Will Ospreay Opens Up On Discovering His Body Dysmorphia

Will Ospreay has discussed discovering his body dysmorphia in 2017.

These days, Will Ospreay is one of the top athletes in the world of wrestling, but he’s certainly undergone a lot of physical change throughout his career. Beginning on the UK independent scene, he was much smaller than he is today, entering New Japan Pro Wrestling as a junior heavyweight before putting on size to become a heavyweight in 2018. Now, he’s opened up on his body struggles around 10 years ago.

Speaking to Muscle Fitness, Ospreay opened up on discovering his body dysmorphia in 2017.

“I first discovered my body dysmorphia, and I won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, in October of 2017, and I remember one tweet was saying ‘he is in the worst shape,’ and they were right. I didn’t understand working out, why you do sets, and why you focus on one body part, and macro counting. I would go to the gym, but I really didn’t know what I was doing, I’ll be honest, and I was so embarrassed to ask the boys, they’re all jacked, I felt like such an idiot, to try and (ask) ‘could I workout with you?’ so I never went to the gym.”

-Will Ospreay

Thankfully, it was something he was able to come out of, and it was wrestling that helped him find what he needed. He was wrestling in New Zealand and heard about certain weekly workouts that could help him with his muscle problem.

“I just said, alright, I’m gonna do these for the next six weeks. Within four weeks, I packed on so much muscle mass, and I started to understand how it worked. And then I invested in a personal trainer, his name is Iestyn Ress, and he really broke down macro counting, and how to count my calories, and why I do a push day and a pull day. It was so simple, but I just never had the courage to ask for help. And I always tell people now, the people in the gym, they’re fighting the same demons that you’re probably fighting.”

-Will Ospreay

Of course, Ospreay has had other physical issues since 2017, including his fusion neck surgery he underwent last year. Now, “The Aerial Assassin” is in a much better state, being just days away from headlining All In: London.

With the Brit challenging Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship at Wembley Stadium, many are split on who they’d like to walk out of All In with the title. To check out the arguments for and against both outcome, you can click here.

Alternatively, for a more in-depth look at Ospreay’s rise from the British independents to Wembley Stadium’s main event, you can click here.

As always, we’ll aim to provide further updates on Will Ospreay as soon as we hear more.