Anthony Joshua held in darkness for 4 days! He Explained Why!
Footage has emerged from Anthony Joshua’s dark £2,000 retreat, where he spent four days alone in a darkened room.
This style of retreat has previously been done by other sports stars, such as NFL player Aaron Rodgers, and is believed to be a meditation method that helps athletes be alone with their thoughts.
Joshua announced on social media on Monday that he would spend four days in the dark to “isolate himself with nothing to do but relax and clear his mind as he immerses himself in eternal darkness.”
In the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship competition held in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia in 2019, Anthony Joshua became heavyweight champion for the fourth time by defeating Andy Ruiz on points, to whom he lost the title in the fight. former.
“BEAUTIFUL AND DARK FOR YOU”
Videos have emerged of the heavyweight boxer in confinement.
Walking into a darkened room with nothing but a bag of clothes, AJ smiles as her friend jokes, “It’s nice and dark for you.”
He was later recorded sitting outside with his friend saying: “I’ve never seen you so lost.”
“THIS IS WHERE LIONS ARE BREED”
AJ responded: “There are times when I wonder, why did I put myself in this situation? But… this is where lions breed! What I’m trying to do is show myself. “Actually, I don’t need much, I only have myself.”
Anthony Joshua’s friend has released footage of the moment they arrived at his £2,000 dark retreat on Monday before heading to separate cabins and AJ spent four days alone with his thoughts in a darkened room: ‘This is where lions do.”
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“I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT MORE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH”
Sitting around a campfire that same night, AJ’s friend admitted that he couldn’t have been there without her during their four-day retreat.
This comes after the 34-year-old said he regretted not focusing on the mental side of boxing in the past.
He told Men’s Health earlier this month that he thought boxing had been “purely physical” in his career:
“After the games you lose, you question yourself and realize that the mental side of the game is also important. If I had thought more about mental health earlier in my career, I would have been more disciplined in thinking about how my career could have progressed. “I don’t know if I would have done better, but I would have done things more professionally.”
“I told them I was a little scared and they said it was a good thing. By October 20, I will be one of the coolest people to come out after sitting in the dark for four days.”
He still has not broken his silence since the four days he spent away from social media and his phone.