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- Hey Oscar,
it's Men's Health.
We're here to see your gym and fridge.
- Hey, what's up guys?
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So you're here to see my gym and fridge?
Come on in.
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It's this way.
- [Interviewer] Was it harder to keep your diet
when you were boxing, or now?
- It wasn't hard to maintain back then,
because I had to do it.
I had no choice.
I'm 50 years old, so I like looking good,
I like looking lean.
I try to just eat balanced meals basically.
And if I do cheat, have a donut or something,
it's like, okay, I have to work extra hard the next day.
- [Interviewer] What staples do you have in your fridge?
- What's a must in my refrigerator?
Yogurts, I love egg whites,
tortillas, Canada Dry,
a lot of water, that's for sure, a lot of water,
you know, flush everything out.
My Pepto,
because sometimes I get a little bad piece of chorizo
or something, but.
- [Interviewer] I see a ton of condiments on your door.
- Almond peanut butter, creamy sauce,
make some sandwiches.
Chick-fil-A sauce, you can put it on everything.
I put tajin on everything.
Simple chicken for the afternoon, whatever.
Okay, throw some tajin on that
and it will change your life.
- [Instructor] What would we always find in your fridge?
- My meal preps must be there,
I have meal preps every week, almost every other day.
Love the chicken that is so fresh.
It's marinated, complimented
with sweet potato fries or broccoli.
It's well-balanced.
It has a little flavor, but it's so healthy for you.
- [Instructor] What's your favorite protein?
- I have to have my steaks.
I have this baby here that I cannot wait to cook outside.
- [Instructor] What's your favorite comfort food?
- Something from my childhood that I still have
to eat would have to be the liver.
I love liver with onions.
- [Instructor] What did you eat before a fight?
- My pre-match meal,
I would have a little tiny piece of steak, just a tiny one,
chicken, and a lot of vegetables.
And like I said, a lot of water, tons and tons.
The more water you can drink, the better.
Make sure that I'm light,
and lean and I don't wanna feel sluggish,
when you're up in the ring,
you wanna feel very elusive and fast.
- [Instructor] Do you cook?
What's your go-to dish?
- You have to have an air fryer.
I can throw in some sweet potatoes in there, rub 'em
with a little oil, throw a little salt,
maybe a little tajin there
to give it some some flavor.
20 minutes later you have a beautiful, beautiful meal.
Air fryer is my go-to.
- [Instructor] What do you have for breakfast?
- My girlfriend, Holly, she has my breakfast every morning.
Egg whites that are very healthy.
Then slices of tomato.
I have the Soyrizo, which is amazing.
I have to have my corn tortillas, put some almond butter
on some toast, and we're off to the races.
- [Instructor] Which country has your favorite food?
- My favorite country to eat in has to be Mexico.
The tacos, the burritos,
it's the mole, and oh my gosh, it's just incredible.
There's just so much flavor,
and the cuisine is just different.
It's just totally different.
So yeah, Mexico is always a big treat for me.
- [Instructor] What's your favorite protein?
- I do drink a lot of shakes.
Chocolate.
Chocolate peanut butter, you can't go wrong.
- [Instructor] What does a cheat day look like?
- A Chick-fil-a breakfast burrito.
And if I'm gonna do it all day, I'm gonna go all out.
So a chicharone, tacos, you know,
and then at night, we'll go eat some sushi,
have some salmon, a little wine.
I have my Silver Oaks here that I really, really love.
So my cheat day is not really too bad,
but as long as I can control the portions.
All right, it's that time of the day.
Enough of the fridge.
Let's head down to the gym.
- [Instructor] All right, let's take out the gym.
- So we're here at City of Angels Boxing
where I train here in Downtown LA.
I'm right here next to Mike Tyson.
Sonny Liston, Canelo Alvarez, I mean, what great company.
Let's start training.
- [Instructor] How often do you work out?
- I try to work out three times a week.
About an hour a day,
but I compact everything with jumping rope,
hitting the speed bag, maybe running or cycling.
- [Instructor] How have your workouts
changed over the years?
- Well, I do less of it.
I try to be very effective, short and effective.
- [Instructor] Best workout tip you've received?
- Always make sure to get it over with.
Work out in the mornings
so you can have all that energy for the day.
- [Interviewer] What do you consider an intense workout?
- I trained up in the mountains
in about 10,000 feet elevation.
You can imagine, it was very intense.
Waking up in the morning, 4:30,
running six, seven miles.
Then I would rest, go to the boxing gym after that,
do the weights, stretching, which is crucial for a fighter,
especially if you want to be nice and limber,
and then lights out at 8:00 PM
and just start to process every single day.
- [Interviewer] What's your favorite part of working out?
- Favorite part has to be the result.
Transformation in your mind, body and soul is pretty crazy.
- Do you have a trainer?
- Yeah, one thing about me
is that I have to work out with somebody else.
I sometimes need that motivation.
I need that push.
When I see somebody working out harder than me,
then I can step it up, the adrenaline kicks in.
So, yeah, and it's fun working out with people,
with friends, with family.
- [Interviewer] What music do you listen
to when you work out?
- Gypsy Kings.
I love the Gypsy Kings.
They still motivate me till this day,
so I'm not gonna change what works.
- [Interviewer] What are your fitness goals?
- Just to keep feeling young, you know.
As much as I work out,
whether it's five minutes or an hour a day, for me,
it's all about maintaining that discipline
and just feeling young.
- [Interviewer] How do you keep your mind fit?
- I keep my mind fit by working.
I have so many projects
that I'm working on right now, you know,
it just keeps me alive, keeps me motivated, keeps me going.
- [Interviewer] What's your favorite exercise?
- My favorite exercise of all time, till this day,
I love running.
I can't run the way I used to,
but one of my trainers would make me put on combat boots.
Each combat boot would weigh about a pound,
pound and a half, and I would just run for six to 12 miles.
- [Interviewer] Okay, golden boy.
Let's see if you're ready for the rapid fire questions.
- Alright guys, we're up in the ring.
Let's get into some rapid fire questions while I shadow-box.
- [Interviewer] Workout time.
7:00 AM or 7:00 PM?
- 7:00 AM.
- [Interviewer] Squat or deadlift?
- Deadlift.
- [Interviewer] Favorite song in your workout playlist?
- Bamboleo.
- [Interviewer] CrossFit, yay or nay?
- Yay.
- [Interviewer] Pullups or chin-ups?
- Pull-ups.
- [Interviewer] Dumbbells or kettlebells?
- Dumbbells.
- [Interviewer] Run on the treadmill or the great outdoors?
- Great outdoors.
- [Interviewer] Cardio or weights?
- Cardio.
- [Interviewer] Big legs or big arms?
- Big arms.
- [Interviewer] Biggest compliment.
Jacked, ripped, cut, or swole?
- Cut.
- [Interviewer] If you could work out
with anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would it be?
- It would be with, it would be with The Rock.
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- That's it for the day.
Unless you wanna get knocked out, you gotta get out.