💪 Jonathan Majors Ate 6,100 Calories a Day for Bodybuilding Film

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Actor Jonathan Majors is one of Hollywood's brightest stars. For the film Magazine Dreams, he portrayed a fictional bodybuilder and had to build a physique to match. That included eating around 6,100 calories per day in preparation.

Chris Bumstead took some well-deserved rest after winning his FOURTH straight Classic Physique title. But he's back to the gym already, and he also has an update on the biceps he injured just a few days before the Olympia.

Former World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall has announced he's giving bodybuilding a shot. Check out a recent training session as he begins his run at the stage, which will take over a year.

MOVIES

Major Physique

Jonathan Majors has played heroes and villains across the cinematic spectrum. But his newest role as a bodybuilder in the movie Magazine Dreams may be his most challenging yet.

To pull off being off a believable bodybuilder on the silver screen, an actor has to put in the requisite work. No questions asked. They’ve got to push themselves in the gym, leaving no dumbbell or loaded barbell unturned. Then, with their bodies at their absolute limit, they’ve got to stay impeccably disciplined in the kitchen — sculpting an incredible physique through a controlled and focused nutritional plan. That appears to be the road map Majors followed for Magazine Dreams, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20.

A short video interview with Majors and his castmates was recently posted on Variety’s website. Among the more notable tidbits, the superstar actor revealed that he ate 6,100 calories daily for four consecutive months to transform into fictional amateur bodybuilder Killian Maddox.

UPDATES

Cbum's No-Longer-Bum Biceps

Back-to-back-to-back-to-back (to business).

On January 23, the four-time reigning Classic Physique Olympia champion, Chris Bumstead, took to his YouTube channel to share his first vlog since that competition. The recording, which took place on January 18, covered what his current leg day consists of just over one month after winning bodybuilding’s grandest show.

Bumstead also updated his 2.84 million subscribers on the status of his left biceps, which he tore in the days leading up to the Olympia. Bumstead has been getting stem cell treatments to help with his recovery and has been open about the process with fans. Check out more below.

TRAINING

Hall's Bodybuilding Quest

We'll probably see Eddie Hall step onto the bodybuilding stage at some point toward the end of 2024 — but he'll need some pointers on transforming his physique first.

To get his training right, Hall and IFBB Pro League Men’s Open bodybuilder Jamie Christian-Johal recently collaborated on a back workout video on Hall’s YouTube channel. “The Giant” taught “The Beast” how to train for bodybuilding instead of for power, which isn't something Hall is accustomed to as a world-renowned strongman.

Hall intends to compete as a bodybuilder in the fall or winter of 2024. The video of their training session can be seen below.

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