Viola Davis is the epitome of strength, power and beauty. And at 57, she looks as beautiful as ever. Davis has always stayed in incredible shape, but when she signed on for her new film, queenwhich hits theaters September 16, 2022, took her fitness to a new level.
In a recent interview with People magazine, Davis talks about how the movie changed her forever. “I’ve always been muscular and fat, and I felt like I couldn’t express my femininity on this canvas. And suddenly, in this role, my muscles, my arms, my fat legs, my heavy voice were perfect.” I celebrated it physically in every way…sometimes after you shoot a movie it’s over…and sometimes you shoot a movie and it changes you a little bit. You’re getting a little better for it and what was it like for me in training?”
But what kind of training did Davis need to take on such a role at age 57? Read on to learn some of the healthy habits Davis adopted.
When Davis was training of queenher trainer wanted her and the other women to gain more muscle on set. I fed more throughout the day.
“I didn’t want them to lose too much weight. I wanted them to put on muscle,” Mclain told People Magazine. “So they had five meals a day, every three hours. They had to drink a gallon of water a day and each had a different nutrition plan, which I devised.”
It’s hard to say if Davis is still sticking to eating five meals a day after filming wrapped, but here’s what she said about how training for the movie “changed her a little bit.” Based on this she gave her nutritional advice.
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Davis has been nominated for an Oscar in 2021 for his role as Ma Rainey Ma Rainey’s Black BottomTo prepare for the role of the iconic blues singer, Davis gained a little weight. queenher goals changed to gaining more muscle and pushing herself to new levels of strength and fitness.
Mclain told HollywoodLife in early 2021: queen “She trains three times a week, so right now she’s in normal Viola shape…and she eats clean and is disciplined.”
As soon as Davis finished Ma Rainey’s Black Bottomshe immediately started a goal of losing weight and building muscle queen“She put Davis on a high-intensity interval workout and put him on a high-protein, plant-based diet,” Mclain told the New York Post.
Researchers continue to find more and more evidence of the impact of high-protein diets on weight loss efforts. Journal of Obesity and Metabolic Syndromeincreasing your protein levels every day can help you lose weight and even help prevent obesity-related illnesses.
Functional movement (or functional fitness) is exercise that mimics real-world strength scenarios required by the body. These exercises involve multiple muscle groups at once instead of him only sticking to one muscle at a time.
MacLaine tells People magazine that she had Davis and other actors queen The reason she does functional moves like this regularly is because “the actress had a ‘movement-filled’ day on set. For this reason, they did weightlifting, high-intensity training, and strength training.
And finally, McClane trained with Davis multiple times a week, with an emphasis on doing different types of exercises.
Mclain told POP Sugar: She also added that on Friday the focus will shift to “building strong, fast legs” using things like resistance bands and ankle weights during her kicks.
