The Great Khali's Health and Issues
The Great Khali is a big man, at Seven Feet tree inches, managing your body is not an easy enough task. He also has a huge weight of about 400 pounds, which also isn't easy to manage. Therefore keeping himself Healthy is one of the things The Great Khali has to take a lot of care about.
Being a real sportsman though, The Great Khali has a well toned body, he was crowned Mr. India in the 90s which shows what an exceptional bodybuilder he has been. He is one of the very few people who are of this height and actually are bodybuilders! Other tall wrestlers of the WWE such as Big Show, The Undertaker, Kane, Giant Gongelius, Andre The Giant etc. were no bodybuilders, but The Great Khali is an exception.
His chest is a broad 63 Inches and his biceps are quite huge as well, The Great Khali is really a great champion bodybuilder, he is also a Pehelwaan athelete which means that he has been into Traditional Indian Wrestling since quite a lot of time. Traditional wrestling mind you requires a lot of practice and agility, and the Great Khali is actually quite agile in real life. Had the WWE not made him into a Frankenstein like monster he could have displayed his agility better. Now this doesn't mean that Khali is like a gazelle, but he is certainly quicker than what you get to see of him in WWE.
Contrary to the popular beliefs, The Great Khali has never had any form of Acromegaly/Gigantism. He has NEVER had ANY Gigantism, his growth to the current height is not because of a defect in the pituitary Gland, but because of his Genes. Because his Grandfather was nearly Seven Feet tall as well, this is all natural growth.
Since coming to the WWE, he has had a few problems relating to Health, including an Elevated Liver Enzymes problem just before The Great American Bash which caused him to be out of action from The Punjabi Prison match.
Some time later The Great Khali had surgery on both of his knees because the joints were losing their flexibility, and therefore he was out of action for several weeks.
Apart from these few problems, The Great Khali has always been in good shape, to keep up his figure, he has to consume a lot, a popular thing said about him online is that he eats Five Chickens and Two Dozen eggs everyday, but this is wrong, this is not his daily diet, he doesn't eat Chickens and eggs everyday, but yes he eats a lot and consumes a lot of milk as well. The Great Khali also spends Two hours daily at the gym.
As of June 2007 The Great Khali is suffering from some knee pain problems but the pain isnt severe enough to make you fans worried and The Great Khali is expected to recover soon, however he isn't out of action and will not be out of action anytime soon as well.