The ‘Formula One’ Secret Behind Tom Brady’s Time-Cheating Success

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady turned 42 earlier this month, and still defies the law of aging. Most players are retired by this age, but Brady keeps going. The New England Patriots won Super Bowl LIII, and there’s not much left for him to prove. He was a sixth-round draft pick, and gave us two decades of incredible game. So, what helps Brady play at this age?

Hirofumi Tanaka is an aging researcher from the University of Texas says it’s the “Formula One approach.” It’s an intense focus on player’s elements, including nutrition, injury prevention, sleep, and training, and a team of specialists and support staff take care of all that.

Strength is really important for Brady at this point of his career. The same applies to sprinting power.

“Some functions like sprinting speed go down rapidly with aging,” emphasized Tanaka, director of the Cardiovascular Aging Research Laboratory at the University of Texas, “But nobody is expecting Brady to sprint anyway.” “Brady has the arm strength to make every pass that he needs to,” said Dan Orlovsky, an ESPN football analyst and former NFL quarterback, “But it’s more than that, he understands the right throw for every situation.”

What about arm strength?

“Brady has the arm strength to make every pass that he needs to,” said Dan Orlovsky, and ESPN football analyst and former NFL quarterback. “We talk about his lifestyle and what he does today, but Brady’s been living this way for 15 years and is now reaping the benefit,” he added, “He’s been living with such a different mindset, one that most Americans just don’t have. He truly has slowed time.”

Brady has a clear vision, and not every football player has it.

“What is true of Tom Brady, probably isn’t true of everyone else,” emphasized Greg Appelbaum, director of the Human Performance Optimization Lab at Duke University, “Brady has unbelievable mental skills that seemingly get better with age.”

Tom House says, “You have to treat a 40-year-old quarterback like a 12-year-old.

“The more sports you experience, the more coordination you can pull off the shelf later in life.