Derrick Henry's Diet, Workout Revealed; Estimated $240K Spent on Maintenance Annually

Derrick Henry's emergence as one of the best running backs in the NFL was thanks in large part to his commitment to a strict diet and workout regimen.

After underperforming in his first two years in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans, the current Baltimore Ravens star not only changed his running style, but he changed how he takes care of his body. Henry's financial adviser, Pete Kotos, told The Athletic's Dan Pompei that his client "spends $240,000 yearly on body maintenance."

Henry employs a personal chef who prepares every meal for him and stays away from fried foods, gluten, dairy or artificial sugars. He eats kale, an avocado or a banana before practice to get something in the system. The 30-year-old told Pompei that his first meal doesn't come until 1 p.m. during the offseason and 4 or 5 p.m. during the season followed by one other meal around 8 p.m.

However, those meals are massive.

"I probably eat three chicken breasts, some rice and broccoli," Henry said. "Then I have some gluten-free pancakes, scrambled eggs, diced potatoes, home fries and some steak."

To fuel his workouts, Henry takes IV fluids that contain a shot of vitamin E, Coenzyme Q10 and other nutrients three days a week. Not long after a season ends, he begins two-a-day workouts at SandersFit Performance Center in Dallas. The four-time Pro Bowler takes no days off.

Among his workouts are up to 10 sprints on a 100-yard hill, hammer curls with 80-pound dumbbells and Bulgarian split squats with 120-pound dumbbells. Pompei added that his recovery includes cold therapy, infrared sauna, hyperbaric oxygen, massage therapy and bodywork.

"If I am going to spend time somewhere, it probably will be a gym because that's what I love doing," Henry said.