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Jonathan Majors<\/strong> pushed his body to its full capacity while preparing for the role of dedicated bodybuilder Killian Maddox in the upcoming movie Magazine Dreams<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m 6 feet tall. I\u2019m 202 pounds,\u201d the Lovecraft Country<\/em> alum, 33, told Variety<\/em> <\/a>on Saturday, January 21, after the film\u2019s premiere at the Sundance Film Festival \u2014 which received rave reviews. \u201cIn order to sustain that and to grow that, you have to eat as much protein that you weigh. I ate 6,100 calories a day for about four months. That included the pre-work and the post-work of Creed III<\/em><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n The Da 5 Bloods<\/em> actor pointed out that while \u201cthe normal bodybuilder works out two times a day,\u201d his character is on another level. \u201cPlaying him you don\u2019t f\u2014k around,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n Per the film\u2019s synopsis, \u201cNothing deters [Killian] from his fiercely protected dream of bodybuilding superstardom, not even the doctors who warn that he\u2019s causing permanent damage to his body with his quest.\u201d<\/p>\n Majors made extreme updates to his workout<\/a> and diet regimen in preparation for the role. \u201cWhat ended up happening is I would train two hours, two times a day for the movie and a third time after wrap,\u201d he explained at the festival. \u201cMeanwhile, you eat six times a day<\/a>. Lots of chicken. Lots of elk. That\u2019s just for me. I like it.\u201d<\/p>\n The Marvel star previously explained how changing his physicality connects him to the characters that he plays. (Along with Magazine Dreams<\/em>, the Yale School of Drama alum will star opposite Michael B. Jordan<\/strong> <\/a>as Damian \u201cDame\u201d Andersen in Creed III.)<\/p>\n \u201cThey say the body is a temple. Well, if you go with the spiritual practice of acting, I believe it is,\u201d Majors told USA Today in November 2022, explaining that \u201cthere\u2019s so much learning to be done\u201d while training for a role. \u201cWe take our bodies for granted. Like our brains, they have capabilities of unknown potential and, within our art form, they are integral to the presentation of the story.\u201d<\/p>\n Majors noted that when he runs lines with himself mid-workout, it\u2019s as if he\u2019s becoming the character rather than just playing a part. \u201cSomething will happen,\u201d he told USA Today<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s been told to me that I\u2019ll shift and all of a sudden it\u2019s Damian or it\u2019s [Ant-Man<\/em>\u2019s Kang the Conqueror] or it\u2019s Killian that\u2019s hitting it. Those characters are real or are trying to become real for a moment and they begin to show up. That\u2019s just a very cool thing to experience.\u201d<\/p>\n Even when he\u2019s not working, the Last Black Man in San Francisco<\/em> actor likes to bulk up \u2014 though not to the extent of his characters.<\/p>\n \u201cI played football in Texas. I got an appetite,\u201d Majors told Variety<\/em> on Saturday. \u201cI really like being physical. I like hiking and running. I\u2019ve got dogs. I\u2019m only 33 \u2026 I got to do something to stay with it. I don\u2019t work out three times a day anymore. Just once a day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n