‘The World’s largest Athlete is looking jacked
‘AF’ thanks to some encouragement from
‘The Champ’ John Cena
The Big Show, real name Paul White, has
been performing in the ring for 20 years now,
spending 18 of those in the WWE.
Know for his intimidating height and physique
he has been entertaining arenas up and down
America, and across the globe, for well over a
decade. However, as the man himself puts it,
he made a ‘conscious decision’ to change his
look.
Speaking to WWE The Big Show pointed out
that:
It wasn’t an overnight process either, the
WWE veteran was already working on an
exhausting 22-year schedule, “Five days a
week, 200-plus days a year on the road”,
which at the time left little space for him to
work on himself. It was only when he took
time off the WWE’s hectic schedule that he
decided to ‘re-evaluate’ what he wanted going
into future.
With the help of his trainer Paul Dodd (who is
in the top photo), the 42-year-old giant took
to Miami, Florida to begin his amazing
transformation. A typical day’s training for
Big Show would vary.
Explaining that:
… if I’m home three days, I train every day. If
I’m home 10 days, I train every day. Right
now, mostly, everything I count on is high-rep.
Everything from 50 reps, 35 reps, 21 reps.
What has helped more for him however is his
intense diet, for anyone who still watches
WWE today, you’ll have noticed that he’s 70-
lbs lighter. He’s quick to point out that it’s
‘not an easy process’ and is the reason why
he’s failed in his attempts to shed weight in
the past.
But through sheer willpower alone he’s able
to maintain a healthy lifestyle and that “the
days of slammin’ ice cream and enjoying
pizza and meatball subs” are now in the past.
He also credits WWE’s franchise superstar
John Cena as force for encouragement,
remembering how they were ‘were joking one
day’.
As he recalls:
We were talking about getting in shape and I
said, “Ah, what the hell is a giant gonna do
with abs?” and John looked at me with a
straight face and said, “Yeah. A giant with
abs. That wouldn’t be marketable at all.” And
he walked off. It was kind of a shot, but [later]
John reached out and congratulated me on
the work I’ve done. That meant a lot. To have
that respect from him was a big boost
Big Show’s new look is all in the run-up to
this year’s marquee wrestling PPV,
Wrestlemania, where it’s rumoured that his
opponent will be NBA Hall of Fame legend
Shaquille O’Neal.
This year will be the 33rd annual
Wrestlemaina and will be held at the
Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida
on April 2.
‘AF’ thanks to some encouragement from
‘The Champ’ John Cena
The Big Show, real name Paul White, has
been performing in the ring for 20 years now,
spending 18 of those in the WWE.
Know for his intimidating height and physique
he has been entertaining arenas up and down
America, and across the globe, for well over a
decade. However, as the man himself puts it,
he made a ‘conscious decision’ to change his
look.
Speaking to WWE The Big Show pointed out
that:
It wasn’t an overnight process either, the
WWE veteran was already working on an
exhausting 22-year schedule, “Five days a
week, 200-plus days a year on the road”,
which at the time left little space for him to
work on himself. It was only when he took
time off the WWE’s hectic schedule that he
decided to ‘re-evaluate’ what he wanted going
into future.
With the help of his trainer Paul Dodd (who is
in the top photo), the 42-year-old giant took
to Miami, Florida to begin his amazing
transformation. A typical day’s training for
Big Show would vary.
Explaining that:
… if I’m home three days, I train every day. If
I’m home 10 days, I train every day. Right
now, mostly, everything I count on is high-rep.
Everything from 50 reps, 35 reps, 21 reps.
What has helped more for him however is his
intense diet, for anyone who still watches
WWE today, you’ll have noticed that he’s 70-
lbs lighter. He’s quick to point out that it’s
‘not an easy process’ and is the reason why
he’s failed in his attempts to shed weight in
the past.
But through sheer willpower alone he’s able
to maintain a healthy lifestyle and that “the
days of slammin’ ice cream and enjoying
pizza and meatball subs” are now in the past.
He also credits WWE’s franchise superstar
John Cena as force for encouragement,
remembering how they were ‘were joking one
day’.
As he recalls:
We were talking about getting in shape and I
said, “Ah, what the hell is a giant gonna do
with abs?” and John looked at me with a
straight face and said, “Yeah. A giant with
abs. That wouldn’t be marketable at all.” And
he walked off. It was kind of a shot, but [later]
John reached out and congratulated me on
the work I’ve done. That meant a lot. To have
that respect from him was a big boost
Big Show’s new look is all in the run-up to
this year’s marquee wrestling PPV,
Wrestlemania, where it’s rumoured that his
opponent will be NBA Hall of Fame legend
Shaquille O’Neal.
This year will be the 33rd annual
Wrestlemaina and will be held at the
Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida
on April 2.
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