Zay Flowers x Myprotein: Football, Family, and THE Whey

We sat down with our newest Myprotein ambassador, Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers, to talk about football, life, and his favourite Myprotein supps.

Football

I would say just believing in yourself and manifesting what you want. This is something I've wanted since I was a kid.

When I was six or seven years old.

Oh absolutely. In high school, I was ranked 1100 in the country and 90 something in my position, and 140 in the state of Florida overall. But that's what made me work hard every day and get to where I am.

That was probably college. I would say my sophomore year. My first offers were small, like Boston College. But I just wanted the opportunity to play.

I knew that if I went somewhere where they believed in me and I believed in myself, I would be able to do something special.

I became my own person, taking care of my business. And the same goes for football, if you want it for yourself, you have to make it happen.

Honestly, the biggest thing is the speed. Everybody in the box, like the D-line and linebackers, gets faster and smarter. And for everyone in the corner, it's the same.

I don't even know how to explain it. You've just made it to the point that you've been working toward this whole time. So you don't even know how to react, other than smiling and laughing.

Family Life

It was all about football—I've been playing since I was four years old.

It was fun—it made me who I am today. Just being around people smiling all the time. You're never going to be by yourself if you're one of fourteen.

Oh yeah absolutely. We would have the younger brothers play against the older brothers. Now it wouldn't really be a fair competition.

My mom loved football. She put all of us in football—she started it. After she passed, my dad took over and would pack all of us with our bags in his truck. He'd be in the park from 8:00 in the morning to 8:00 at night watching us play all our games.

My dad made it his duty to take care of us.

I would see my dad go to work every day. I would see him get up at 4:00 in the morning and come back at 5:00 in the evening. He would take all of us to practice, get back at 10:00 PM, and then do it all again.

Then he would get up on Saturdays and take all of our clothes out to wash them. I would sometimes go with him.

He's probably the reason I am the way I am now.

He was one of those people that was always happy. He would make you smile and laugh. He was a genuine person and was that one person that everyone loved. And he was super athletic—he was the fastest one in the family.

That gave me some motivation because it taught me that life is short. And you have to make life happen and achieve your goals.

They'd probably be super proud. My dad said that my mom loved football. She would probably see me in this position and cry. My brother too.

My dad. He's the only one.

Training & Diet

Keep your body strong and recover all the time. Those are the two main things.

On most days I'll go in and do a lower body lift, cold tub, hot tub, go in the steam room, and get a massage. I'll do that on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, and then after that on Wednesdays I have practice. At practice, I'll run like 5000 yards a day.

Running routes. That's where you get to perfect it and try to translate it into one-on-ones in the game.

Honestly, cheeseburgers and pizza. I just found out about Myprotein, but now we're going to get it together. We're going to know about it real well.

It keeps me in a good space, where I'm smiling. If I don't work out for a while I'll start feeling sluggish. I like looking good and feeling good.

Yeah, I was using THE Whey to gain weight. I had three shakes, one in the morning, one after training, and one right before I went to bed. And I gained 13 pounds, and that's what I needed too. Everyone saw my body transformation. I was taking THE Whey for eight weeks.