more easily.