Muscle Fitness Muscle & Fitness UK - April 2018 | Page 144

ASK THE AT H L E T E By Mark Laws JAMES HASKELL, WASPS AND ENGLAND RUGBY UNION PLAYER ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS What would your last meal be? Sausage & Mash, with HP Sauce and a nice bottle of red wine What are your favourite workout tunes? I have my own playlist on Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music called ‘James Haskell’s Back Row Beats’, that is what I always have on. Who is the best player you have ever played with and against? The best player I ever played with was Jason Robinson and the best player I ever played against is Brian O’Driscoll. Two very special players. RICHARD How many calories do you consume on a daily basis? 3700 and that is pretty identical whether I am playing, training or recovering. Your girlfriend is very athletic, do you ever compete with her at anything? We compete all the time, but not necessarily with stuff in the gym. Board games are always competitive in our house. Do you have any hidden talents or party tricks? I can DJ and have my decks set up at home. I can also juggle. What else can I do…I think that’s it. What are your plans for after you retire from rugby? I would like to go into TV and radio, I am keen to DJ more and also to do some motivational speaking. 142 MUSCLE & FITNESS / APRIL 2018 How do you celebrate after a big win? To be honest we don’t go mad, but depending on my schedule for the following week I might have a big pizza and a bottle of red wine with the Mrs. Got a question for our next “Ask The Athlete?” Email: [email protected] for the chance for your question to be answered and appear in next months magazine.