{"id":28913,"date":"2022-06-23T22:48:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T22:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/dave-bautista-says-finding-bodybuilding-saved-his-life\/"},"modified":"2022-06-23T22:48:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T22:48:44","slug":"dave-bautista-says-finding-bodybuilding-saved-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/lifestyle\/dave-bautista-says-finding-bodybuilding-saved-his-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Bautista Says Finding Bodybuilding Saved His Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Bautista has gone from a wrestling star to an action cinema mainstay, bringing his instantly recognizable hulking physique roles in tentpole movies like Dune and Guardians of the Galaxy. But things very nearly turned out quite differently. In a recent conversation with Dan Solomon, head of the Olympia bodybuilding organization, Bautista recalled how getting into the gym changed the trajectory of his career\u2014and his entire life.&#8221;Bodybuilding saved my life b&#8230; Click below to read the full story from Men\u2019s Health<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/fitness\/a39770860\/dave-bautista-bodybuilding-mental-health\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Bautista has gone from a wrestling star to an action cinema mainstay, bringing his instantly recognizable hulking physique roles in tentpole movies like Dune and Guardians of the Galaxy. But things very nearly turned out quite differently. 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