Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man Diet Reviewed
Posted by Monty on 02 Oct 2011 at 03:25 am | Tagged as: Uncategorized
The Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man Diet is a textbook example of how Hollywood actors in reasonably good shape can manipulate a diet and exercise program to transform their bodies for a particular role. Like the Adrien Brody Egg Diet or the Brad Pitt Fight Club Diet, these diet and fitness regimes are extreme, short term, and difficult to commit to unless the dieter has the time. Likewise, Robert Downey Jr. had access to a wide variety of unorthodox exercise equipment which the average fitness buff may not have access to, and can be dangerous to work with if not carefully supervised.
There is nothing entirely unique about the diet portion of Robert Downey Jr. weight gain diet. Basically it was high protein diet of 2500 to 3200 calories per day. Eating that quantity of calories is more than enough to pack on the pounds, especially in Downey’s case weighing in at around 150 pounds, and a squat 5 foot 8. Gaining weight without gaining fat is a challenge, but a high protein diet with intense strength training is the standard model for achieving those results; 20 pounds of muscle gain in three months, for the case of Robert Downey Jr. training for Iron Man 2.
Robert Downey Jr. had a unique and customized fitness program including yoga, Wing Chun Kung Fu, and 90 minute workout sessions with Dr. Brad Bose to the tune of 3 to 4 days per week. Dr. Bose is a physiologist and kinesiologist, which is to say he knows a thing or two about the effects exercise and anatomy. Having bulked up for Iron Man, trimming down for Sherlock Holmes, and faced with the grueling challenge of bulking up again for Iron Man 2, Robert Downey Jr. indicated that he was in no mood for a traditional weight lifting program. Using a variety of exotic equipment including bamboo poles, Indian clubs, fire hoses, weighted wheelbarrows, and sprinters sleds, Bose and Downey Jr. achieved their results and avoided workout boredom.
Naturally most dieters or exercise buffs don’t have access to such equipment, but the same theory holds true no matter what equipment is utilized. The body will adapt to continuity. Effective strength training or cardio workouts require variety on the part of the dieter, and sometimes a little creativity. Bose recommends that a person committing to cardio uses different equipment every week; a treadmill, elliptical, a bike, a rowing machine, a pool, or any number of activities. The point is, change it up every week. Likewise with strength training, mix up the order in which you do your sets, or try exercises that utilize the same muscle groups in a different combination.
For a person already physically fit, studying up a bit about personal training is likely a good next step. Building bulk muscle, lean muscle or otherwise requires knowing what the desired look is and how to get there. But following the basic principle of varying each workout, such as in the Robert Downey Iron Man 2 weight gain diet will ensure that boredom and apathy don’t creep in to the workout.