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>WWE Superstar Ali has spoken to the public about the details of his life during the holy month of Ramadan and how he changes the system of his training program during the month in addition to his family habits.
>The performer said that the holy month is “extremely important” to him, saying that when something is as special as Ramadan to someone, one is willing to make sacrifices and think of those without access to food.
>“No, we don't fast for 30 days straight, I assure you,” he said. “We’ll get water at some point. We have water and we have food before sunrise and after sunset. We’re good. We’re great. We’re happy.”
>"I wake up and have a small meal and make sure I’m hydrated. And then when the sun rises my fast begins, so I avoid any sort of training until very, very late in the evening. Approximately 45 minutes to an hour before I break my fast I'll do my empty-stomach cardio."
>Ali said he’s been blessed in his career with co-workers who’ve understood and respected the fact that he fasts during Ramadan. While he appreciates the thoughtful gestures of his colleagues, he also stressed that he does not want special treatment simply because he’s fasting. The way he sees it, he’s just doing his job.
>“There are people in this world that don't know when that hunger that they feel is going to be satisfied, when that thirst that they feel is going to be quenched,” he said. “They have no idea. It's not hours. It's not minutes. It could be days. It could be weeks. They feel that same hunger and that same thirst that you feel in this moment, but they don't have that certainty. They don't have that assurance that in a little bit, it's going to be fine. And then when you take that moment to realize — everything clicks. You go, ‘What do I have to complain for?’”
>Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide, and celebrated this year between March 22 and April 21.
>The performer said that the holy month is “extremely important” to him, saying that when something is as special as Ramadan to someone, one is willing to make sacrifices and think of those without access to food.
>“No, we don't fast for 30 days straight, I assure you,” he said. “We’ll get water at some point. We have water and we have food before sunrise and after sunset. We’re good. We’re great. We’re happy.”
>"I wake up and have a small meal and make sure I’m hydrated. And then when the sun rises my fast begins, so I avoid any sort of training until very, very late in the evening. Approximately 45 minutes to an hour before I break my fast I'll do my empty-stomach cardio."
>Ali said he’s been blessed in his career with co-workers who’ve understood and respected the fact that he fasts during Ramadan. While he appreciates the thoughtful gestures of his colleagues, he also stressed that he does not want special treatment simply because he’s fasting. The way he sees it, he’s just doing his job.
>“There are people in this world that don't know when that hunger that they feel is going to be satisfied, when that thirst that they feel is going to be quenched,” he said. “They have no idea. It's not hours. It's not minutes. It could be days. It could be weeks. They feel that same hunger and that same thirst that you feel in this moment, but they don't have that certainty. They don't have that assurance that in a little bit, it's going to be fine. And then when you take that moment to realize — everything clicks. You go, ‘What do I have to complain for?’”
>Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide, and celebrated this year between March 22 and April 21.
