Ryback On Finally Winning WWE Gold, Maintaining His Physique With Hectic WWE Schedule
Ryback recently spoke with The State-Journal Register to promote Friday's WWE live event in Springfield, IL. The full interview can be found at this link. Below are highlights:
Finally capturing gold in WWE:
"I came into the WWE through "Tough Enough" (a WWE reality show competition) in 2004. ... I learned right away how hard this is. I had trainers tell me that I didn't belong in WWE, that I should quit. And when I got signed by WWE (in 2005) I was told they expected me to pick it up really quick. ... They had very high expectations for me. I wouldn't say I didn't live up to those. ... I just think sometimes people expected a little too much too soon. I had a couple of major injuries and big setbacks. But throughout all of that, the one thing I never stopped doing was believing in myself. I've always been very confident in my abilities in what I can do. Sometimes, that doesn't always happen on the timescale I even have set for myself. But the main thing is I keep getting back up and I keep moving forward. And (the Intercontinental Championship win) was a culmination of all that hard work and dedication."
Maintaining his physique with the WWE schedule:
"I've been working out since I was 12 years old. For me, it's a way of life. I don't know any other way. ... You find time. If that means getting two hours less sleep ... that's what you do. That really keeps me focused. It's a great stress relief for me to go to the gym. The result of how I look is secondary to me. It's how I feel. It feels good to be strong and to be limber and to be loose. We have to eat at a lot of fast-food restaurants. But nowadays you can get grilled chicken anywhere. You can get hamburgers without a bun and go low carb. A lot of the restaurants now are starting to have whole wheat buns. You don't always have to get mayonnaise and all the condiments on it. ... It's not ideal. It's not home-cooked food. But it's good enough to maintain our physiques."
Ryback also talked about working smaller arenas, how his character has changed, what's next for him and more. You can check out the full interview by clicking here.
Source: SJ-R.com