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The Rock Is Looking Bigger Than Usual In The New Fast and Furious Trailer

But his trainer explained just how difficult it was to get there - by Alex Pierotti
  • 04 Feb 2019

It's rare that The Rock would ever have to 'get in shape' for a role, but if the new Fast and Furious spin-off  - Hobbs and Shaw - trailer is anything to go by, he may have taken his training to a whole new level. 

The 6"5' Samoan giant has had a busy 12 months, working on no less than nine movies in the last calendar year. But that hasn't stopped the 46-year-old from keeping up his gym routine.

It wasn't easy though. Taking to Instagram, the Jumanji star shared a picture from his strength and conditioning coach about difficulties of keeping up his prime physique. 

"Hard to really understand how challenging nuances it takes holding a 'peak muscularity' look for extreme action sequences that last all night long and two consecutive days straight in the hot sun. Every minutia detail is communicated between us constantly. 
It’s all part of my commitment," explains Rienzi.

"I nuanced the peaking for these scenes by combing carb depletion, carb loading, water manipulation, mineral monitoring while working within the constraints of the elevated temperatures of the day shoots. It’s a fine line to balance holding a peak while filming intense physically demanding fight scenes. Consistent communication and monitoring is required." 

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Cool and informative HOBBS & SHAW post below 👇🏾👇🏾 from my strength and conditioning coach @daverienzi. Hard to really understand how challenging nuances it takes holding a "peak muscularity" look for extreme action sequences that last all night long and two consecutive days straight in the hot sun. Every minutia detail is communicated between us constantly. It's all part of my commitment. When it's time to play - we push all chips in. #RienziStrength #Repost ・・・ HOBBS & SHAW wrapped with a bang. 3 shirtless fight scenes in the last week and half of filming. 1 night shoot 2 consecutive daytime fight scenes. I nuanced the peaking for these scenes by combing carb depletion, carb loading, water manipulation, mineral monitoring while working within the constraints of the elevated temperatures of the day shoots. It's a fine line to balance holding a peak while filming intense physically demanding fight scenes. Consistent communication and monitoring is required. I'm really proud of this Hobbs 2.0 physique. Congratulations to @therock and the entire team who worked with me on this effort. #RienziStrength 📸 @HHGarcia41

Joined by Jason Statham, the new edition to the franchise follows Diplomatic Security Service agent Luke Hobbs (Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Statham) who team to to take down the villain played by Idris Elba.

The movie comes out this year on August 2nd and is the 10th instalment of the long-running series. 

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Alex Pierotti is the Digital Content Editor for Men's Health Australia, with experience reporting on health, fitness and sport. With a Journalism degree from UNSW under his belt, he got his start working in TV, working on the live broadcast of the Intrust Super Shute Shield on 7TWO before making the switch to print and digital at Pacific Magazines.

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