WWE star Mandy Rose (real name Amanda Rose Saccomanno) trains like an athlete—and knows when it's time to relax and recover. Rose, 33, is enjoying a summer vacation on a luxurious yacht, soaking up the sunshine in a pink bikini that perfectly shows off her incredibly strong physique. "Yacht tings 😎🛥️," she captioned a social media post highlighting her trip. So how exactly does she get those muscles? Here are 5 ways Rose stays fit and ready to fight.
Rose started her career as a fitness model, so being in front of the camera doesn't faze her. "When I was crowned the 2014 WBFF Bikini World Champion, that helped in getting some attention," she says. "I had a small supplement sponsorship and a decent social media following, which I ran all myself. It was soon after that I received a call from a WWE recruiter, who asked if I would be interested in trying out for their reality show, Tough Enough. At that moment, I knew I could become a WWE superstar."
Rose credits WWE Performance Center Assistant Head Coach Sara Amato with training her to be a superstar. "She's always been amazing and she really 'gets' me when it comes to the ring work," she says. "In fact, Sara's the one who taught me that bicycle knee — my finisher. She just had this vision. She came up to me and she said, 'You know, I feel like you could throw a really good bicycle knee.' And this was like years ago during my first run in NXT. And I remember saying, 'Oh, you think so?' So I practiced it and I just started nailing it. Sara was like, 'Yup, I knew it.' She just knows my natural style and skill set and what I'd be good at and what I wouldn't be good at."
Rose makes sure to rest between matches—but never quite switches off. "You know, it's a little bit of both," she says. "I love to celebrate and give myself a little pat on the back and think about what my next challenge is going to be. Obviously, relaxing and taking care of your body is really important — and training the way I do, I always need to relax and recover. But at the end of the day, I have a target on my back and I know that there will be another woman waiting to step up."
Rose considers herself a Renaissance woman when it comes to her interests and passions. "I am not only an athlete and sports entertainer, but also have a huge passion for fitness, beauty and fashion, so I am open to many different types of brands," she says. "When it comes to brands approaching me, I just need them to be very specific, to the point of what they want and need from me. I also look for brands I can have a long-relationship with rather than taking short-term contracts."
Rose always looks flawless in the ring thanks to her own skincare line. "I honestly didn't have a great routine until Amarose," she says. "I was just always trying different things. My mom would bring home so many samples of stuff, I would always try different products. I feel like that was just me experimenting at a young age. Since I developed Amarose I've really focused on such a strict routine and regimen for a few years now, and I've noticed such a difference in my skin because of that consistency and using the same products that I know work for me."
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