Ryan Reynolds' 6 Pack Rules

Imagine for a minute that you’re in the final interview for your dream job. It's going great - you’re nailing every answer, asking all the right questions, and you’ve even managed to make them laugh a few times. Now, you go in for the final handshake, and your would-be boss says,  “We’re actually going to need you to gain 20 pounds of muscle and lose a third of your body fat. Is that cool?” Most people would reconsider their career path. But when it happened to Ryan Reynolds back in 2004, he did as he was told and cut his body fat from 11 to 3 percent to play a vampire in Blade Trinity. How did he do it? A lot of time in the gym and a lot of time in the kitchen. Reynolds worked with trainer Darren Chapman for 2 to 3 hours a day. He’d usually start off with sit-ups - 500 to 1000 to be exact. In an interview with sixpacknow.com, Reynold’s said he found the long sit-up session “meditative” at the beginning of his workout - which is understandable since an intense session of heavy weight lifting came next. Reynolds worked one body part per day, as in: chest day, back day, shoulder day, leg day, with arms mixed in. His biggest challenge was torching the thin layer of body fat covering the lower part of his abs. And while working out definitely helped Reynolds uncover his 6-pack, I can’t stress enough how important it was for him to pay a lot of attention to nutrition. To keep his metabolism going, Reynold’s ate every 2 to 3 hours. The majority of his carbohydrates came after a workout and he didn’t eat any carbs after 8:00 p.m. Some of the staples in Reynold’s kitchen were oatmeal, eggs, protein bars, chicken and fish. When filming came to a close, Reynold’s modified his workout so he was only in the gym four or five times a week, instead of six. Recent photos show that he’s slimmed down a little since Blade Trinity, but he still has the lean and cut look that Hollywood loves. To learn more celebrity diet and fitness secrets, check out other videos in this series.