‘We are what we eat’ in light of that, the food habits and diet charts of celebs and our WWE stars have always made us curious. It is commendable how healthy lifestyle choices and food choices influence the lives of so many of their fans too, who feel inspired to make healthy choices themselves in turn. Today we shed light on the diet choices of our very own ‘American Nightmare’ Cody Rhodes.
The current undisputed WWE champion has been under limelight for his chiseled physique and unbeatable core. Weighing at 220 Lbs, Rhodes has put in hours of discipline and efforts to make himself more intimidating to his opponents in the circuit. The champion has confessed to letting go of momentary pleasures and how his self control over cheat meals have helped him in the long run.

Cody Rhodes diet plan and challenges

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Looking back at a 2021 interview with GQ, when the interviewer questioned Rhodes about his diet plan, the current WWE champion let on that although his own personalized diet chart which was framed keeping in mind his own requirements might not work on everyone, still he’d be more than happy to share. Rhodes further revealed that he NEVER skips breakfast. For him, breakfast is the most essential meal of the day and he likes to have it first thing in the morning as part of his routine. Stressing on this fact, this former AEW EVP confided in the interviewer, “I’m an egg whites guy. Basic, dry wheat toast guy. I don’t really have any breakfast meat because of the sodium and the added salt.” Cody further revealed that he prefers to avoid meat as part of his breakfast and likes to keep it really simple.

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The wrestler further revealed that he eats every three hours to keep his hunger pangs in check and to maintain a target calorie intake daily. He avoids having Korean beef or steak as it feels to heavy for him. Although, Cody prefers charbroiled chicken on the side of any type of rice, stating this combination to be his “comfort” food. “It’s boring, but it’s almost always white rice, grilled chicken and Thai peanut sauce.”
Rhodes has further revealed that he absolutely hates vegetables. Although he is aware of their benefits for him. Consequently, Rhodes and his trainers have come up with a way to trick himself into having broccoli and other vegetables by simply hiding them in his meals. The WWE champion also revealed that he takes care of his calorie intake while travelling by making a few conscious food choices, like ordering food but asking them not to put mayonnaise on top, skip the buns, and even request for no oil in some foods. Since the athlete requires to move from one city to other more often, these few hacks have helped him in the long run.
Since health is 70% diet and 30% workout and our wrestlers are no less, let us check out Cody’s workout routine and training regime.

Cody Rhode’s workout routine

The 38 years old part-Cuban wrestler had starred in an episode of Sheamus’ Celtic Warrior Workouts, where episode 127 was all about “Cody Cutter Workout”. In this episode, both Sheamus and Cody Rhodes decided to go in for a fun burning workout session to prep them before a wrestling match before their opponent Roman Reigns.

Warm Up

Air squats- 10 reps
Hand release Push-Ups- 10 reps
Renegade Rows- 10 reps (5 on each side)
Walking Lunges

Strength Training Workout

Three rounds with 30 seconds of rest between rounds of:
Superset: Leg Extensions — x 12-15 | Leg Curl x 12-15
Superset: Wide Grip Lat Pulldown — x 12-15 | Seated Rows x 12-15
Superset: Plate Presses — x 12-15 | EZ Bar Overhead Triceps Extensions x 12-15
Superset: Seated Shoulder Press — x 12-15 | Lateral Raises — x 12-15
Superset: EZ Bar Biceps Curls — x 12-15 | Hammer Curls — x 12-15
Finisher — Plate Push
This intense workout session punched with controlled calories intake is the secret behind the “American Nightmare” ‘s well toned and sculpted physique. While all this sounds easier than it really appears, this WWE star has managed to keep up the discipline required to follow it through even when it gets monotonous. This is something we all can take inspiration from in our own fitness journey.