Aston Villa’s Bodymoor Heath training ground is a £15 million facility equipped with everything a footballer needs to stay at the top of his game. But before the club’s players set foot on one of the pristine training pitches or head to the gym, they’re educated on how to keep their body in shape.
Villa’s sports science department prepare a slideshow which they present to academy and first team players, detailing the basic information they need to ensure they’re eating and drinking correctly and using the right recovery techniques after training and matches.
FFT Performance were granted an exclusive look at the lesson delivered to the likes of Jack Grealish and Micah Richards, with the club’s former Head of Performance and Strength and Conditioning, Mike Watts, on hand to explain everything from how many carbohydrates players eat to using food blenders to get their five-a-day.