Source: Daniel Pena
- The latest issue of Power Slam magazine has an interview with
Chuck Palumbo that took place five weeks after his release from World
Wrestling Entertainment. Palumbo talked about all aspects of his career
including how he got into wrestling, his time in WCW, entering WWE and
the politics behind the scenes, Billy & Chuck, the Full Blooded
Italians, his release from WWE in 2004, the WWE road agent who always
buried him, going to Japan, re-signing with WWE in 2006, not being used
for a year, how his biker character came about, his program with Jamie
Noble, his last days in WWE, and more. Palumbo is also asked if the
drug culture in WWE is changing. Here is his response:
Q: Contracted WWE wrestlers when quizzed typically deny that
prescription drugs and steroids are an issue in the company. Is the
drug culture changing?
A: "I think it is, yeah. It's still there and it will always be
there, but it's definitely not as rampant as it was. Now, with
drug-testing and suspensions, people are still doing it, people are
still getting away with it, but it's nowhere near as bad as it used to
be. It'll always be there but, hopefully, it won't be that bad. I hate
to see guys (die)... I was close with Curt Hennig, I was close with
Eddie Guerrero."
- Bodybuilding.com recently conducted an interview with Batista and
he talks about how he developed his physique at it's current state and
what his current weight training program is.
"My weight training program nowadays is just really high reps. Very
fast and intense; I don't use heavy weight anymore and I don't over do
my workout," Batista said. "I also never go to complete failure;
because with WWE I am on the road wrestling so much that my body does
not have time to recover, So basically I do more of a maintenance work
out, a lot of machines because I work out on my own. High intensity;
fast and furious."
Batista also talks about his diet and the supplements he uses to look the way he does.
"My diet consists of very high amounts of protein; and I supplement
my diet with a product called Isobolic which is from Nutrabolics, the
company I endorse. I can take it any time of the day or night so
there's no need to have a daytime and a night time protein, it's all in
one," Batista said. "My diet is simple: high protein, low carbs and
sugar. Nutrabolics always supplies me with some great products."
Additionally, Batista finally admits why he couldn't get through the
WCW Power Plant when he tried entering the wrestling business. His
conditioning was really bad at the time as he was a monstrous 350
pounds and the instructors at the Power Plant would try to break down
potential wrestlers with a number of brutal training exercises. Batista
eventually dropped the weight, entered a private wrestling school, and
the rest is history.
Batista also talks about his sporting background, the wrestlers who
inspired him, his main strengths as a wrestler, his worst injury, the
toughest aspect about being a professional wrestler, what he could like
to ultimately achieve in wrestling, and more.
