Ryan Reynolds Workout Strategy for Blade Trinity

When preparing for Blade Trinity (2004), Ryan Reynolds worked to get flat-out "ripped". He sure has progressed since his Van Wilder days as Berg on "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place". Lots of fans are curious about what he did to go from skinny to hunky and muscular for the Blade Trinity role.

The concept of working out and aiming for superior tone for a movie role isn't unheard of, but Ryan Reynolds was able to achieve an almost Evander Holyfield level of conditioning for Blade Trilogy. Other actors such as Daniel Craig (for his James Bond films), Hugh Jackman (for X-Men), Brad Pitt (for Fight Club), and Cam Gigandet (for Never Back Down), and Taylor Lautner (for New Moon) have also made similarly impressive transformations physically for their roles.

Here's Ryan Reynolds Workout for Blade Trinity in Greater Detail

Ryan wasn't out of shape when he began his training for Blade Trinity so he was already ahead of the game. He had 11% body fat which is lower than average for most. In Van Wilder you can tell that he eats well and maintains a slim physique, he was just lacking muscle density.

Ryan was able to build 20 pounds of muscle in five months.

There is something crucial here you have to understand. When someone starts to weight train and eat healthy, they will build muscle fairly easily. This is nature's one-time "window of opportunity" for people to gain muscle quickly. Typically, you will see men do this in their late teens or early 20's. As for Ryan, he simply waited until he was 26 to exploit this opportunity.

Ryan's actual workout was a one-body-part-per-day blitz, which he used to gain mass.

He trained chest on day 1, back on day 2, shoulders on day 3, and legs on day 4. Sometimes he would supplement arm training depending on how blitzed they got during his workouts. Workouts were 3 hours. Reps were in the 8-12 range. and he spanned his workout about 6 days a week.

Here is How Ryan Dieted to Get Prepared for Blade Trinity

He doubled his meal count: 6 meals a day, while limited calorie intake. He allowed himself to eat carbs until 8PM, but none after that point. Primarily, Ryan focused on keeping his insulin levels stable in order to maximize his body's ability to burn fat. One way he achieved this was by never eating carbs alone. Often, he would add a bit of protein to his carbs.

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In my opinion, he worked too hard to get his results.

Recapping, Ryan worked out for 2-3 hours per day, 6 days a week. With a bit of strategic fasting, he could have increased the fat burning effects of an increased level of HGH without having to live in the gym. I talk about many advanced fat loss and conditioning strategies in my free 56 page report.