One glance at Australian Survivor‘s Paulie, and it’s clear that that man is in shape, so it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that he’s been a bit of a challenge beast so far.
Though the castaways are still separated into two teams, Brains and Brawn, which means they compete as a group in challenges, Paulie has certainly been doing a lot of the heavy lifting on his tribe.
During an interview with Chattr, Paulie broke down exactly how he got in such good shape ahead of his stint on Australian Survivor 2025.
Paulie worked out 12 times a week ahead of Australian Survivor
While Paulie stressed that he loves to stay healthy for his own mental health, he told Chattr that he ramped up his training schedule “big time” before the show.
“I like to train. It’s good for my mental health, and it’s good for my well-being. But I was really lucky because I already had three weeks of annual leave booked in before I was due to fly out for Survivor.
“So for those three weeks, I was doing CrossFit five times a week. I was swimming three times a week, and I was doing multiple Pilates sessions a week as well.
“I was doing 12 sessions a week of training, and all I was doing was eating, training and sleeping, and it was the best preparation that I could have done.”
How Paulie’s workout regime helped with Survivor challenges
While Paulie’s intense workout certainly made him look good, he told Chattr that it drastically helped him with the challenges, too.
In Episode 8, Paulie was the last Brawn left in a gruelling challenge that saw him hanging onto a wall with pegs removed until he was supporting his entire body weight with both hands on one peg.
“CrossFit was a massive help, specifically in that peg challenge, working on my grip strength. Pilates also helped with that,” he said.
Paulie explained that his fitness routine not only helped him build muscle for the challenges but also made him mentally stronger.
“CrossFit also helped with the endurance because you have to push, and so obviously, when you’re on Survivor, you’re malnourished, you’re depleted, you’re so fatigued.
“So when I’m doing those hardcore CrossFit sessions at home, I’m pushing through that pain. So, I taught myself how to keep going, even when I felt like I needed to give up.
“On Survivor, those challenges are really, really challenging, specifically because you’re so fatigued, but because my body was already sort of petitioned for that, I was able to perform well.”
So there you have it, you can have a body like Paulie’s too — all you need to do is spend half of your life in the gym.
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