It might surprise you to learn self-proclaimed red meat lover Jason Momoa isnt on the paleo or keto diet. Whats not a surprise is hes a big freaking guyespecially if your first Momoa sighting was the actor as Khal Drogo, a Dothraki khalasar chieftain in Game of Thrones. If thats the case, youve always had the impression of Momoa being a mammoth human. Standing at 64, the actors got an imposing frameand adding slabs of muscle doesnt take a gargantuan effort. If youre curious how the actor trains to become a superhero the likes of Aquaman and stay limber on the reg, check out Warrior Workouts: Jason Momoas Trainer Shares the Secret Sauce of Shaping a Superhero. That said, Momoas trainer and healer, Damian Viera, does have Momoa clean up his act to get that shrink-wrapped look for blockbusters likeAquaman.
With Jason, hes not trying to lose weight, Viera says. He already operates between 15 to18 percent body fat. So, from there, I know we can get to our ideal 10 percent in about two or three weeks. Obviously training plays a huge role, but Viera is able to affect the physiology to a higher level of precision with nutrition before and during filming.
To maintain superhero physique, Viera manages Momoas macros ratios in the mornings, afternoons, and evenings, so he gets the fuel he needs to get the work done without excess left in the body at night thatll become stored fats.
Carbs are a very important part of the nutrition used for fuel, explains Viera. Jason couldnt do something like a ketogenic diet, because he needs readily charged energy from carbs to be explosive. And when I say carbs, Im not talking about breads and pastasthose are long gone. Im talking about cruciferous vegetables and fruits. You cant train the way we do with fat for fuel; you need the carbs for explosive movements.
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