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He’s this jacked zombie, but heavy. We had to trim him down in about seven, eight weeks to get him ready for a role where he basically walked practically naked out of this swamp and I was proud of it. Listen, we knew in that period of time, we were not getting Drew to look like an Abercrombie and Fitch model. It’s not happening. I was very clear about that early on. We had a lot of laughs.
Even with David Harbour in Hellboy. You have certain people coming to you with certain physiques. When I started training Harbour, he was 250 pounds. He was coming off of Stranger Things.
I got a call from the production company, I think a few weeks in. They’re like, “He’s losing too much weight. He’s got to stop training.” I’m like, “No, he doesn’t have to stop training. He hasn’t lost any weight. He lost one pound.” They’re like, “What do you mean, he lost one pound?” I’m like, “His physique is taking shape. My main goal, with Drew right now, is strength.”
When I mean that, I don’t mean how much he can bench press. I mean that I need to make sure that when he goes into this role with you guys and we’re shooting over in like Bulgaria or wherever — I think that’s actually where he did shoot — that his body’s resilient.
Because at the time he had such bad back problems that he couldn’t pick up a 24-kilo kettlebell. Nine weeks later, we had him pull 400 pounds off the floor at probably about a 90 percent lift. Why go any heavier? There’s no point. That’s why I’m not going to blow him out before going to Bulgaria.
I think it’s understanding with every actor that you work with. It’s like every individual. It’s by a per case basis. Ryan Reynolds, fine. Getting him ready for a movie, if he’s at his absolute worst shape, I can have him Muscle and Fitness ready, cover ready, in two to four weeks.
The guy is one of my favorite human beings. He is so dialed in. When it’s time to do what he needs to do, he’s able. He’s just one of those guys. He’s just able to flick the switch. He’s like, “This is my homework. This is when I’m going to have a meal, a cheat meal, or do what I want to do.”
He’s very disciplined. He gets the goal in mind, and he’s able to attack it. For everyone, it’s by per case basis. I always say I always want more time with someone because we do everything naturally. We do everything through diet. We do everything through sleep.
Just like you probably have as well. They all work and they all serve their purpose. There’s so many other components that go into this that people don’t realize. If it’s three sets of ten or three sets of eight, does it really matter? The answer is no. It really doesn’t matter. Especially, when you’re focusing on someone who has that type of goal.
Training is a component of it, but as you guys know, the program. Come on. I’ve written about a thousand programs in my life, and they’re all good.
He’s this jacked zombie, but heavy. We had to trim him down in about seven, eight weeks to get him ready for a role where he basically walked practically naked out of this swamp and I was proud of it. Listen, we knew in that period of time, we were not getting Drew to look like an Abercrombie and Fitch model. It’s not happening. I was very clear about that early on. We had a lot of laughs.
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Even with David Harbour in Hellboy. You have certain people coming to you with certain physiques. When I started training Harbour, he was 250 pounds. He was coming off of Stranger Things.
I got a call from the production company, I think a few weeks in. They’re like, “He’s losing too much weight. He’s got to stop training.” I’m like, “No, he doesn’t have to stop training. He hasn’t lost any weight. He lost one pound.” They’re like, “What do you mean, he lost one pound?” I’m like, “His physique is taking shape. My main goal, with Drew right now, is strength.”
When I mean that, I don’t mean how much he can bench press. I mean that I need to make sure that when he goes into this role with you guys and we’re shooting over in like Bulgaria or wherever — I think that’s actually where he did shoot — that his body’s resilient.
Because at the time he had such bad back problems that he couldn’t pick up a 24-kilo kettlebell. Nine weeks later, we had him pull 400 pounds off the floor at probably about a 90 percent lift. Why go any heavier? There’s no point. That’s why I’m not going to blow him out before going to Bulgaria.
I think it’s understanding with every actor that you work with. It’s like every individual. It’s by a per case basis. Ryan Reynolds, fine. Getting him ready for a movie, if he’s at his absolute worst shape, I can have him Muscle and Fitness ready, cover ready, in two to four weeks.
The guy is one of my favorite human beings. He is so dialed in. When it’s time to do what he needs to do, he’s able. He’s just one of those guys. He’s just able to flick the switch. He’s like, “This is my homework. This is when I’m going to have a meal, a cheat meal, or do what I want to do.”
He’s very disciplined. He gets the goal in mind, and he’s able to attack it. For everyone, it’s by per case basis. I always say I always want more time with someone because we do everything naturally. We do everything through diet. We do everything through sleep.
Just like you probably have as well. They all work and they all serve their purpose. There’s so many other components that go into this that people don’t realize. If it’s three sets of ten or three sets of eight, does it really matter? The answer is no. It really doesn’t matter. Especially, when you’re focusing on someone who has that type of goal.
Training is a component of it, but as you guys know, the program. Come on. I’ve written about a thousand programs in my life, and they’re all good.
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Even with David Harbour in Hellboy. You have certain people coming to you with certain physiques. When I started training Harbour, he was 250 pounds. He was coming off of Stranger Things.
I got a call from the production company, I think a few weeks in. They’re like, “He’s losing too much weight. He’s got to stop training.” I’m like, “No, he doesn’t have to stop training. He hasn’t lost any weight. He lost one pound.” They’re like, “What do you mean, he lost one pound?” I’m like, “His physique is taking shape. My main goal, with Drew right now, is strength.”
When I mean that, I don’t mean how much he can bench press. I mean that I need to make sure that when he goes into this role with you guys and we’re shooting over in like Bulgaria or wherever — I think that’s actually where he did shoot — that his body’s resilient.
Because at the time he had such bad back problems that he couldn’t pick up a 24-kilo kettlebell. Nine weeks later, we had him pull 400 pounds off the floor at probably about a 90 percent lift. Why go any heavier? There’s no point. That’s why I’m not going to blow him out before going to Bulgaria.
I think it’s understanding with every actor that you work with. It’s like every individual. It’s by a per case basis. Ryan Reynolds, fine. Getting him ready for a movie, if he’s at his absolute worst shape, I can have him Muscle and Fitness ready, cover ready, in two to four weeks.
The guy is one of my favorite human beings. He is so dialed in. When it’s time to do what he needs to do, he’s able. He’s just one of those guys. He’s just able to flick the switch. He’s like, “This is my homework. This is when I’m going to have a meal, a cheat meal, or do what I want to do.”
He’s very disciplined. He gets the goal in mind, and he’s able to attack it. For everyone, it’s by per case basis. I always say I always want more time with someone because we do everything naturally. We do everything through diet. We do everything through sleep.
Just like you probably have as well. They all work and they all serve their purpose. There’s so many other components that go into this that people don’t realize. If it’s three sets of ten or three sets of eight, does it really matter? The answer is no. It really doesn’t matter. Especially, when you’re focusing on someone who has that type of goal.
Training is a component of it, but as you guys know, the program. Come on. I’ve written about a thousand programs in my life, and they’re all good.
He’s this jacked zombie, but heavy. We had to trim him down in about seven, eight weeks to get him ready for a role where he basically walked practically naked out of this swamp and I was proud of it. Listen, we knew in that period of time, we were not getting Drew to look like an Abercrombie and Fitch model. It’s not happening. I was very clear about that early on. We had a lot of laughs.
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Even with David Harbour in Hellboy. You have certain people coming to you with certain physiques. When I started training Harbour, he was 250 pounds. He was coming off of Stranger Things.
I got a call from the production company, I think a few weeks in. They’re like, “He’s losing too much weight. He’s got to stop training.” I’m like, “No, he doesn’t have to stop training. He hasn’t lost any weight. He lost one pound.” They’re like, “What do you mean, he lost one pound?” I’m like, “His physique is taking shape. My main goal, with Drew right now, is strength.”
When I mean that, I don’t mean how much he can bench press. I mean that I need to make sure that when he goes into this role with you guys and we’re shooting over in like Bulgaria or wherever — I think that’s actually where he did shoot — that his body’s resilient.
Because at the time he had such bad back problems that he couldn’t pick up a 24-kilo kettlebell. Nine weeks later, we had him pull 400 pounds off the floor at probably about a 90 percent lift. Why go any heavier? There’s no point. That’s why I’m not going to blow him out before going to Bulgaria.
I think it’s understanding with every actor that you work with. It’s like every individual. It’s by a per case basis. Ryan Reynolds, fine. Getting him ready for a movie, if he’s at his absolute worst shape, I can have him Muscle and Fitness ready, cover ready, in two to four weeks.
The guy is one of my favorite human beings. He is so dialed in. When it’s time to do what he needs to do, he’s able. He’s just one of those guys. He’s just able to flick the switch. He’s like, “This is my homework. This is when I’m going to have a meal, a cheat meal, or do what I want to do.”
He’s very disciplined. He gets the goal in mind, and he’s able to attack it. For everyone, it’s by per case basis. I always say I always want more time with someone because we do everything naturally. We do everything through diet. We do everything through sleep.
Just like you probably have as well. They all work and they all serve their purpose. There’s so many other components that go into this that people don’t realize. If it’s three sets of ten or three sets of eight, does it really matter? The answer is no. It really doesn’t matter. Especially, when you’re focusing on someone who has that type of goal.
Training is a component of it, but as you guys know, the program. Come on. I’ve written about a thousand programs in my life, and they’re all good.
Click here to view the article.
