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- Adopted a unique diet
- He wants to recover quickly
- Hopefully it clears up recent injury concerns
The Penrith Panthers star halfback Nathan Cleary returned to training just five weeks after undergoing shoulder surgery and is taking an unconventional recovery strategy.
The 27-year-old, who has battled a series of shoulder injuries in recent years, hopes his strict diet – including seaweed – will help his recovery and keep him on the field in 2025. NRL season.
Cleary’s recovery is ahead of schedule, with the playmaker already taking part in light training and looking to increase his efforts after Christmas.
“The recovery is almost three or four months, so so far so good,” he said.
I’m slowly ticking the boxes and after Christmas it will start to ramp up,” Cleary said.
“I’m a little ahead of schedule, which is cool.”
Cleary has had a series of shoulder injuries in recent seasons that have kept him off the park
The Panthers playmaker underwent offseason surgery to hopefully fix the joint for 2025.
As part of his recovery, Cleary turned to the carnivore diet, which he credits with improved gut health, mental clarity and recovery time.
The routine includes four steaks a day, scrambled eggs cooked in beef tallow, bone broth and daily servings of seaweed.
He starts his morning with water infused with Celtic sea salt and seaweed.
“Carnivorous things are not full-time. I use it here and there as a little cleanse and then add fruit and sweet potatoes back in,” Cleary said.
Cleary also revealed that this diet helped him overcome the hamstring problems that plagued his 2024 season, limiting him to just 13 games.
“When I went through the trouble last year, I wanted to clean it all up and take a step back to look at everything I was doing,” he said.
“If there was anything I could do to help me in any way, then I would.”
The Panthers are aiming for an unprecedented fifth consecutive NRL premiership in 2025. and Cleary’s partnership with new signing Blaise Tallaghy will be crucial.
Cleary is on a temporary carnivorous diet to try to speed up his recovery and be ready for the upcoming season
Part of the diet involves drinking seaweed as part of his breakfast every day
Cleary also eats four steaks a day to tone his body and shed fat
Tallaghy, a 19-year-old flyhalf, has joined Penrith from Parramatta and is in the running to replace Jarome Luay, who left for the Wests Tigers.
Cleary and Tallaghy are recovering from shoulder surgeries, but have begun to build chemistry during the preseason.
“He’s a shy young kid, but he’s really eager to learn,” Cleary said.
“I just want to get to know him as a person first and help him where I can on the training pitch.”
Tallaghy, who underwent surgery a week after Cleary, is competing with Jack Cole for the number six shirt.
“There’s a long way to go before the first round and there are other guys putting their hands up for the number six position,” Cleary said.
“It’s a really healthy competition.”
Despite her strict diet, Cleary admits she maintains a balance.
“I go through periods where I’m pretty disciplined, but after a game I’ll have a little treat here and there to keep a healthy balance,” he said.
