Professional wrestlers lead a challenging life of physical combat. Many professional wrestlers reach a celebrity status on shows like WWE or in similar sold out arenas. Huge gatherings of people pay to watch two wrestlers fight one another although many fights are staged. This is because people have long held the tradition of sparring for sport in one form or another and get an adrenaline rush from being an audience member to it. For the professional wrestlers however, it is just another day on the job. Professional wrestlers face intense hardships in their line of work, such as grueling exercise, bodily injury and performance pressure.
The muscle building and weight lifting that professional wrestlers put themselves through is much more intensive than the average person’s work out. Their muscle mass is far greater than the average person’s, which they achieve by lifting extremely heavy weights and undergoing rigorous cardiovascular workouts. A professional wrestler’s job is so physically demanding that their level of exhaustion can be brutal.
Body pain and injury are an expected feature of professional wrestling. Any intensely physical profession is more prone to injurious job duties, but one that focuses on fighting and attacks is far more likely to result in bodily damage. Wrestling is one of the more dangerous physical sports, frequently resulting in head injury, broken bones, inflamed joints and dislocated body parts. Almost all of the moves a wrestler performs are high impact.
And, like any professional athlete, the pressure to perform is ever present. Athletes need to maintain their physical abilities in order to be competitive in matches and competitions. Athletes like professional wrestlers also need to keep up their entertainment value in order to succeed. This culmination of expectations can be mentally taxing on a professional wrestler. Between endless training sessions and theatrical wrestling matches, many develop stress problems and anger issues. It is very important that professional wrestlers take care of their mental health as well as their physical health.