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E D G E T R A N I L I K E . . .

THE WIZARD OF WOD

Josh Gallegos is a CrossFit savant who trains some of the biggest WWE

stars on the circuit, including Seth Rollins, Cesaro, and Becky Lynch.

osh Gallegos is the go-to happened in these weird, fun CrossFit Level 2 trainer and
trainer for the WWE’s circumstances. And the Seth CrossFit Endurance Coach,
elite personalities, but if Rollins thing was one of them.” and Rollins formed a compa-
you ask him how he got The Seth Rollins thing is a ny called DeadBoys Fitness,
J to be where he is, he’ll say close partnership that the two which offers a “functional
it was because he was at the formed after Gallegos began training experience” that in-
right place at the right time. training the WWE Universal cludes working out with WWE
“I’ve kind of Mr. Magoo’d Champion a few years ago, personalities in a fun and
my way into these really fun utilizing CrossFit-style WODs. inclusive atmosphere.
opportunities,” Gallegos says. That relationship led to Gal- “We founded DeadBoys
“All the movies and TV shows legos coaching other big-name to get people into fitness
that I’ve worked on, from WWE athletes—Becky Lynch, because that’s really import-
Spider-Man to The Longest Cesaro, Bayley, and the Singh ant to Seth and me,” Gallegos
Yard with Adam Sandler to Brothers—all on recommenda- says. “It’s kind of a way to
my job with the game show tion from Rollins. trick them into changing

Jeopardy, they’ve all kind of Soon after, Gallegos, a their lifestyle.”

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