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By Jeff Tomko
tical at first. But going through
the programs, I was like, ‘This
stuff works—it’s legit.’ ”
He’s now moved on to a body-
building-focused workout.
And he’s seen extreme chang- In Super Bowl XLV, Jennings
scored two touchdowns in the
es. “I think the first noticeable Packers win over the Steelers.
difference was my back,”
Jennings says. “It was like,
‘Man, I’m finally getting some hotels to bring me an extra
definition the way that I want refrigerator and a microwave
in my back.’ And then when I so I can just heat up my meals,”
looked at my front, I was notic- he says. “The lifting is the fun
ing I was becoming fuller—my part—it’s what everybody is
pecs were raising, my abs were drawn to, but your body starts
starting to pop, and my arms to make those changes be-
were becoming fuller.” cause of your diet, nutrition,
and what your intake is. So
FROM GAME READY those are the priorities I’ve
TO STAGE READY made important.”
When at home in Minnesota, He’s moved past
Jennings works out with his TO FOLLOW football, but as
JENNINGS’
trainer, Chris Kaeding, a former he shoots for the
bodybuilder. He spends no bodybuilding stage,
more than an hour during each keeps his diet bread has now
of his four weekly workouts, at around 3,400 become Jennings’
broken down to a pair of lower- calories a day (40% culinary casualty.
body workouts and a push- protein, 35% carbs, “I ordered a salmon
and-pull workout each week. 25% fats). With the phys- says. “They came and brought
from room service,” he
S H U T T E R S T O C K ( 2 ) ; E R I C A S C H U LT Z mind, he’s noticing his work- to maintain those gains. He to hand the bread and butter
ical changes come the obses-
Although he doesn’t have a
it with a plate of bread. I had
sive measures he now takes
specific bodybuilding show in
outs don’t have to be long and
back. It was like the bread
travels with his portable rice
would be just looking at me. I
intense to be effective. “I’m just
cooker at all times, steaming
starting to learn,” he says. “I’m
his chicken and vegetables
couldn’t have it in there.”
and cooking a plate of rice
trying to stay consistent to see
For Jennings’ workout, go to
each night in his hotel room.
what works.”
At 200 pounds, Jennings
“I always have to ask the
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