Photo: Barry Wetcher/MGM/Warner Bros.Michael B. Jordan wasalready ripped inCreedandBlack Panther. But the 31-year-oldwanted to go even biggerforCreed II, and his trainer, Corey Calliet, was there to help.Three years after the release of the first Creed film, Jordan and Calliet felt like his character, Adonis Johnson, had grown up — and that his body should reflect that in theRockyseries continuation.“As he evolved physically for his characters inCreedandBlack Panther,that growth became a stepping stone and a building block to getting his body to where it is now,” Calliet tells PEOPLE.Jordanstarted training forCreed IIafterBlack Panther, which required a different kind of look.“We came off ofBlack Pantherwhere he was doing more weight training to bulk him up, and looking much bigger,” says Calliet, who has worked with Jordan for about four years. “When we didCreed II, it was much different, and we did more boxing. We implemented everything we’ve ever done: We weight trained, we did plyometric work, and we boxed a lot more. It was much more boxing. His conditioning and his body were on point.”To get into prime boxing shape, Jordan would work out six or seven times a week for two or three times a day, and each session would be something different. He might start the day with weight training, do cardio in the afternoon, and mix in his boxing workouts and choreography — which he did for about two hours a day — in between.Barry Wetcher/MGM/Warner Bros.Luckily, Calliet says that Jordan is a “very much a natural athlete,” sohis body could handle the intense training.“Athletic-wise, there’s nothing that he can’t do,” Calliet says.But the workouts only made up half of how Jordan got in fighting shape. Calliet also put him on a strict nutrition plan to fit each day of training and filming.“I designed his diet, and I had a chef on set to cook his food,” Calliet says. “His basic diet was protein and carbohydrates for about five or six meals a day. You have your basic proteins — chicken, fish, turkey, steak — and then carbohydrates like sweet potatoes, white potatoes, brown rice and white rice, depending on what I was trying to do. But his diet never stayed the same; it wasn’t like he ate the same exact thing for 12 weeks. His diet always changed depending on what he needed to look like and his energy levels and what the progress was.”And while Jordan is a world-class actor and athlete, he still experienced moments of wanting to to ditch the healthy meals for junk food like everyone else.“Who really wants to be on a boxing movie and be an actor and go to a workout and eat food that’s not as delightful as you want it?” Calliet says. “So yes, every day was a struggle, but that made him more mentally tough, which played out in the film.”RELATED VIDEO: Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone Are at Odds in Creed II ClipWith the movie ready to debut on Thanksgiving, Jordan’s had a few months off from his diet and workouts until his next film — possiblyBlack Panther 2— starts up. But Calliet says he wants toget Jordan in a real boxing ringif theCreedseries continues.“I think if we doCreedIIIandIV, we’re doing a prizefight right after,” he joked.
Photo: Barry Wetcher/MGM/Warner Bros.
Michael B. Jordan wasalready ripped inCreedandBlack Panther. But the 31-year-oldwanted to go even biggerforCreed II, and his trainer, Corey Calliet, was there to help.Three years after the release of the first Creed film, Jordan and Calliet felt like his character, Adonis Johnson, had grown up — and that his body should reflect that in theRockyseries continuation.“As he evolved physically for his characters inCreedandBlack Panther,that growth became a stepping stone and a building block to getting his body to where it is now,” Calliet tells PEOPLE.Jordanstarted training forCreed IIafterBlack Panther, which required a different kind of look.“We came off ofBlack Pantherwhere he was doing more weight training to bulk him up, and looking much bigger,” says Calliet, who has worked with Jordan for about four years. “When we didCreed II, it was much different, and we did more boxing. We implemented everything we’ve ever done: We weight trained, we did plyometric work, and we boxed a lot more. It was much more boxing. His conditioning and his body were on point.”To get into prime boxing shape, Jordan would work out six or seven times a week for two or three times a day, and each session would be something different. He might start the day with weight training, do cardio in the afternoon, and mix in his boxing workouts and choreography — which he did for about two hours a day — in between.Barry Wetcher/MGM/Warner Bros.Luckily, Calliet says that Jordan is a “very much a natural athlete,” sohis body could handle the intense training.“Athletic-wise, there’s nothing that he can’t do,” Calliet says.But the workouts only made up half of how Jordan got in fighting shape. Calliet also put him on a strict nutrition plan to fit each day of training and filming.“I designed his diet, and I had a chef on set to cook his food,” Calliet says. “His basic diet was protein and carbohydrates for about five or six meals a day. You have your basic proteins — chicken, fish, turkey, steak — and then carbohydrates like sweet potatoes, white potatoes, brown rice and white rice, depending on what I was trying to do. But his diet never stayed the same; it wasn’t like he ate the same exact thing for 12 weeks. His diet always changed depending on what he needed to look like and his energy levels and what the progress was.”And while Jordan is a world-class actor and athlete, he still experienced moments of wanting to to ditch the healthy meals for junk food like everyone else.“Who really wants to be on a boxing movie and be an actor and go to a workout and eat food that’s not as delightful as you want it?” Calliet says. “So yes, every day was a struggle, but that made him more mentally tough, which played out in the film.”RELATED VIDEO: Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone Are at Odds in Creed II ClipWith the movie ready to debut on Thanksgiving, Jordan’s had a few months off from his diet and workouts until his next film — possiblyBlack Panther 2— starts up. But Calliet says he wants toget Jordan in a real boxing ringif theCreedseries continues.“I think if we doCreedIIIandIV, we’re doing a prizefight right after,” he joked.
Michael B. Jordan wasalready ripped inCreedandBlack Panther. But the 31-year-oldwanted to go even biggerforCreed II, and his trainer, Corey Calliet, was there to help.
Three years after the release of the first Creed film, Jordan and Calliet felt like his character, Adonis Johnson, had grown up — and that his body should reflect that in theRockyseries continuation.
“As he evolved physically for his characters inCreedandBlack Panther,that growth became a stepping stone and a building block to getting his body to where it is now,” Calliet tells PEOPLE.
Jordanstarted training forCreed IIafterBlack Panther, which required a different kind of look.
“We came off ofBlack Pantherwhere he was doing more weight training to bulk him up, and looking much bigger,” says Calliet, who has worked with Jordan for about four years. “When we didCreed II, it was much different, and we did more boxing. We implemented everything we’ve ever done: We weight trained, we did plyometric work, and we boxed a lot more. It was much more boxing. His conditioning and his body were on point.”
To get into prime boxing shape, Jordan would work out six or seven times a week for two or three times a day, and each session would be something different. He might start the day with weight training, do cardio in the afternoon, and mix in his boxing workouts and choreography — which he did for about two hours a day — in between.
Barry Wetcher/MGM/Warner Bros.
Luckily, Calliet says that Jordan is a “very much a natural athlete,” sohis body could handle the intense training.
“Athletic-wise, there’s nothing that he can’t do,” Calliet says.
But the workouts only made up half of how Jordan got in fighting shape. Calliet also put him on a strict nutrition plan to fit each day of training and filming.
“I designed his diet, and I had a chef on set to cook his food,” Calliet says. “His basic diet was protein and carbohydrates for about five or six meals a day. You have your basic proteins — chicken, fish, turkey, steak — and then carbohydrates like sweet potatoes, white potatoes, brown rice and white rice, depending on what I was trying to do. But his diet never stayed the same; it wasn’t like he ate the same exact thing for 12 weeks. His diet always changed depending on what he needed to look like and his energy levels and what the progress was.”
And while Jordan is a world-class actor and athlete, he still experienced moments of wanting to to ditch the healthy meals for junk food like everyone else.
“Who really wants to be on a boxing movie and be an actor and go to a workout and eat food that’s not as delightful as you want it?” Calliet says. “So yes, every day was a struggle, but that made him more mentally tough, which played out in the film.”
RELATED VIDEO: Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone Are at Odds in Creed II Clip
With the movie ready to debut on Thanksgiving, Jordan’s had a few months off from his diet and workouts until his next film — possiblyBlack Panther 2— starts up. But Calliet says he wants toget Jordan in a real boxing ringif theCreedseries continues.
“I think if we doCreedIIIandIV, we’re doing a prizefight right after,” he joked.
source: people.com
