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December 13, 2004
the ryan reynolds workout
"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 visualizatio! n 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 around."
Posted by jimbo at December 13, 2004 12:20 PM
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I'd snack on Mr. Reynolds anyday.
Posted by: homer at December 13, 2004 10:48 AM
"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."
BASTARD: To be born out of wedlock. Illegitimate offspring.
BASTARD IN "Tolkien" Elvish (Sindarin & Quenya)
Quenya: Tumna'nona (Literaly means "Lowborn")
Sindarin: NU'umeta Nosta (same meaning in Quenya)
Inpolite aka vulgar Elvish: Nana Lau A'tar (literally means "Neither to mother or father")
That is your Elven lesson for today. :-)
Posted by: Dax at December 13, 2004 11:06 AM
okay, wait a sec, hold up, stop.
how can anyone human do 500-1000 situps A DAY? i mean, time considerations alone, that would take over half an hour of a "two-hour workout."
i smell PR bullshit.
Posted by: johnny at December 13, 2004 12:57 PM
oh yeah?pee shaw ryan reynolds.. Did you guys see the workout that Mr. Incredible did to get back in shape?
pfft elvish.... if you really wanna impress congugate the past tense of "suck" in pixiespeak....
Posted by: GURL at December 13, 2004 4:45 PM
Iam sorry Gurl. I never learned Pixiespeak. Is that simular to Gelfling? :-)
Mr. Incredible's workout was super cool. But we have to remember the real moral of that story
"Never wear a cape Darling!" :-)
Posted by: Dax at December 13, 2004 7:42 PM
If I want to have loud, sweaty monkeysex with Ryan Reynolds, does that make me gay?
Posted by: Jake at December 16, 2004 6:36 PM