Well partly because of my personal curiosity, and because he seems to be becoming some sort of idol on boards such as these, i wonder if you guys would care to guess at Mr. Reynolds' weight and BF% in this shot (axe not included in weight estimation :tu: )

Maybe we could make this into some sorta comp if i found a way to get in touch and find out some actual figures ;) .

... and because he seems to be becoming some sort of idol on boards such as these...

If you haven't already, look up his pictures from Van Wilder versus his pictures from Blade Trinity. You'll see why his physique is aspired to. His body composition is of little consequence to me, but his body fat percentage is hovering somewhere in the upper single digits.

It's just cardio and a clean diet. It's not magic... it's nothing more than a well-focused effort. One yours truly continually seems to fall short of achieving...

-R

It's just cardio and a clean diet. It's not magic... there might be weight training somewhere in there too.

Heres a few tid bits on his training:

http://actionadventure.about.com/od/bladetrinitymoviefaq/f/aablade3faq4.htm

And this page has some good info too:

http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article/0,2823,s1-4-0-0-2190,00.html

Eat More
"I attribute my results mostly to nutrition," Reynolds says. (See "What He Eats," below, for a sample menu.) He ate every 2 to 3 hours to burn more fat. "Your body doesn't need to store fat for energy if you're feeding it all the time," explains Bobby Strom, Reynolds's L.A.–based trainer.

Mix It Up
"I gained a lot more muscle mass when I went on creatine," says Reynolds. He also took L-glutamine, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), whey, and a multivitamin.

Go For Bulk
Reynolds doesn't have a personal chef, so he cooks meals in advance. For instance, he'll make a large supply of Irish steel-cut oatmeal and freeze it. That way, the most important meal of the day requires the least work.

Carve With Carbs
"Never do any of that carve-starve crap," Reynolds says. Instead, watch the clock. He ate most of his carbohydrates postworkout, and none after 8 p.m.

Think About Yourself
"If you hate your workout, you're not going to do it," explains Reynolds. Customize your fitness plan to meet your needs. He found it "meditative" to do ab exercises first instead of last.

If you haven't already, look up his pictures from Van Wilder versus his pictures from Blade Trinity. You'll see why his physique is aspired to. His body composition is of little consequence to me, but his body fat percentage is hovering somewhere in the upper single digits.

It's just cardio and a clean diet. It's not magic... it's nothing more than a well-focused effort. One yours truly continually seems to fall short of achieving...

-R

I'm sorry, I notice how i sounded now. No i have looked it up it wasn't sarcasm of any sort, I completely understand why his transformation is aspired to, just making the point.

Why do you keep falling short? Not meant as a dig, just curious.

i'm not so sure about the second article, as it starts off with:

'Actor Ryan Reynolds slashed his body fat from 11 percent to 3 percent with this diet plan '

Sure he did.

i'm not so sure about the second article, as it starts off with:

'Actor Ryan Reynolds slashed his body fat from 11 percent to 3 percent with this diet plan '

Sure he did.

Ha ha yeah I think anybody would be nearly dead at 3%

Why would they? Of course Ryan was at 3% silly! I'm not dead and im like 2%! :rolleyes:

Yea, I think 3 is a tad low....

Was it on these boards where I saw a link to a group of pics where they showed people at each BF% all the way down to a person shredded at around 4-5%? Which looked pretty bad in my opinion. But it was an interesting page and a good reference page.

Yea, I think 3 is a tad low....

Was it on these boards where I saw a link to a group of pics where they showed people at each BF% all the way down to a person shredded at around 4-5%? Which looked pretty bad in my opinion. But it was an interesting page and a good reference page.


Any chance of someone coming up with this link again pour moi??

It was on the bodybuilding.com forums, i came across it the other day, its a really interesting read. It was posted by skip..

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=214711

Yep, thats the link. Man, that Sliced pic is too much.

wow, minkydave - awesome contribution with all of those links! (although couldnt check out the 2nd one, work blocked it)

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