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Ever wanted to know the secret to celebrities getting jacked for movie roles? Chicken, Rice and Broccoli
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Some of that stuff makes you sweat off all your cake and ice cream. You can end up losing the fat pads on your feet if you don't get enough calories.
My relative was a body builder. He was massive. He ate chicken and broccoli all the time, but you know what changed significantly? When he took steroids. He ate 2-3 times as much chicken and broccoli and it all went straight to muscle. Same routines, but he gained like 20lbs of muscle in a year.
Not to mention getting drunk leads directly to Taco Bell. It is one of the irrefutable laws of the universe.
Think it would be too much of a shock for some to see how many calories is in beer hahaha, but yeah always been alittle ridiculous.
Unless you're super ridiculously driven to the point food is seen as merely fuel and not something to enjoy then that diet never lasts and you eventually rebound.
People do some version of that diet when they have a bodybuilding show to train for or actors molding their body for a role, then they go off it. A lot of normal people get tricked into thinking the CBR diet is something that's meant to be sustainable(again not that it can't be for some people) and then they eventually quit once their willpower runs out.
The whole thing is a meme for a reason
People do some version of that diet when they have a bodybuilding show to train for or actors molding their body for a role, then they go off it. A lot of normal people get tricked into thinking the CBR diet is something that's meant to be sustainable(again not that it can't be for some people) and then they eventually quit once their willpower runs out.
The whole thing is a meme for a reason
Rob mentions testosterone in his IG post above, which is a hint that he was taking test (he's old enough that building a lot of muscle now is difficult). Tom Hardy said something like "you think I ate Skittles to get this body", as well.
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I'm currently working on getting muscle tone and building muscle, but it's been a slow going process.
I was 180lbs in July 2018, and am now down to 126lbs. I actually fluctuate between 126-128lbs during the week, but I've been able to maintain it. It was a slow journey, because I was working a 9-5, coupled with a 1.5-2 hour commute to work (and 1.5-2 hour commute back home), so I wasn't able to always work out for hours at a time, so I just tried to at least be consistent in my workout schedule. I'm a short guy, so being 180lbs just wasn't healthy for me, and I felt terrible and exhausted all of the time.
During this past 11 months of WFH, I've been trying to take more advantage of not having the commute to focus on keeping in shape, and I've finally started to see some real progress on the muscle front! My shoulders are broader, chest is broadening, and I can, for the first time ever, see my abs! The hardest part was just getting started. The diet part of my routine was pretty set by this point, but I didn't have a real muscle building routine. The past 4 months or so have been me working on that, and seeing progress has been really encouraging and motivating. There are days when I'm like, "maybe i'll skip my workout tonight," but I push through and do it anyway.
I know if I had the luxury of a personal trainer and chef, I'd have made even bigger progress, but I don't, so I've been turtling it. lol. It's taking longer, but it's been worth the effort so far. I'll probably increase my workout routines in the coming months, to really define my muscles, but I'm already so happy with my progress, and it's been nice to get compliments from people about how I look, or my transformation (something I've never had happen to me before, especially from women!).
Looks aren't everything, but feeling good about myself mentally, emotionally, and physically (and definitely since my divorce), has been great. Having more energy, a more positive attitude, and feeling more confident in myself has had a profound effect on me these past 3 years. I'm not aiming to look like an MCU actor, that's for sure, but maintaining a healthy lifestyle has now become a top priority in my life, where it wasn't before, now more than ever, since I'll be 42 this year! My only regret is that I didn't start on this path sooner, but no point in dwelling on that at all.
That interview with Mac about his weight transformation is hilarious. It also reminds me that I need to catch up on Always Sunny. I think I'm in Season 5 or 6. So behind...
I was 180lbs in July 2018, and am now down to 126lbs. I actually fluctuate between 126-128lbs during the week, but I've been able to maintain it. It was a slow journey, because I was working a 9-5, coupled with a 1.5-2 hour commute to work (and 1.5-2 hour commute back home), so I wasn't able to always work out for hours at a time, so I just tried to at least be consistent in my workout schedule. I'm a short guy, so being 180lbs just wasn't healthy for me, and I felt terrible and exhausted all of the time.
During this past 11 months of WFH, I've been trying to take more advantage of not having the commute to focus on keeping in shape, and I've finally started to see some real progress on the muscle front! My shoulders are broader, chest is broadening, and I can, for the first time ever, see my abs! The hardest part was just getting started. The diet part of my routine was pretty set by this point, but I didn't have a real muscle building routine. The past 4 months or so have been me working on that, and seeing progress has been really encouraging and motivating. There are days when I'm like, "maybe i'll skip my workout tonight," but I push through and do it anyway.
I know if I had the luxury of a personal trainer and chef, I'd have made even bigger progress, but I don't, so I've been turtling it. lol. It's taking longer, but it's been worth the effort so far. I'll probably increase my workout routines in the coming months, to really define my muscles, but I'm already so happy with my progress, and it's been nice to get compliments from people about how I look, or my transformation (something I've never had happen to me before, especially from women!).
Looks aren't everything, but feeling good about myself mentally, emotionally, and physically (and definitely since my divorce), has been great. Having more energy, a more positive attitude, and feeling more confident in myself has had a profound effect on me these past 3 years. I'm not aiming to look like an MCU actor, that's for sure, but maintaining a healthy lifestyle has now become a top priority in my life, where it wasn't before, now more than ever, since I'll be 42 this year! My only regret is that I didn't start on this path sooner, but no point in dwelling on that at all.
That interview with Mac about his weight transformation is hilarious. It also reminds me that I need to catch up on Always Sunny. I think I'm in Season 5 or 6. So behind...
Two things I'd ask. How do you know he doesn't take PEDs? I ask because the vast majority of the lifters I know on PEDs NEVER admit it. Second, what's "jacked?"
Like when my relative starts benching 315lbs for reps of 10 at 195lbs body weight, I'm gonna call you out for not being natty (after only 2 years of lifting). It was also painfully obvious because he "hated cardio" and would eat 2x as much as me, but it would all only go to muscle. He was like 4% body fat and just destroying whatever he wanted, no cardio, just weights.
It has been known for a very long time that PEDs are highly effective for quickly building mass.
Since actors aren't drug tested, why would they be?, it is a no-brainer except for potential risks of side effects.
But athletes do it with much less money at stake and actual risk of prosecution so it should be zero surprise to anyone that this is going on.
If your fame and millions of dollars are riding on it taking PEDs for a limited amount of time, the risk/reward ratio probably checks out.
Since actors aren't drug tested, why would they be?, it is a no-brainer except for potential risks of side effects.
But athletes do it with much less money at stake and actual risk of prosecution so it should be zero surprise to anyone that this is going on.
If your fame and millions of dollars are riding on it taking PEDs for a limited amount of time, the risk/reward ratio probably checks out.
If I had a personal chef/nutritionist I'd have abs too. Preparing healthy meals is the biggest obstacle for most
I'm not ripped, but I probably eat those three things more than anything else in my life. Never had weight issues because of it.
While I don't doubt that many of them are getting some 'help', there's probably also some truth to what they're saying.
Side note: that video was insufferable.
Side note: that video was insufferable.
Diet is still huge and you still have to work hard, but I'm telling you, PEDs make a MASSIVE difference.
I can have the same schedule and routine and my recovery will be 2x slower, my diet will have to be 2x stricter and I'll still make half the gains.
These actors do that but they 100% totally do take PED. Dead giveaway is, you can even take PED and still not look like that. There is just no way that we randomly have dozens of actors that can just hit the gym hard for a year and walk away looking like a superhero.
Also, how many of these guys even claim they aren't juicing? Like not by omission, but literally "I do not take steroids." Gotta be near zero and that's for a reason.
Yeah I don't get why people care if actors are using PEDs. Even with them, it's still hard work to get those bodies.
126 is pretty low for an average male unless you're 5'4" - 5'6".
Never mind, I missed where you said you were short. Good work.
Don't they simply help with recovery, and the work has to be done either way? With PEDS you can actually train six days a week and build muscle with no fear of over training, but its not that training is going to be less hard. Or did I get that wrong?
That was my around my weight for a long time and I am 180cm/5'11".
Damn dude, I'm 5'11" 155 and wear XS clothing. How do you find anything that fits?
Surprisingly not that difficult but nothing fits exactly proportion-wise.
Ah, yeah, I forgot to mention that! I'm 5'2"
And yeah, finding clothes that fit is obnoxious. I'm wearing XS shirts now that look good on me. Anything bigger and it's like I'm swimming in it.
Here's a before and after picture of me one from 2018, and one from the other week?
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Henry Cavill def looks natural. Chris Evans on the other hand looks super juicy compared to his skinny self.
It's more than that. Over training is hardly an issue once your body adapts. I lift weights 6 days a week and run 4-5 days a week. I don't do PEDs.
There are different kinds of steroids, but many generate more muscle tissue. I'm simplifying a bit here, but it's just straight up muscle gains for the same amount of work AND they help with recovery.
A year? Most of these dudes are getting ripped in under 6 months.
Many modern steroids accelerate the metabolism to the point where (depending on how much size you want to put on) you can easily eat what would be considered a bad diet if you were going to do it 100% clean.
When putting on serious muscle in a short time frame it would be near impossible to consume the 10,000+ calories per day needed by eating chicken breast and veggies lol.
I feel like it would be much better for men in general if actors just admitted they went on a cycle of HGH, TRT (prescribed by a doctor) etc to get in shape / gain the size necessary in such a ridiculously short time frame that studios demand.
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"I didn't take steroids, I just successfully worked out six hours a day for four months without injury and ate 5,000 calories of chicken breast every day and lost 20lbs of fat and gained 40lbs of muscle and have veins on my face now. I'd never touched a weight before and am now twice as large as lifelong natural bodybuilders. My jawbones now stick out further than my ears do. Just good clean eating and exercise."
I mean, you could guzzle down oil for the calories but uh, yeah...
