Oba Femi Just Destroyed Brock Lesnar — How He Built That Freakish Strength

Last night on WWE Raw, Oba Femi did something few have ever accomplished. He manhandled Brock Lesnar in a jaw-dropping show of dominance that wrestling fans won't soon forget. After that stunning display of power, fans have been left asking a simple question. How did he get so strong? Here's the workout routine that has helped Femi display freakish strength.

Oba Femi’s Shocking Powerbomb on Brock Lesnar

During last night's WWE Raw, Seth Rollins was speaking in the ring surrounded by a group of masked protectors. Then, Brock Lesnar came out, and he quickly laid waste to the men, tossing people around like they were nothing. After Lesnar showed off his own freakish strength, Oba Femi made a shock appearance.

Once he made his way to the ring, Femi powerbombed Lesnar in a moment of dominance over the multiple-time former world champion, who the WWE bills as weighing 286 pounds. Not only did Femi slam Lesnar into the mat, but he also held him up for a moment and then lifted him higher in the air before throwing him down. It was such an impressive show of power that the WWE's YouTube upload of the moment garnered more than 1.4 million views in 15 hours.

How Oba Femi Built His Freakish Strength

In June 2025, Oba Femi appeared on the "Celtic Warrior Workouts," the YouTube video series hosted by the current wrestling superstar and former WWE Champion, Sheamus. The episode offered the clearest picture of how Femi has become one of the most powerful people in the WWE, which is really saying something.

Femi explained that he started his workouts by warming up on a stairmaster or a versaclimber, which he used to climb 200 feet in the video. Femi moved on to five barbell push presses of 90 pounds. As he progressed to a variation of push presses, he doubled the weight to 180 and peaked at 300 pounds. While talking to Sheamus, Femi described how his mentality in the gym had changed. Instead of purely prioritizing strength building, something he already possessed, he had become more focused on endurance. He also described how he limited his rest periods between sets to build his stamina.

"In past years, I've done a more strength-based training. Yeah. Just lifting as heavy as I can, but now I'm more, you know, volume, endurance, cardio... One of the things that really changed about my training is the rest times. That was the biggest factor. Because wrestling is a cardio-based business, we have to be in shape, so I try to limit my rest periods between sets, and that's helped tremendously in the ring."

As the session progressed, Femi revealed that he would perform seated shoulder presses and bent-over lateral raises, alternating between the two exercises. For the seated shoulder presses, Femi completed three sets of 6 reps, starting at 90 pounds in each arm and reaching 105. While completing the bent-over lateral raises, he did three sets of 12. Femi went on to three sets of 30 to 40 standard lateral raises at a low weight and finished his workout by performing 200 meters on a ski machine.

While discussing the bent-over lateral raises, Femi described why he prioritized them to avoid injuries. “A lot of people neglect the rear delts. I did that when I was doing a lot of benching and pushing. So my front delts and my chest were very dominant, and my rear delts were not. And it caused a lot of injuries and problems with my rotator cuff and stuff like that. So, ever since then, I've been very intentional about working the front and the rear as well."

By the end of their workout, an exhausted Sheamus collapsed on his back since it was that difficult to keep up with Femi, even though he was in peak shape. That alone shows why Femi has become powerful enough to manhandle someone like Brock Lesnar.