Standing at 5’4”, WWE Superstar Zelina Vega is outsized by the vast majority of girls on the professional wrestling circuit however in terms of her presence and charisma, she’s greater than in a position to solid a shadow over her opponents. The 2021 “Queen’s Crown” event winner, and challenger for Rhea Ripley’s WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship; on the upcoming BackLash occasion on May 6, says that she would “lose her mind” if she couldn’t discover time to exercise. Fortunately, as M&F discovered on this unique chat, Vega is ready to attract on the influences of her husband Malakai Black, and even The Rock, as she trains for the most important match of her life.
“…I workout probably, like, six days a week,” Vega tells M&F, noting that lots of her exercises are High Intensity Interval Training based mostly, to be able to enhance her cardiovascular conditioning. Still, the proud Latino World Order member likes to carry heavy, and her husband Malakai Black, who’s presently on the AEW roster, has proved to be an excellent fitness center associate in addition to life associate on this regard. “My husband likes to make these, like, powerlifting routines for me and then we also mix it up with Muay Thai. So, it’s a lot of different things that I feel like helps me a lot in the ring, whether it’s strength wise, speed wise, so yeah, it’s tough but you gotta fit it in.”
Zelina Vega constructions her coaching round her work within the ring
Vega, 32, invests a substantial amount of time and vitality in structuring her coaching across the calls for which can be positioned on her between the ropes, explaining that she’s going to attempt to plan leg day in order that she has a few days of restoration afterwards, earlier than her subsequent massive match. “Especially now, being a babyface (the pro wrestling term for a “good” man or lady within the eyes of the followers) and doing all of those extra highflying type strikes, like, I would like [my legs].”
“I’m also a vegan,” says Vega. “So, [that’s] an added annoyance as far as traveling goes, but I always come with my meals prepared.” The championship contender has all her meals crafted by “Get Fueled,” to be able to take the guesswork out of discovering wholesome meals on the go and monitoring macros. Without her cooler bag stuffed with meals, Vega jokes that she could be a “very angry, tiny woman!” The Queen of WWE understands that failing to fuel-up will value her the good points that she is making within the fitness center and in addition restrict her power and vitality within the squared circle. “For me, I like to know exactly what I’m putting in my body,” she says. “So, I make sure that I do bring the meals with me.”
Zelina Vega found an excellent diet tip from ‘The Great One’
“It is very difficult to eat though, I will say that, because you are just so busy running around all the time,” shares Vega. “Like even with [media calls], I completely forgot to eat, but I learned this from Dwayne Johnson: He had a timer on his phone that showed ‘OK, it’s time to eat’ and he would stop what he was doing and he’d make sure he gets his meals in, and then he would continue doing what he was doing.” Vega, who has an enormous on-line following for her cosplaying expertise, says that she noticed from DJ that making time for what’s vital on your progress is how knowledgeable works, and took that tip on board for herself. “Because, you know, you want to be just as good. You want to raise up your game just as much.”
As any elite athlete is aware of, consuming clear is simply a part of the method of turning into the most effective, however Vega does take day out from the grind each now and again. “I have a big sweet tooth… like big!” she says, including that gummy worms and Haribo are undoubtedly a few of her favourite cheat indulgences. “I sneak a few in there, depending on when,” shares Vega. The Queen says that she likes to do cardio whereas fasted, however explains that it is a actual problem to execute as a result of her life on the highway includes plenty of different calls for on her time. Even hair and make-up can shave hours off her day. “But now, it’s like ‘ok,’ how can I combine (tasks) to make sure I can the most out of (my time) and still reach that goal.”
Zelina Vega can have the prospect to place all her preparation and dedication to the final word take a look at, towards WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley reside on Peacock within the United States and WWE Network in all places else on May 6.