Over the past decade, Ronda Rousey has emerged as one of the best female athletes on the planet.
With her countless championships and titles,
it’s no surprise that Rousey’s body is built like a champion.
Strong, toned and incredibly athletic, Rousey has achieved above and beyond goddess status physique.
In today's video, let's have a look at her training routine and diet to prepare for a match.
A woman of English, Polish, and Afro-Venezuelan descent, Ronda Jean Rousey was born on February 1,
1987. Throughout her life, Ronda Rousey has been athletic and possessed a strong desire
to be a world-class competitor in sports and entertainment. After becoming the first
American woman to earn an Olympic medal in judo by winning bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics,
Rousey began pursuing a career in mixed martial arts (MMA).
She fought for Strikeforce and was the last Women’s Bantamweight champion before it was
bought by the UFC, where she defended her title and became the first UFC Women’s
Bantamweight champ. She joined the WWE in 2018 and won the Raw Women’s Championship.
Rousey is the only woman to win a championship in both the UFC and WWE, as well as the only
woman to headline a pay-per-view event in both companies. She was voted the best female athlete
of all-time in a 2015 ESPN fan poll, and Fox Sports described her as "one of the defining
athletes of the 21st century." Rousey has also appeared on the cover of many magazines including
the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and in films such as The Expendables 3 and Furious 7.
In terms of size, Rousey stands at 5 feet 7 inches while weighing around 135 pounds. Her chest is 35
inches, waist 25 inches and hips 34 inches. When looking at her physique,
right off the bat it’s easy to see that she possesses incredible muscle tone.
From her round shoulders to her defined abs, she’s been able to develop muscle while
keeping a proportionate look. No one single area looks overly developed than another,
allowing Rousey’s physique to look aesthetic and evenly strong. On top of great muscle tone,
Rousey sports a low body fat percentage that gives her figure a defined look.
While Rousey’s body is evenly developed and contains muscle in all the right places,
her career as a fighter has allowed a few particular areas to shine.
First off, her shoulders and arms show off extraordinary muscle form and strength. Her
round shoulders give off the appearance of impressive strength and her arms – a.k.a.
her biceps and triceps – follow suit. Her abs are another area that shows exceptional build,
as Rousey holds insane strength and stability in her core. Defined abs are an important part
of the female physique, and Rousey’s training has allowed her to showcase this attribute perfectly.
Obviously, looking like a champion starts with training like one. The thing that motivates the
grey-eyed woman to work-out regularly is to opt for exercises that are mentally engaging. She
also thinks that it feels great to do something one is awesome at. She learns a lot from every
workout she does and it motivates her further. Ronda trains under the guidance of Edmond
Tarverdyan for two months in a training camp before a fight, reports Shape. Here,
everything from her workouts and diets is monitored to optimize her performance. On Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays, she begins her days with sparring with an opponent. She does it for two
to three hours at once. At the beginning of the training, she does only three rounds but later,
she works her way up to six rounds. This helps her to build her stamina
and perform at her best through five rounds of every real match. Again, she works down and trains
for shorter rounds while focusing on speed and explosiveness. In the evening, she hits the gym
for a few hours of mitt work as it fine tunes her defensive drills and moves. If she is not hitting
the gym, she can be seen doing a swimming workout. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, she begins
her days with grappling, judo, jiu-jitsu, wrestling, punching bag work and takedowns
along with doing a cardio session like running or a stair workout at UCLA. When the fight comes
closer, she opts for skipping ropes in order to stay quick on the feet and take the force off her
feet. On Saturdays, she does really hard physical exercises such as mountain runs or long runs.
Sundays are her rest days. She does self-care on these days by indulging in ice baths, seeing
a chiropractor and getting some physical therapy.
Rousey did blood tests and hair tests to find out
which foods are the best and worst for her body, and then that's where Mike Dolce comes in-the
so-called "patron saint of weight cutting" and weight management trainer to the MMA all-stars.
She sticks to veggies, lean protein, and healthy fats from things like chia seeds,
nuts and grass-fed butter, and takes a pass on refined and processed carbs and sugar.
In the morning, she’ll make her own version of bulletproof coffee along with an energy-packed
blend of chia seeds and nut butter. She stays hydrated by drinking 2 gallons of water a day.
However, the sport star likes junk food but does not eat too much.
Whenever Rousey wins a fight, she rewards herself by eating hot wings.
“I eat about 50 hot wings. I love hot wings,” she admitted to comedian Chelsea Peretti.
That was all for today and we hope you enjoy the video.
Please leave a comment below if you have any recommendation for our channel and don't
forget to hit like and subscribe to support us. Thank you for watching. See you soon.