What kind of skills does it take to be a professional gladiator?

What kind of skills does it take to be a professional gladiator?

Michael O'Hearn (American Gladiator) gives expert video advice on: How did you become an American Gladiator?; What kind of skills does it take to be a professional gladiator?; How did you turn bodybuilding into a career? and more...

In order to be a professional gladiator you need to be fully rounded. You can't be just one thing. You can't be just a football player. My background isn't just one sport. I didn't just -- I know I'm known for being Mr. Universe four times, but I actually played middle linebacker, All American, California Judo Champ, and West Coast Strongman, and four-time California Power Lifting Champ. So it's the martial arts, the power lifting, and then I'd create a physique from that, and that seems to help me be a professional gladiator. And then, some of the other guys are also martial artist football players, mixed. So it's got to be a combination of a few things. I don't think anybody on the show this year isn't more than a one-sport athlete. There's not just one guy that played basketball and that's all he did. Everybody did some types of martial arts, football, basketball, wrestling.