14 DAY TRIAL // She’s always been lean and slender, but, for her first action role, in the recently released “Green Lantern,” Blake Lively had to double her efforts to be in the best shape possible. Her trainer, Bobby Strom, is now revealing the secrets behind that killer figure that Blake has.
Storm has trained anyone and everyone who’s an A-list celebrity, from Britney Spears to Shakira and Beyonce, so he was probably just right for the job of getting Blake in action girl mode.
He also trained Ryan Reynolds for his part in the same movie, so seeing that both stuck to his conditions and limitations was easy, he reveals in a new interview cited by Daily Mail.
Storm says a good diet is one that is balanced and which also leaves some room to indulge cravings – as long as this doesn’t become norm.
For “Green Lantern,” for instance, he made sure Blake would resist temptation by cooking her meals himself: this way, he made sure she got enough nutrients to make it through training, while also keeping an eye on the calories.
“With this project I did all the cooking. For breakfast I made Blake and Ryan eat oatmeal. I’d cook a big batch of steel cut oatmeal – not the instant type they sell in packets,” Storm reveals.
“It may sound a little boring but it’s a very good complex carbohydrate, which is really low in fat. I’d put fresh fruit in it – usually berries like blueberries,” he says.
“Then I added a little almond milk to sweeten it and a bit of protein powder so they got some carbohydrate and protein in one meal and I also added some flaxseeds which are essential fats,” Storm further explains.
For lunch, he would usually make chicken or fish for his two actor clients, with a salad on the side. Dinner usually consisted of the same, perhaps with some brown rice to go with it.
“Eat one little candy bar and you have the same calories as eating a whole trough of salad and vegetables with steak or fish,” Storm notes.
Because of this, he underlines that he recommends his regular clients, those who are not movie stars preparing for a role, to change their lifestyle, because that’s the secret. Dieting on short periods of time doesn’t work.
For workout, he put Blake through circuit training, to make sure she developed core strength and become more toned without beefing up.
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