Stronger, Healthier & Ripped at 40 (HOW HE DID IT!)

If you have ever wanted to be stronger, more ripped or feel less achy and beat up from your workouts then you are going to want to watch this video. In it, WWE Superstar Sheamus shares the steps he took to transform his body and lose over 40 pounds in less than a year. From changing his training t

JEFF: What’s up, guys? Jeff Cavaliere, ATHLEANX. com. I’ve got a different type of video for you here today. I’m going to give you a ‘behind-the-scenes’ look and access to one of our athletes.

WWE Superstar Seamus. Often times we don’t get a chance to learn about the guy. We only learn about what we see on TV, but what I think is very interesting about the transformation that Seamus has made is that it does give you the chance to look at the guy. The guy who’s having the same struggles that a lot of you have. We all have our issues.

Whether we’re trying to put on size, whether we’re trying to lose fat, however we’re trying to change our bodies. We run into obstacles and it’s how we approach them that we get through them and we can learn from them. I think you’re going to definitely find that to be the case in this video. But to set the stage a little bit, a few weeks ago when Seamus came in here with the Usos – which is a video we put up on this channel – Seamus and I sat down, recapping and going over what this was. And really, we were referenced back to the start where Seamus was at a crossroads.

He was at the point where he either wanted to put on a bunch of size, be like the next Brock Lesner type, or whether he needed to go the other direction. Which is what my suggestion was because at the same time that he wanted to know what to do aesthetically, athletically I always have a focus on where we’ve got to get to. He’s not a young guy. He’s over 40 now and at the same time he had some aches and pains, and he had some nagging injuries that were really important to address, so we could set the stage for him to stay around a lot longer. Those are some things we talked about as well.

So, I think the whole thing here, guys – you’re also going to get a peek into what he’s like as a person. I think you can genuinely see right away he’s a great guy and, again, you don’t always get a chance to see that part of the athlete. It’s just whatever we see on TV. Especially wrestling. It’s depicted in a very, very different way.

So, I think you guys are going to enjoy this and find it very helpful. With that being said, let’s get started. I’m here with WWE Superstar Seamus and he might look a little bit different to you guys. Whomever has been following this transformation, because it’s been a big one, and I want to talk to you about what you’ve been doing. I want everybody out there to know how you did it because just like anybody else, sometimes people think “Oh, he’s an athlete.

It’s got to come easy to him. ” SEAMUS: Yeah. JEFF: Has it been easy? SEAMUS: No. JEFF: Okay.

So, for that reason I want people to hear what you’ve had to do to do it. Again, here’s what we’re talking about, guys. It’s the transformation here that you can see for yourself. So, let’s rewind a few months. You and I got together.

SEAMUS: Yeah. JEFF: We were talking a little bit and you had some questions for me, at that point. SEAMUS: Yeah. I decided that I thought it would be a great idea to put on a lot of extra pounds, to make myself look bigger in the WWE ring – more imposing. Unfortunately, what happened was putting on all that extra weight, I put on a lot of body fat.

So, my biggest fear is always being – you always think in your mind you want to be bigger. Maybe it’s the body builder mentality when I started because I started training young and you always think ‘bigger is better’. But I was always afraid to get really lean, or drop all that weight because- JEFF: Becoming small. SEAMUS: Yeah. I felt like that would translate on the TV, or in real life where, if I’m not looking big, or if I’m not filling out a t-shirt or jacket, that means I’m not where I need to be.

I feel like I’m less adequate. I always feel like that idea of training when you first go to the gym and start lifting is being able to – your arms popping in the sleeves of a t-shirt. I guess it’s that kind of self-conscious feeling or image you have. So that’s what I talked to you about. You were telling me “No, I think you can lose – drop this weight, stay lean, but also look big.

” JEFF: And look bigger. SEAMUS: Yeah. And I was having an internal struggle with that. JEFF: Which is tough because, again, guys that have gotten themselves to that point, it is tough to think about becoming a little bit smaller in size because of the weight loss. SEAMUS: Yeah.

JEFF: But what actually happens, and we preach it all the time, is that as you become leaner – and we’re not talking about getting weak in the process. SEAMUS: No. JEFF: But as you become leaner, and you train, and you maintain your hard training – you’re not sacrificing the difficulty of your training – you will actually start to look way more muscular. The changes in appearance become much more muscular, especially in how you look. People will say you look a lot bigger.

Guys will say that I look like I’m more than 200lbs. If you stood next to me – if I stand up right next to Seamus, you’ll know that I don’t weight over 200lbs. But it’s the appearance that the muscularity creates. So, it’s always a good thing. SEAMUS: Yeah.

So, we had the conversation where we talked about diet and- JEFF: Nutrition. SEAMUS: Nutrition, excuse me. Diet’s not that word- JEFF: It’s a hard habit to break. SEAMUS: No, it is. That’s that word – that ‘diet word – because when you’re on a diet- JEFF: Because you did diets a lot of times before.

SEAMUS: I have. I’ve tried – I’ve kind of ping-ponged up and down. But we talked a lot about nutrition and the training I was doing as well. I started changing my training. If I was doing a bench-press, for example, I started off with a wider grip, which is what you recommended.

So, the weight there dropped a little bit. Not too much, but just to get more of the chest. JEFF: Feel a little bit more intentional. SEAMUS: Yeah. JEFF: Instead of just moving the weight, which we were focused on, now you’re focused on creating movement from the muscles you’re trying to stimulate.

That was a huge difference. And it does require a slight drop in weight – I always think that our bodies don’t necessarily know the numbers on the side of the dumbbell, or on the side of the barbells. SEAMUS: Yeah. JEFF: What they know is the tension that the muscles are creating. And almost by lessening the weight a little bit more you created a little more tension.

SEAMUS: Exactly. JEFF: It’s almost become harder. SEAMUS: Exactly. Even like anything on the back when we were doing pulldowns, or seated rows, every rep is that squeeze for 2 seconds at the top. And right away, the next morning you wake up and you feel like your body is in shock because it’s not used to training that way.

And you really are – the first rep is just as important as the last rep. So, I changed my training that way, but also the biggest problem I’ve had is being on the road all the time and having drives until 3:00 in the morning, it was all about nutrition. I’ve been eating healthy for the last couple of years, but the problem is even if you’re eating healthy, if you’re taking too many calories than what your body is burning off then you’re going to store body fat. JEFF: Mm-hmm. SEAMUS: It’s as simple as that.

So, I was able to track macros better, and the food I was eating, and I combined that with fasting cardio, and your workout training tips that you gave me to create a leaner, more rounded muscle. JEFF: And you were moving better, too. SEAMUS: Yeah. Moving a lot better. JEFF: Feeling better?

SEAMUS: Way better. I started on WWE on TV when I was 31 and I’m 41 now, mate. And I feel better than I did at 31 years old. JEFF: Yeah? SE