00:00 (knocking)
00:01 - Hey Alex, it's Men's Health.
00:03 - Hello Men's Health.
00:08 You're here to see my fridge and gym, come on.
00:14 - Let's head to the kitchen.
00:15 - All right, here's my fridge.
00:25 - What staples do you keep in there?
00:27 - Always plenty of water.
00:29 Sparkling, but not too much.
00:31 My eggs, salad.
00:33 My fruit, always very important.
00:35 Bananas, apples, and some oranges.
00:38 - Has your diet changed much since retiring?
00:40 - During my 25 year career, I ate a lot more.
00:43 I used to eat six times a day, a lot of steak,
00:46 a lot of potatoes, a lot of rice, beans.
00:49 But you're burning so much calories
00:50 when you play 162 games.
00:52 Today, I probably have three or four meals.
00:55 I mix in a shake.
00:56 I stopped drinking pop soda about five years ago,
00:59 but I have a lot of friends that drink pop sodas.
01:01 - What would we always see in an A-Rod fridge?
01:04 - Blueberry are a must, always fresh, organic.
01:07 I have some strawberries.
01:09 Love the smell of strawberries.
01:11 Always plenty of greens, salads, broccoli,
01:13 and little hummus for a little late night snack.
01:16 - What would we never see in your fridge?
01:18 - Liver, you'll never see liver.
01:20 So for breakfast, it always has to have eggs,
01:26 some oatmeal, put in some bacon,
01:28 maybe a little glass of orange juice, plenty of water.
01:30 For lunch is usually some salad, chicken, fish.
01:33 I love great salad, but always with a balsamic vinaigrette.
01:36 For dinner is either steak, salmon.
01:39 Love a sweet potato fries, any type of fries actually.
01:41 Pretty simple.
01:42 - Are you cooking any of those meals?
01:43 - I'm not making anything 'cause if I try to cook
01:46 in my kitchen, it would probably set a fire up in here.
01:49 - What's the toughest diet you've tried?
01:51 - Toughest diet I ever tried, really none.
01:53 I love to eat, I have a great relationship with food.
01:57 Usually I would overeat back when I was playing
01:59 'cause I needed to, I needed the fuel.
02:01 Today I probably under eat, which is not good.
02:03 I need to eat more, especially some healthy proteins,
02:05 more fruit, more water, more fuel.
02:08 - What was your favorite pregame meal?
02:10 - Yeah, my favorite pregame meal
02:11 when I played with the Yankees
02:12 was usually a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
02:14 with some barbecue chips and two of these waters.
02:18 - How did you celebrate the big wins?
02:21 - Either two things, I always like a big steak
02:26 with a nice sweet potato or some good sushi.
02:30 - What's your go-to comfort food?
02:31 - I'm Dominican, so a little rice and beans.
02:33 Platano Maduros are always good, solid.
02:35 And Dominican staple, tostones.
02:38 - What's your go-to burger order?
02:39 - A double Whopper with cheese.
02:41 Whopper from Burger King,
02:42 but I like the fries from McDonald's.
02:45 - You drink coffee?
02:46 - Drink plenty of coffee, nothing on it, just black.
02:48 And I have probably seven, eight cups a day.
02:53 - There are a lot of weird food trends
02:54 going around on TikTok.
02:56 Is there anything weird that you eat?
02:57 - I like peanut butter, jelly, turkey sandwich.
02:59 That's a very unique A-Rod special.
03:02 - That is definitely unique.
03:04 Now I'm curious what you reach for at 2 a.m.
03:06 when you're hungry.
03:07 - Well, I'm probably not grabbing anything
03:08 from the fridge for a late night snack,
03:10 so I'll show you what I usually do.
03:12 I did it last night.
03:13 I'm a chips expert.
03:16 So I have barbecue, Doritos, Cheetos,
03:23 tortillas, a little nuts, cashews,
03:25 a little bit of everything.
03:27 This is where I do my best work, 2 a.m.
03:30 - Do you take those snacks to bed?
03:31 - Oh yeah, I definitely eat in the bed.
03:34 - What's your go-to ballpark food?
03:36 - Ballpark, hot dog, like a Dodger dog is awesome.
03:39 I also like a great pretzel, nice and warm and big.
03:42 - Do you drink protein shakes?
03:44 - I love protein shakes.
03:45 Usually at least 30 grams of protein,
03:47 strawberries, berries, bananas,
03:49 a little peanut butter, let it rip.
03:52 - Besides the protein powder,
03:54 do you take any other supplements?
03:55 - I'll take some vitamin C, multivitamin,
03:58 and to sleep, a little magnesium.
04:00 - How about a little pre-workout?
04:01 - Right before the gym, I go for a little bit of energy.
04:04 So a little Celsius, peach vibe.
04:07 Ready? Let's go down.
04:08 - Let's see you at the gym.
04:10 - My fitness goals are to feel good every day.
04:13 Working out is such an important part of my life.
04:14 I've been doing it for 40 years.
04:16 So many great benefits.
04:18 All right, welcome to my home gym.
04:19 It's a very simple home gym.
04:21 My favorite part is we have a sauna and a steam room,
04:24 and I do that every day for at least 30 minutes.
04:27 And then you have a basic bench, not too heavy weights.
04:30 I don't play anymore.
04:31 Then you have a treadmill.
04:32 I hate treadmill, but sometimes I just like
04:34 to go outside and walk or run.
04:36 And then I have some light dumbbells,
04:38 some medicine balls, some mats, stretch it out.
04:40 Pretty simple.
04:41 - Nice setup.
04:42 How often do you get down here to work out?
04:44 - So I try to work out seven days a week.
04:45 And that sounds crazy, but you know,
04:48 not every day is gonna be super intense.
04:50 - What's your morning routine?
04:51 - I'm on this mission to at least get 30 minutes
04:53 of breaking a sweat, feeling good.
04:56 But usually in the morning before 12,
04:59 I take one body part per day.
05:00 So Monday I'll do chest, Tuesday I'll do arms,
05:03 Wednesday I'll do legs, Thursday I'll do back,
05:05 so on and so forth.
05:06 Mix in 30 minutes at least of cardio every day,
05:09 some stretching, maybe a little swim.
05:11 And then I always end with a little sauna
05:13 and a little steam room to get a good sweat in.
05:16 And then I'm usually at the office by noon.
05:19 - What's your favorite part of working out?
05:20 - My favorite part of working out is just,
05:22 you know, releasing endorphins,
05:24 getting through a good workout,
05:25 feel excited and energized for the rest of your day.
05:29 - How was your workout when you were playing
05:30 for the Yankees?
05:31 - My workouts were a lot more intense,
05:34 heavier, squatting 400 pounds,
05:36 bench pressing 300 pounds, lifting heavy shoulder,
05:39 60 pounds, dumbbells over my head.
05:41 A lot of sprint work, hundreds, 200s, burpees,
05:44 all kinds of non-fun things.
05:47 - What's your fitness goal now?
05:48 - Today my workouts are a lot more normal,
05:51 not as intense, I'm not running sprints, I can't.
05:54 So I had two hip surgeries, one on my right,
05:56 one on my left.
05:57 And what I do now is I try to keep my weight down,
06:00 do a lot of stretching, Pilates, yoga,
06:03 anything to elongate my muscles.
06:04 Do some bench press, but nothing too heavy.
06:07 - How often do you change up your workout routine?
06:09 - You know, I'm pretty routine when it comes to my workouts.
06:12 I like consistency, so I don't mix it up too much.
06:15 I don't mix up my diet, I don't mix up my training.
06:18 Every once in a while you wanna shuffle the deck
06:20 a little bit, but I'm a consistent guy.
06:23 - What keeps you motivated to stay fit?
06:24 - I stay motivated 'cause I have young girls,
06:26 two daughters, Natasha and Ella,
06:27 and I wanna have a healthy life,
06:29 especially as you get into your 50s and 60s,
06:32 and you wanna age gracefully.
06:34 - Which exercise do you love and which do you hate?
06:37 - So the exercise that I absolutely hate the most
06:41 has to be burpees, 'cause I suck at 'em.
06:44 I'm really tall, and my favorite, a good deadlift,
06:47 get them glutes firing and get 'em nice and juicy.
06:50 - Do you work out with anyone else?
06:51 - I sometimes work with my girlfriend, Jack,
06:53 who has been a big influence in my life.
06:55 I've lost 35 pounds since I've been working out with her.
06:58 I'm one of her elite clients, she calls me.
07:01 - Which current players would you like to work out with?
07:04 - One of two people, either Aaron Judge,
07:05 'cause he's a beast, maybe old Tommy,
07:08 because he's a world-class pitcher and hitter,
07:11 and I'm in awe.
07:13 - Ever hit the gym with Big Poppy and Jeter?
07:15 - Big Poppy and Jeter, I know they do a lot of working out,
07:18 but we've never worked out together.
07:19 - How do you keep your mind fit?
07:20 - I keep my mind healthy by working out every day,
07:23 breaking a sweat, doing a little sauna,
07:25 little steam room, meditating,
07:27 but just trying to slow down so that you can speed up.
07:30 - Do you have any scars?
07:31 - I have two scars, one hip surgery,
07:34 and I have another scar right here with another hip surgery,
07:38 but I think because I've kept my weight down,
07:40 I work on mobility, flexibility,
07:42 I talked about Pilates and yoga,
07:44 my hips are in great shape.
07:46 - You were recently diagnosed with gum disease.
07:48 How are you managing that?
07:49 - I've taken a very proactive approach.
07:52 It's not just brushing your teeth and flossing,
07:54 it's actually going into your local dentist
07:56 and getting treatment,
07:57 and I'm doing that four times a year.
08:00 I'm excited that we were able to find it early,
08:02 and so far, so good, I'm in good shape.
08:04 - What music do you listen to when you work out?
08:07 - I like 80s rock, Journey, Coldplay, Jay-Z,
08:11 a little Sinatra, depending on the mood,
08:13 depending on the day.
08:14 - What's your most meaningful tattoo?
08:15 - Don't have it, it'll never happen,
08:18 because my mom will kill me, she would kill me.
08:22 - So no matching tattoos,
08:23 but how about some rapid fire questions?
08:25 - Rapid fire questions, bring it.
08:27 - All right, A-Rod, choose your exercise.
08:29 Workout time, 7 a.m. or 7 p.m.?
08:32 - Oh, 7 a.m. for sure.
08:34 - Squat or deadlift?
08:35 - Deadlift.
08:36 - Favorite song on your workout playlist?
08:37 - On to the next one, Jay-Z.
08:39 - Crossfit, yay or nay?
08:40 - Yay.
08:41 - Pull-ups or chin-ups?
08:43 - Pull-ups.
08:43 - On the treadmill or in the great outdoors?
08:45 - Outdoors for sure.
08:47 - Cardio or weights?
08:48 - Weights.
08:49 - Big legs or big arms?
08:51 - Big legs and a big ass.
08:53 - Biggest compliment, jacked, ripped, cut, or swole?
08:56 - Ripped.
08:57 - If you could work out with anyone in the world,
08:58 dead or alive, who would it be?
09:01 - Babe Ruth, because what I really wanna do
09:03 is go have a cocktail with him afterwards.
09:05 - Let's go.
09:07 - All right, that's a wrap.
09:09 Thank you guys for coming, I gotta head to the office.
09:12 See ya.
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