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Weight training involved a variety of exercises too numerous to mention at reps of about eight-12, for six days a week. I'm a pretty scrawny guy, so we cut cardio entirely and just focused on bulking up. "Workouts were about two-three hours, generally starting off with around 500–1000 sit-ups," Reynolds said. The specifics of the regimen are enough to make your muscles ache just thinking about them. "I didn't care what I ate or what I drank." One of the personal trainers he worked with was a member of the UK's Olympic bobsled team named Darren Chapman, whom Reynolds has called "one of the most inspiring individuals I've ever met." With Chapman's help, Reynolds upped his physical fitness game for the first time in his life. "I was pretty unhealthy," he said of his days before Blade. "You know, you've got to lift people over your head, throw them around, and fight bloodsucking vampires." "The trainer before we started the film wanted to pack on about ten pounds on me and muscle up," Reynolds said.