Ben Foster would eat s*** and train twice a week before becoming Wrexham hero

BEN FOSTER was one of Wrexham’s biggest heroes in their promotion to League Two this year.

But according to a former teammate, he used to “eat s***” food and train just twice a week while still playing in the Premier League.

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Foster, 40, came out of retirement to answer a call from Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney as Wrexham looked to finally escape the National League.

Veteran goalie Foster saved a penalty in the Welsh side’s dramatic 3-2 win over nearest rivals Notts County, effectively sending them to League Two as champions while avoiding several gruelling play-off matches.

Foster has now penned a fresh deal with Wrexham as they look to build on their success by charging towards League One promotion.

The former Man United and England star revealed this month that Wrexham owners Reynolds and McElhenney have agreed he can train just several times a week due to his living situation.

But even when Foster was playing at old side Watford in the top flight, he would still only train twice every seven days.

Former teammate Troy Deeney made the hilarious revelation during a Hornets Q&A in 2019.

Foster played for Watford between 2005 and 2007 before returning in 2018 for a four-year stint.

And despite being regarded as a top stopper, Deeney claims Foster would also “eat s**t” food in addition to his twice-weekly training sessions – before putting in an unreal performance when it mattered.

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Deeney, who himself has just left Birmingham after two seasons, said at the time: “[Foster] the guy eats s**t, trains twice a week, turns up on a Saturday and is f***ing unbelievable!”

Foster himself has made no secret of his love for eating, telling talkSPORT: “Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy my food. I obviously have to do a lot more gym work than I used to.

“But now I’ve found a nice balance. I think life is about enjoying yourself and that’s what I’m doing.”

In relation to his lack of training, Foster told the Standard: “I don’t train all the time, just for the fact my body needs a rest and I don’t feel I need to train too much either.

“But on the days that I don’t train, I am in the gym doing a fair few kilometres on the watt bike!

“I have always found that training is not something that really floats my boat. I can’t really get the same buzz that I do on a Saturday afternoon.

“I seem to get this massive adrenaline rush on a Saturday. I can do stuff that I can’t do on a day-to-day basis in training. 

“Couple that with my past injury record, it is probably wise and a clever move to not train as often just to extend the longevity of my playing career.”

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