Reynolds relaxed toward diet, exercise
Ryan Reynolds wouldn’t be able to stomach his friend Hugh Jackman’s intense Wolverine diet. The Deadpool star is no stranger to adopting strict food and exercise regimens to prepare his body for physically demanding roles, but he has his limits.
Jackman reportedly ate 6,000 calories a day in preparation for his role as X-Men mutant Wolverine, waking up in the middle of the night to chomp down a meal, and Reynolds admits he could never put himself through a similar experience.
“Hugh Jackman has a dedication to his craft that I’m afraid I don’t share,” the 40-year-old tells Men’s Health magazine. “If I’m up at two in the morning, it’s because something has gone terribly wrong.”
Instead, Reynolds prefers to make fitness easy. He has worked with personal trainer Don Saladino for eight years primarily because the exercise expert creates workouts that fit into his hectic schedule.
“(Don) has programs that I can access online because when I’m shooting (movies), my hours are so erratic,” Reynolds explains. “I don’t want to have to meet somebody at four in the morning in a dark gym. I just want to go when I can go.”
He adds that he’s far from being a great chef.
“I am not innovative in the k i t c h e n , ” R e y n o l d s d e a d p a n s . “If I cook, you’ll have a structure fire. The firemen will kick down our door, take my wife (Blake Lively) away and give her a better life.” WENN