It is an epic Battle Hemhy of Homer.
The Titans of Hollywood Ralph Fiennes, 63, and Matt Damon, 54, have suffered intense physical transformations to play the famous Greek warrior Odysseus.
The sandy representation of Fiennes in “The Return” by Uberto Pasolini debuted in December, while Damon is currently filming the most full version of Christopher Nolan’s action “The Odyssey”.
The images of the two that are seen recently become viral, since Buff stars are not spring chickens, which makes their bodies even more impressive.
Fiennes look good
For his part, Fiennes embraced a rigorous five -month training regime, telling his coach, Dan Avasilcai, who wanted to look like “as a little old rope.”
“There is no gym in ancient Greece,” Pasolini told The Independent last month.
To achieve this thin and worn physicist, Fiennes followed a strict regime that began with the training of 5:30 am, six days a week, which incorporated careers, weight training and even ballet.
“At that age, injury prevention is everything,” Avasilcai told The Times of the United Kingdom. “You can’t train a 60 -year -old as I would with a 20 -year -old. His muscles, bones and joints are different. I kept strict and safe Ralph training. The shape is everything.”
The training began two and a half months before they started filming in Corfú, reducing the weight of Fiennes of 176 pounds to 160 pounds of day one of filming.
Ambrosia, food of the gods, or protein smoothies, adjustment food?
He adhered to a strict diet of protein richas that included a lot of lean meat, fish, Greek yogurt and protein smoothies, with some of the meals cooked by Avasilcai itself.
Hello, it also completely eliminated bread, desserts and alcohol, although there was a trap meal here and there.
“Occasionally, Ralph would surprise with our favorite Italian ice cream,” said Avasilcai.
Other days, Fiennes would have to refrain from the water the night before and the day of shooting to reach that frayed appearance, which Avasilcai emphasizes is not recommended.
“That look is just for a few days filming the movie,” he said. “It is not sustainable. In a normal routine, it is important to hydrate properly.”
Now you are just presuming
What may be even more impressive than his scratch physique is the fact that Fiennes has greatly continued this fitness and diet regime, he even thought that filming has ended for a long time, sharing photos and videos in his X account.
“Hello, it feels great,” Avasilcai told Times. “It has more energy, it has no pain in the joints and is stronger than ever. You can make 17 pull-ups, 78 followed dams and is pressing the bank [143 pounds]. At 62, that’s incredible. “
How to be scraped like Ralph – Special around 60
While the celebrity coach believes that any person in about 60 years can follow the footsteps of Fiennes, also caresses that “the main objective should be the best version of yourself: it does not compare to other people.
“And remember that with all the diet and physical conditioning advice, there is no unique size for everyone. All are different and have different needs.”
That said, if you are sixty and so many years that they want to look like Fiennes, Avasilcai recruits Focus Training, with compound elevators such as squats, rows and presses.
“Form, tempo and discipline: that is what obtains results,” he said.
He also advises to keep training less than an hour to get time to recover and throw a cardio three times a week, even if it’s just a quick walk.
“For people over 50 or 60 years old, or people with mobility problems or degenerative problems with the bones that come with age, running on a running tape is safer than running outside, it gives a little of that suspension,” he said.
As for the diet, it is important to obtain more protein in the special if it is older to help you maintain the muscle, regulate blood sugar levels and reduce cravings, according to Avasilcai.
By strange it seems, Hey also recommends a small portion of healthy carbohydrates, such as sweet potatoes, oats or rye bread, just before the bed, since “help reduce cortisol and improve sleep”, helping in recovery while resting.
Finally, it suggests obtaining a sports massage three times a week to release toxins and stick to a handful of exercises with an approach to progress. Try to fast after an excess indulgence night to help digestion and avoid overcoming, otherwise “you will run out, hurt or simply lose motivation,” he said.
Damon’s disciplined physicist
While less is known about Damon’s current training for “The Odyssey”, the action star is no stranger to crazy physical transformations, after having previously worked with coach Jason Walsh in several films in preparation for her scenes without shirt “Jason Benes”.
To put a good form at the age of 45 for the paper, Damon made 100 abs, 300 flexions, 50 squats and 50 jumps in squats daily.
“Hello, love the challenges,” says Walsh. “We arrived at the point where we were 100 Pull-up grass two or three times a week. We would see how many sets are needed 100. Once you lose some of that excess weight, the pull-ups become much more.
Hello, Pull-Us also made with 35 pounds tied to its waist and seadillas of one leg with 125 pound weights in each hand.
“He loves challenges,” said Walsh, who also works with Jake Gyllenhaal, Milo Ventimiglia, Bradley Cooper and Brie Larson, Health men.
To improve its conditioning, Damon incorporated Sprints in the Versasaplimber machine and long -term races, included by the streets of Dunhuang, in the northwest of China.
“People would look at us as” What the hell is happening? “Walsh said.
But there were also exercises that avoided doing, such as the squats with the back of the bar and the heavy dead weight, to avoid injuries at their age.
“My biggest concern was his break,” he said. “Keeping it free of injuries for two consecutive years, making action movies, was the greatest achievement.”
Matt Method
As for Nutrition, Damon’s chef tried about 2,000 calories per day.
Like Fiennes, its water intake was strategically reduced to highlight the muscular definition before specific scenes, a technique of duration of duration.
In a recent interview with ET, Ben Affleck joked about the viral photos of Damon without a shirt in Favignana, Italy, saying: “Look at my man trying to act as if they didn’t know they were huge this photo … You came out and flexed.
“I have to respect it, it’s a lot of hard work,” he admitted. “It’s not easier when you have the long gray beard.”
So what Odysseus has more of that power of Trojan? It will be difficult to say until the Nolan movie is released in 2026, but one thing is safe: they are and Damon are living evidence that a physicist amazing at any age can be achieved.