New WWE Poll Asks For 'The Arrow' Finishing Manuever, Men's Journal Presents The 18 Fittest Stars In WWE

Arrow

WWE.com has a new poll asking fans what Arrow actor Stephen Amell should name his ‘signature maneuver’ in his match at Summerslam. The choices are as follows:

What should Stephen Amell name his signature maneuver at SummerSlam?

The Green Arrow
The Hood Lock
Starling City Suplex
The Death Stroke
Emerald Arch
Other (Write-In Vote)

How about “Queen’s Gambit” for a write-in? What do you think? What did you vote for, or what would you add?

18 Fittest Stars In WWE

Men’s Journal recently compiled a list of the 18 Fittest Stars In WWE; some fitness and nutrition experts also weigh in on the WWE roster and offers some strengths and some ways to improve in their conditioning.

You can read a few excerpts below, and click here to see who topped the 18 Fittest Stars In WWE list:

Ryback

Height: 6-foot-3, Weight: 291 pounds

Ryback’s Instagram feed is a good window into the fitness habits of “The Big Guy.” One shot has him doing ring dips (to increase core strength and flexibility; he can crank out 20 reps easily) while the next is of him finishing 100 burpees (for conditioning) and another of him deadlifting 500 pounds 10 times. With workouts like those, it’s probably no surprise the Intercontinental Champ’s catchphrase is “Feed me more.” But this is where the good habits end. It’s not rare for him to eat a full pound of meat (either steak or ground turkey) mixed with whole wheat protein pasta and a little bit of pasta sauce – for breakfast. He eats every two or three hours for the rest of the day and it’s usually steak, chicken, tuna fish, eggs, brown rice or sweet potatoes. It seems he doesn’t go for a lot of variety, eating the same dish over and over again, at home and at restaurants…though he’ll dominate a wing-eating contest when he gets the chance.  

Room for Improvement: “Ryback is eating a ton of protein, possibly more than 500 grams a day,” Susan Kleiner, PhD and author of Power Eating, says. “He really only needs one gram for every pound he weighs, so 290 grams of protein is sufficient. And that kind of volume of meat also delivers a hefty dose of saturated fats, which are associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. The other thing I’d say is that he shouldn’t be so afraid of variety. If he swapped some of those meat servings out for plant-based fats like olives, avocados, nuts and seeds, he’d be hugely improving his diet.”

Titus O’Neil

Height: 6’6″

Weight: 270 pounds

It’s no surprise that someone who used to be a defensive lineman for the University of Florida is a solid hunk of muscle who can bench 545 pounds. He gets his high one-rep-maxes by following a four- to six-week cycle lifting low reps with lots of weight on the bar. He’s also constantly in the gym, fitting in workouts at all hours to make his schedule work. He keeps his diet a bit of a secret, but he doesn’t try to hide his love for barbecue and once took part in a Thanksgiving eating contest on live TV.

Room for Improvement: “He follows a traditional pyramid training program, which is a great way to break plateaus and make gains,” says Raul Hurtado, owner of San Francisco Strength & Conditioning. “However, without proper periodization [scheduling your training so that you vary intensity, rest, volume, and other factors, letting you plan exactly when your performance is going to peak], he risks injury. He also doesn’t address other components like cardiovascular endurance and flexibility.”