AJ Styles Reveals His Shredded Physique Secret—And It’s Not What You Think

AJ Styles isn’t packing on muscle—he’s actually losing weight.

During an appearance on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet, the former WWE Champion set the record straight after fans noticed he’s looking more ripped than ever. “Everybody thinks I bulked up,” Styles said. “I lost weight. I was not any heavier than I was before…”

So what’s his secret? A brutal fasting regimen that pushes his body to the limit. “Fasting is a big part of my diet as well,” Styles explained. He didn’t just dabble in intermittent fasting—he went extreme. “A three-day fast, just water… maybe a week before I came back so I was shredded.”

And he didn’t stop there. Styles revealed that he recently took things up a notch with an even longer fast. “I literally just got through doing a six-day fast, just water. That sucked too.”

For Styles, the key isn’t just about diet—it’s about embracing discomfort and rejecting an easy lifestyle. “Anything worth doing is hard,” he said, emphasizing that discipline is everything.

He compared fasting to other physically challenging habits, like cold plunges and saunas. “All you got to do is sit in that cold plunge. That’s all you gotta do is sit down. All you gotta do in a sauna is just sit there. All you gotta do is not eat and drink water. These things are easy to do, or they should be, but we’re addicted to so many different lifestyles of being easy and nice.”

For Styles, the real challenge isn’t the physical toll—it’s the mental battle. “You know what the worst time to get the cold plunge is? When you’re comfortable,” he said. “But if you can get used to being uncomfortable, it’s not that hard to be uncomfortable.”

AJ Styles isn’t just talking the talk—he’s proving that real discipline separates the elite from everyone else. Whether it’s pushing through hunger, freezing in a cold plunge, or sweating it out in a sauna, The Phenomenal One is all about embracing the grind. Love him or hate him, there’s no denying he’s got the mindset of a champion.

Would you ever put yourself through a six-day fast just to get shredded? Let us know what you think!