Overview
- Punk said on Stephanie McMahon’s podcast Monday that the rapid increase in muscle ahead of WrestleMania 42 came from a six-week, Jay Ferruggia–led program rather than a long-term plan.
- The daily regimen Punk described included sending a morning mirror selfie to Ferruggia along with his weight and temperature so the trainer could adjust protein, carb and fat targets each day.
- Punk said he started weighing his food, counting calories more precisely and following simple, repeated meals while treating daily gym sessions as therapy and job-focused work.
- Social media circulated unsubstantiated rumors that the look was driven by performance-enhancing drugs, but the coverage cites only Punk’s own explanation and offers no independent evidence of PED use.
- The episode underscores how short, tightly monitored nutrition and training programs can alter body composition quickly and signals that visible physique shifts in pro wrestling will likely continue to draw scrutiny and demands for public explanations.