{"id":202471,"date":"2025-10-30T19:02:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/30\/sydney-sweeney-shares-what-she-ate-to-gain-35-lbs-for-christy-biopic\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T19:02:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:02:32","slug":"sydney-sweeney-shares-what-she-ate-to-gain-35-lbs-for-christy-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/30\/sydney-sweeney-shares-what-she-ate-to-gain-35-lbs-for-christy-biopic\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney Shares What She Ate to Gain 35 Lbs for Christy Biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Sydney Sweeney<\/strong><\/a> shared exactly what she ate to gain 35 pounds ahead of filming boxer biopic Christy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a huge undertaking,\u201d she explained on Sirius XM<\/a> on Wednesday, October 29. \u201cThe emotional toll of the span of [Christy<\/strong>\u2019s] lifetime, there\u2019s a lot of growth, and a lot of pain and a lot of understanding.\u201d She added, \u201cThe physical change that I also undertook was a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sweeney shared that she had \u201cabout two and a half months to train leading up to it and [she] put on 35 pounds.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a lot of prep,\u201d she noted. \u201cI was eating everything.\u201d She then turned and looked at her cast members and giggled, \u201cMy smuckers! That was my nickname on set because I ate so many [Uncrustables].\u201d<\/p>\n

She added that she drank \u201cso many protein shakes,\u201d which she didn\u2019t quite enjoy. \u201cI would just plug my nose and down them. Ugh, it was a lot,\u201d she reminisced. Sweeney also nodded when she was asked if she had a lot of \u201cegg whites\u201d and \u201cchicken.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the interview, the actress opened up about the \u201cimmense weight\u201d she took on while playing Martin, now 57.<\/p>\n

\u201cChristy\u2019s story is beyond important to tell. She is inspiring and an ultimate underdog. She completely changed the way that women in sports and boxing have gone on in time past her,\u201d Sweneey said. \u201cI knew that every single detail that was going to go into this, every choice that I made, was going to be an important one. Having Christy by my side during it was the biggest gift I could have asked for.\u201d<\/p>\n

She then gushed about her relationship with Martin, saying, \u201cI always felt like I could turn to her for everything. She gave me some really great pointers when we were fighting. She would yell at me different swings I needed to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sweeney previously opened up about her physical transformation<\/a>, telling Vanity Fair<\/em> in September that she felt \u201cvery strong and powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI loved it. Being able to lose myself to become a vessel for somebody else is my dream,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

The actress, who trained in jiu jitsu, grappling and kickboxing as a teenager, added that it took her some time to learn proper boxing stances and techniques.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tSydney Sweeney loved transforming her body for her upcoming Christy Martin biopic. \u201cI felt very strong and powerful,\u201d Sweeney, 27, told Vanity Fair in an interview published on Thursday, September 4. \u201cI loved it. Being able to lose myself to become a vessel for somebody else is my dream.\u201d The actress gained between 30 and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cYou square up differently, and, of course, you don\u2019t get brought to the ground \u2014 everything\u2019s on your feet,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

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