Washington OL shed weight this offseason after cutting incredible McDonald's order

Fourth-year Washington offensive lineman Nate Kalepo is set to start at left guard this season.

It’s a new role for the Rainier Beach native, who has been a reserve in the offensive line room for the last two seasons. But Kalepo crushed the offseason conditioning program and impressed the new coaching staff enough to lock down the starting job ahead of the opener against Kent State.

Kalepo cut 30 pounds of bad weight throughout the offseason. The 2021 roster lists him at 330 pounds. The updated roster for the new season has him at 316. Maybe more impressively, he added 100 pounds to his squat max during the cut.

A big reason why: he cut out McDonald’s.

Nate Kalepo dropped 30 pounds, while adding 100 pounds to his squat, this offseason. He did it in part by dropping McDonalds.

His previous order: “two double quarter pounders, two McChickens, a large fry, an Oreo McFlurry and a large coke. Every time. Every time.”

Believe it.

— Mike Vorel (@mikevorel) August 31, 2022

If you’re rushing to your nearest nutrition calculator, we did the math for you.

That meal features 3,560 calories, 165 grams of fat (212% DV), 386 grams of carbs (141% DV), and 143 grams of protein. That’s 4,580 milligrams of sodium and 58 grams of saturated fat.

Offensive linemen eat a lot. Most college football fans know this. We get stories every year about the crazy meals the big “hog mollies” up front eat in order to keep weight on.

The 6-foot-6 Kalepo redshirted in 2019, appeared in two games in 2020, then played in 11 of 12 games last season but most of that was special teams. On Saturday, he’ll make his first career start. Washington kicks off against Kent State at 7:30 p.m. PT on FS1.