"when i walked in to meet David, i weighed 174 lbs. by the end of principle photography, i weighed about 194 lbs."
"while eating a protein carb mix every 2 hours all day, i'd wind up having about 8 - 10 "tiny" meals instead of 3 big meals over the course of a day. no carbs at night, but plenty during the day. (the "no carbs ever" fad is bullshit in my opinion. and a great way to turn into a cranky fucker nobody wants to be around) this kind of diet kept my blood sugar even and gave me the requisite energy needed for the physicality of the role...
my trainer (and Jesse Biel's) was a guy named Darren Chapman. he's one of the most inspiring individuals i've ever met. a member of the UK's olympic bobsled team, he's as adept at the nutritional training as he is the physical training. also, a great guy that doesn't mind me calling him every swear word ever heard in any language. i think i may have even called him a 'bastard' in elvish. trainers are used to it. he showed me how important the process of visualization is. visualizing the transformation i had to make--i believe was key to making it happen. with this information, i began training as though preparing for the olympics...
workouts were about 2-3 hours. generally starting off with around 500 - 1000 sit-ups. then heavy weights for bulk. i'm a pretty scrawny guy so we cut cardio entirely and just focused on bulking up. weight training involved a variety of excercises too numerous to mention at reps of about 8-12, for 6 days a week. after the first week i was longing for the sweet release of death, but soon enough got really into it.
the main thing i learned about this whole process is how important food is. transforming your body quickly is a genetic ability, but can also be traumatic. eating properly is 80% of the equation. most people think it's the other way round..."
"1) the first time i lifted a barbell for BLADE was the end of July, 2003. i believe i posted some details on what i ate and how much i worked out but essentially, i did BOTH - all the time. i had to be ready to go by mid december, however when we shot the scenes in question it was january, 2004. so, basically, 5 months.
2) Food:
I ate something pretty much every 2-3 hours. never "stuffing" myself, but never letting myself get hungry. tons of water throughout the day... BREAKFAST: 1/2 cup egg whites and 2 eggs. oatmeal - no sugar. a *protein bar 2-3 hours later. (the best oatmeal is this stuff called McCann's steel cut oatmeal. it takes about a half hour to cook, but you just make enough to last a couple weeks. add apple sauce and cinnammon to improve the taste.)
LUNCH: chicken and veggies/brown rice. a *protein bar 2-3 hours later.
DINNER: fish or chicken with salad and vegetables. balsamic vinegar for dressing. couple more **protein shakes throughout the night and right before bed.
*all protein bars contained carbs. they were made by a company called Trioplex. they're pretty good. but i wouldn't order from their website - they've screwed me 3 times already. a seriously disorganized company. they ARE however sold in a lot of gyms and nutritional/supplement stores.
**protein shakes were usually store bought at GNC. Nitrotech is the kind i usually used. I also used a brand called PurePro.
as far as Creatine goes, you don't need the kind with all the sugar. despite what the guy who's never actually been to the gym but works behind the counter says, the best creatine is the plain, flavorless/sugarless kind that you mix with water or juice."
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