Matthew mc connahys body changes

digzy · 05-06-2014 01:47PM #1

Was watching Dallas buyers club there and couldn't believe the size of matt mc connahy. The guy is usually well bulked up but in the movie he obviously had to change his lifestyle to shrink for the role.

Which brings me to my question. Any theories on the alterations he would have made in terms of diet and weights routine. He still had a 6 pack, so he keeps the body fat low. I'm baffled at how he is still well defined in the movie.Is he doing the same routine but eating less or lifting less but with increased frequency?

Alf Veedersane · 05-06-2014 02:11PM

He had a six pack because he started with abdominal muscles and shed body fat.

He would have lost muscle when he shed the 3 stone or whatever it was.

There was little or no lifting involved.

digzy · 05-06-2014 02:15PM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

He had a six pack because he started with abdominal muscles and shed body fat.

He would have lost muscle when he shed the 3 stone or whatever it was.

There was little or no lifting involved.

Surely the muscles would loose definition from lack of use?

ted1 · 05-06-2014 02:28PM

He was getting paid millions. He had all meals prepared, he had a team a team of PTs. getting that figure was his 9 to 5 for several months.

conzy · 05-06-2014 02:32PM

6000 calories of fat every day. Couldn't keep the weight on

Oryx · 05-06-2014 02:35PM

Less of the farcical comments please.

Alf Veedersane · 05-06-2014 02:37PM

digzy wrote: »

Surely the muscles would loose definition from lack of use?

Some, perhaps, but you lose that much body fat, you'll have definition.

Mellor · 06-06-2014 01:54AM

digzy wrote: »

Surely the muscles would loose definition from lack of use?

Muscles themselves don't have "definition", they are either visible or not depending on the fat over them. Even a hugely overweight person has the same 600 or so muscles under the fat.

In McConnahy's case, his body fat went from low to lower, keeping his now smaller, muscles visible.

mightyreds · 06-06-2014 02:01AM

I read an interview with him when the film was in the cinema where he said he ate 2 eggs, small bit of chicken and a tapioca pudding for the day that was all and stopped exercising.

Alf Veedersane · 06-06-2014 06:45AM

mightyreds wrote: »

I read an interview with him when the film was in the cinema where he said he ate 2 eggs, small bit of chicken and a tapioca pudding for the day that was all and stopped exercising.

He also said that he made a lot of less than serious claims because of the fixation on his diet.

mightyreds · 06-06-2014 09:50AM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

He also said that he made a lot of less than serious claims because of the fixation on his diet.

Did he I just read that one ages ago he was going on about the pudding being a treat for him

loveisdivine · 06-06-2014 10:57AM

I'm sure when he was on Graham Norton he said he had chocolate pudding for breakfast then all other meals were white fish and veg.

Alf Veedersane · 06-06-2014 11:35AM

I'm not entirely sure what his diet was but I'd be pretty sure it's neither sustainable or advisable in the long term.

Unless the look and life span of an AIDS sufferer are what you're looking for.

Matthew mc connahys body changes

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