Movie star coach Magnus Lygdback isn’t simply making an attempt to get his A-list clientele six-packs.
“I get employed to do these films, so it’s all the time about constructing a personality and is completely different each time,” the Swedish well being knowledgeable tells Web page Six Model.
“I don’t get employed as a star coach simply to coach somebody to get a greater physique. I prepare folks to get makeovers for films or to work with artists to actually improve their efficiency on stage.”
His credit embody “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” “Surprise Girl 1984,” “Terminator: Darkish Destiny” and Alexander Skarsgård’s latest action epic, “The Northman.”
“It’s nearly all the time about constructing the character,” Lygdback says of working with Hollywood stars. “It could possibly be making somebody extra toned or making somebody transfer like Surprise Girl … general it’s the entire physique.”
Provides the health professional, who has pumped up actors from Ben Affleck to Gal Gadot: “Males prefer to have a wider higher physique, greater chest, extra of a six-pack. And for females, it’s many occasions the decrease physique — the legs and the butt.”
He’s notably pleased with what he and shopper Alicia Vikander have achieved collectively.
“I’d like to see somebody attempt to put their fingers on [her]. It will be like MMA meets ballerina, and that’s a foul combo,” he quips.
“I examine ballerinas to male wrestlers due to the work ethic they’re used to. Grinding for eight hours a day, placing their our bodies on the road. At any time when I get to work for a ballerina, I already know that that is gonna be good.”
Lygdback’s additionally skilled Jason Momoa, whom he calls “a beast.”
“I’d love for him to have my again if I used to be strolling down a darkish alley,” the coach says. “He’s one of many largest males. Have you ever seen his arms? They’re greater than my head. That’s a great begin. He’s sturdy on high of that, however on the finish of the day he’s a teddy bear.”
With 21 years of expertise, Lygdback says he generally encounters stars who wish to get in preventing kind through weight-reduction plan alone.
“On the subject of coaching actors, or signing artists … I’ve a tough time with all these ‘magical diets’ which might be on the market [which] have folks searching for a shortcut,” he says.
“Individuals want to know {that a} weight-reduction plan is a method of controlling the quantity of energy. All diets don’t work; you simply want to determine what works for you and what technique you may follow and which of them are wholesome for you long-term.”
And correct diet is essential in the case of attaining purchasers’ desired outcomes.
“Total, for me, it’s about consuming sufficient protein, avoiding sugar and carbs and alcohol as a lot as potential, relying on the place are you ranging from, and what do you wish to obtain when prepping for a film,” he says. “It’s a particularly structured stability.”
His upcoming credit embody “Dungeons & Dragons” with Chris Pine and Regé-Jean Web page.
