HUGH JACKMAN’S BEST-KEPT DIET SECRETS - Achieving the Wolverine physique is a case of mind and matte
- Scott Acorn
- Sep 21, 2017
- 1 min read
Nutrition
Put your faith in a holy trinity of nutrition to maximize each workout and achieve the gains that will pile on muscle and incinerate fat.
Coffee: Caffeine helps give you a kick-start on a slow morning in the gym. “I’m not one of those guys who’s afraid to have an espresso before I train,” says Jackman. “It gives you that little pat you need.”
Oatmeal: Carbs aren’t banned – just limited. “I have oatmeal for breakfast, and brown rice or yams for lunch,” he says. There are never any carbs after 3 pm. “If you just made that one change and did nothing else, you’d lose 11 lb in the first month,” he says.
Protein: Keep the protein flowing to reduce pain and repair your muscles fast. “You need 1.3g of protein per 1lb of target body-weight,” says Jackman He’s aiming for 200 lbs, so needs 260g per day. That’s about 11 chicken breasts, or a serious investment in protein shakes!
Mentality
Beat the boom and bust: Stay within 6-8 lbs of your ideal weight, so peak condition is a workout tweak, not a total overhaul. “It’s hard to build up from scratch,” says Jackman. “Staying in the ballpark makes it a lot easier.”
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