Billy Joyce when In his prime used to do 500 sit ups and 300 press ups for his morning workout.
he finished in the evening with 500 sit ups.
Is there any other Wrestlers training diaries that detailed a Wrestlers workout like Billy Joyce?
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Robert. All I can tell you is I knew Bill Bridges quite well and in my admittedly unfit 40s worked out in his gym he had over the Rosendale pub. Warm up consisted of skipping and then 300 squat thrusts. I was let off with 100 but a Japanese wrester – I think the larger of the Lees – did 500. There were the usual weights but also a concrete block on a pulley. I could not lift it at all standing and was permitted to sit on a chair. My hour or so ended with being told to do a wrestler’s bridge for ten minutes while the others did some proper training. Kumali, who was there, regarded this as unnecessary and cruel punishment and let me off after five. I could not move the next day and did not reappear for the next couple. ‘Where’ve you been?’ asked Bill when I finally showed up.