A$AP Ferg Honored His Dad by Training for a Marathon

You might know A$ap Ferg for his hits like “New Level” and “Plain Jane,” but what you might not expect is that the musician also has a hell of a health conscience. Men’s Health recently caught up with the rapper at his New Jersey home for the latest installment of “Gym & Fridge,” where Ferg (alongside his adorable puppy) gave some insight into his diet and workout.

The first thing you wouldn’t expect to find in the rapper’s fridge is a shelf dedicated to one of his favorite foods: pickles. “I’m a pickle fanatic,” he told us, revealing two huge jars of pickles. Other staples in his fridge: strawberry jelly (for the nostalgic factor, of course), water bottles, and three cartons of almond milk, because “I just don’t like regular milk.”

For a rapper whose life consists of being on the road, his diet is actually pretty simple. Ferg tries to stay away from all the carbs and chooses to eat leaner cuts of meat, whether it be turkey bacon, chicken or salmon. Sometimes, if he’s feeling “a little freaky,” he’ll choose to eat some mussels. As for the things that you will never find in Ferg’s fridge: no lard, cakes, candy or pastries. If he’s looking to satisfy his sweet tooth, he’ll go for dried fruits or some grapes to get the sweetness the rapper is looking for.

Ferg’s healthy lifestyle wasn’t always on his radar. “It was when my dad got sick,” he said. “It just made me think about food in a whole different way, especially after he passed. I was like, ‘Wow. You can actually die from what you’re not putting into your body and what you do put into your body.”

After finishing up his fridge tour, Ferg took Men’s Health on a run with him and explained that he was inspired to train for a marathon after seeing Diddy do one. “I was hearing that people run for different things, so I wanted to run for my dad,” the rapper said. “I knew he’d be proud of me for doing that.”

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Ferg also opened up about how his workout routine has changed and its psychological benefits. “I feel like working out is a meditation for me. It brings me to a calm and I get a high from it. Then everything else in the day or night is easy because you know you worked out and you feel really good about it … Getting fit just helped me as a person in general. I think working out helps your body mentally. You have to be able to do it mentally before it turns physical.”

Other fun tidbits? He’d love to have a protein shake with Tupac and go for a run with Biggie Smalls.

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