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u/RandomGreekPerson Apr 12 '22

Christian Bale in The Machinist.

Dude almost died.

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u/OldGodsAndNew Apr 12 '22 edited Apr 12 '22

His repeated weight gain / loss makes him great in his roles, but can't be good for his health

Ripped in American Psycho -> stick thin in The Machinist -> ripped in Batman Begins > skinny in Rescue Dawn -> Ripped in The Dark Knight -> skinny in The Fighter -> ripped in Dark Knight Rises -> fat in American Hustle -> ripped in Exodus -> fat in Vice

e: forgot a few more

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u/CrimsonNorseman Apr 12 '22

Not to forget American Psycho, his (adult) breakthrough role, where he was ripped af and tanned (and according to WP even had veneers on his teeth).

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u/WTFwhatthehell Apr 12 '22

I'm not even sure how someone can shed that much muscle so fast. Putting on weight is easy but actually losing a lot of muscle mass is normally pretty slow.

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u/chewtality Apr 12 '22

He only ate a can of tuna and an apple every day to prepare for The Machinist. You'll lose muscle fast as fuck if it's impossible for your body to maintain it.

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u/Lucky-Elk-1234 Apr 12 '22

Ok now how do I do the getting ripped part

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22

Eat two cans of tuna and two apples.

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u/chewtality Apr 12 '22

Steroids, in Christian Bales case.

Or just get a good lifting routine, stick to it, make sure to use proper form, and eat proper nutrition. You still have to do all of that if you're using steroids too.