Zac Efron put his body through hell to achieve the chiseled look he had in the 2017 film . And while his Adonis-like body may have been aesthetically pleasing, it's a process he never wants to revisit ever again.The 34-year-old actor opened up for the October issue of and revealed that the training regimen was so intense, he ultimately developed a bout with depression and insomnia.
He went to such great lengths to achieve the look, Efron said part of his training regimen also required «powerful diuretics,» colloquially known as water pills, which help the body get rid of excess water and sodium.«That look, I don't know if that's really attainable,» he tells the outlet. «There's just too little water in the skin.
Like, it's fake; it looks CGI'd [Computer-Generated Imagery],» he said. «And that required Lasix, powerful diuretics, to achieve.
So I don't need to do that. I much prefer to have an extra, you know, 2 to 3 percent of body fat.»Efron's great lengths to achieve his look also meant eating the same three meals every single day, as well as training, and lots of it, regardless of what got in the way.
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