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WWE superstar John Cena, 39, appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert August 3 and shared what he eats to stay in wrestling shape.
What is the John Cena diet? Cena revealed that if it breathes or if it’s green, you eat it. In other words, Cena eats a largely plant-based diet with lots of green vegetables.
Cena and Colbert also talked about Cena’s acting career. Cena has appeared in movies such as Trainwreck, Sisters, 12 Rounds, and The Marine. Cena credits Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for paving the way for other wrestlers to have acting careers. Johnson is a former WWE superstar whose last film was Central Intelligence. The 44-year-old Johnson is also currently on the TV series Ballers.
Cena has been the face of the WWE since 2004, and his diet and workout plan are major factors in his success. Cena has won 24 WWE championships, including 12 WWE Champion/WWE World Heavyweight Champion titles and three World Heavyweight Champion titles.
John Cena’s Current Workout Plan
Cena is known for his amazing strength and bodybuilder physique. Cena must spend regular time in the gym to get his body in shape. The 6’1”, 251-pound wrestler has an intense workout regimen to keep up his appearance.
Never give up on your workout.
Pick up your @TapouT gear at @jcpenney.https://t.co/VWzNLaQPSL pic.twitter.com/BFHA2TG7EI— John Cena (@JohnCena) August 4, 2016
John Cena’s current workout plan focuses on different areas throughout the week to get his body into well-rounded shape. Cena has been working out with trainer and long-time friend Rob MacIntyre for many years. Cena focuses on a workout routine that allows him to keep his impressive muscles while also improving his resistance to injury and athleticism.
Cena has a particular workout routine. For instance, on Day 1 he works on leg and calf muscles with seated calf raises, standing weightless calf raises, leg presses, standing single-leg curls, leg extensions, squats, hack squats, and single-leg extensions.
Day 2 comprises a chest workout with incline barbell presses, machine flies, inclined machine presses, cable flies, and bench presses.
Day 3 is all about the arms, and it includes standing barbell curls, preacher curls, seated dumbbell curls, standing cable curls, overhead cambered extensions, rope press-downs, single-arm cable press-downs, lying triceps extensions, and seated BB extensions.
Day 4 focuses on the shoulders with workouts like dumbbell laterals, rear delt machine flies, machine overhead presses, machine side laterals, the seated military, and standing barbell presses.
Finally, Day 5 involves back workouts like lat pulldowns, shrugs, bent barbell rows, pull-ups, arm dumbbell rows, deadlifts, and high rows.
John Cena’s Current Diet Plan
The WWE superstar hinted that he eats lots of green vegetables. That being said, what exactly is John Cena’s current diet plan? Cena knows that it takes more than just exercise to get his super-fit body. Proper nutrition is very important—food is fuel for the body, after all.
What does Cena eat in a typical day? Cena eats several times throughout the day. For breakfast, the wrestler has oatmeal with applesauce and raisins, along with two whole eggs and six egg whites. After his morning workout, he eats a protein bar.
Cena’s lunch is brown rice, vegetables, and two chicken breasts. He then has afternoon snacks of whole-wheat bread with tuna and a protein shake with a banana.
Cena’s dinner is brown rice or pasta with vegetables, salad, and fish or chicken. After dinner, Cena has some low-fat cottage cheese with a casein protein shake.
John Cena may joke about his diet on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, but his diet and exercise plans are very intense. It’s no wonder why Cena has had so much success in the WWE universe.
Sources:
Slane, K., “John Cena talks about his diet, his hero The Rock with Stephen Colbert,” Boston.com web site, August 4, 2016; https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2016/08/04/john-cena-talks-diet-hero-rock-stephen-colbert.
“John Cena: Workout and Diet (WWE),” ConFITdent web site, June 3, 2013; http://confitdent.com/john-cena-workout-diet-wwe/.
