Manny Pacquiao's True Power, No Magic

Alex Ariza, Pacquiao's strengthening coach revealed the secrets of Pacquiao's strength. No performance enhancing drugs. Definitely No magic!

No more accusations. Alex Ariza made it clear how his process improves Manny Pacquiao’s shape to be a destructive fighting machine. Pacquiao was able to absorb heavy punches from Miguel Cotto. No doubt, he is the man of steel.

Ariza’s routine;
"He does take supplements," "Absolutely, he has to. This couldn't be done without them. I'm talking about multi-vitamins, trace minerals. We take other supplements for his kidney and liver because Manny is on such a high-protein diet. I blend several different kinds of proteins. We do take those things without a doubt, but all of them -- all of them -- are perfectly legal. I make sure I stay with the same brands I have used for years to make sure there are no additives I'm unaware of. If we did anything wrong it would show up in Manny's urinalysis and I am completely in control of what goes into Manny. He knows everything he takes all comes from me and everything he puts into his body is my responsibility. I take it seriously."

"Manny is such a clean person," Ariza said. "He will not even take Advil. He had a knee problem after the Ricky Hatton. It was tender and swelled up and it took until a week before the fight [with Cotto] to get the swelling down. He wouldn't take an anti-inflammatory unless absolutely necessary. As long as I have known him, like when he separated his shoulder once, he wouldn't take anything."

At Baguio Philippines [training camp], Pacquiao was icing his knee three times a day and "I pleaded with him to just take the Advil for five days. He doesn't believe in it. He didn't have immunizations when he was a child and he feels like that is why he is so strong. He grew up like that and that's what he believes."