10 Things You Didn't Know About Alexa Bliss

6. Bodybuilding Helped Bliss Overcome An Eating Disorder Relapse

Alexa Bliss Bodybuilding
WWE

That dramatic episode aged 15 wouldn't be the last time that Alexa Bliss suffered with an eating disorder. Relapsing in college, the gymnast enlisted the help of personal trainers Natalie Calland and Mike Davies to help her gain some healthy weight.

The combination of serious weight training and eating properly at home became aspects of Alexa's regimen that she follows to this day; setting their young student on a path to greatness, both Calland and Davies helped Bliss see the value of mixing exercise with a healthier approach to eating.

Throwing herself into bodybuilding, the young female became the youngest in history at that point to get a pro card as a bodybuilder. Once again, intervention had saved Alexa's skin and turned an overwhelming negative into a positive that would change the course of her life.

Entering the Arnold Classic competition showed Bliss that she could do anything she set her mind to, provided a support network was there to back her up.

Advertisement
In this post: 
Alexa Bliss
 
Posted On: 
Contributor

Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.