‘My Arms Are Really Fit..’ – Serena Williams, a Victim of Body-Shaming, Once Revealed Saddening Truth Behind Her Muscular Physique

The American tennis legend Serena Williams recently played her last tennis match. After 27 years of entertaining her fans, Serena has finally moved on from tennis. During her long journey, she faced various challenges and fought them all bravely. The struggle started early in her career, with aspects such as the locality she grew up in and the financial condition of her family.

Fighting all the odds, Serena announced herself on the big stage. While she must have thought that problems ended here, she was in for a surprise. People found ways to criticize and belittle her achievements. A very common way was commenting on her body. Serena has a muscular build and people criticized her for it. However, the American paid little attention to the outside noise. Here’s what she said about her body during an interview in 2015.

Serena Williams once spoke about her arms

In an interview with Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times, Serena discussed the negativity about her body and how she handles it. The 41-year-old was proud of the way she looked and also spoke about her muscular arms and the workout regime she follows.

“I don’t touch a weight, because I’m already super fit and super cut, and if I even look at weights, I get bigger. For years I’ve only done Thera-Bands and things like that because that’s kind of how I felt. But then I realized that you really have to learn to accept who you are and love who you are. I’m really happy with my body type, and I’m really proud of it,” she said.

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Further, the American revealed her reason for hiding her superfit arms. “My arms are really fit, but I wanted to cover them, because when I do, people don’t recognize me as much,” Serena added.

The younger Williams sister was the target of the trolls who made fun of her muscular physique. A few trolls called out Serena for her muscular build and strong arms, saying she was born as a boy. However, the legend paid little attention to the baseless criticisms and said that she is proud of her body.

Serena reveals her home workout regime

One of the strong points in Serena’s game was her strength and endurance. The 41-year-old puts a lot of effort into keeping herself fit and healthy. People who might think that the legend must be following some strict gym routine and diet are in for a surprise. In an interview earlier this year in February, Serena revealed how she prefers working out at home.

Further, the 41-year-old said that she does a lot of cardio and high-intensity interval training. Other than that, she keeps everything light and her favorite form of cardio is running. However, the former world number 1 is conscious about her knees as well, which may hurt if she runs a lot.

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After her retirement, Serena still has maintained a wonderful physique.

Do you think critics often unfairly criticized the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s physique?