How Taylor Lautner REALLY Transformed His Physique For “New Moon”

Looking for that ’secret Taylor Lautner’ workout you can’t seem to find anywhere? Then you are at the right place.

I like observing ‘celebrity workouts’, and how people perceive them. Often, people tend to focus on the exact things their favourite celebrity did to get that Hollywood-approved physique - for example, how many reps did he/she do, how many sets, what time of the day did they work out - exactly what and how much did they eat, and so on. And we do that hoping that we too can look like our favourite celebrity.

I’m here to tell you that there ARE OTHER factors that come into play in your typical celebrity workout that we don’t realise, besides some celebs getting on performance enhancing drugs (come on… this is Hollywood - what did you think?).

To show you an example, today we’ll explore one of Hollywood’s latest physique phenomenon to hit the screen with an awesome transformation - Taylor Lautner, who took only a year between the first Twilight movie and it’s sequel ‘New Moon’ to go from scrawny to brawny.

Yes, you can pick your jaw up from the floor now.

Now, we’d LIKE to think that anyone who wants to achieve the results Taylor Lautner did in a single year, can simply start following his workout plan, ‘diet’ and tips - Right? Well perhaps that is what the magazines want you to believe (so that you’ll buy the next issue of some other celebrity workout), but I don’t think so. While I wasn’t able to track down Lautner’s exact workouts, here’s a summary of some principles that were part of his program based on his writeup in the December 2009 issue of Men’s Health:

Variety
Lautner regularly varied reps and the amount of weight he lifts.

Training Under Tension
Lautner attached giant rubber bands to the weights to create more tension, making the lift harder and forcing muscles to peak out at the top of the movement, says his personal trainer.

Training Smart
Lautner targets his abs only 3 days a week and does a combination of exercises to work his entire core. He didn’t waste his time performing endless crunches and sit-ups.

Not your typical exercises
Lautner needs a versatile body because he does his own stunts on the screen. He performed side-to-side exercises such as lateral hops and lunges in addition to traditional lifts, into every leg workout.

Rest
He trains hard, but also takes every third day off and never works out more than 5 days a week.

He also had this to say about his Personal Trainer:

He’s really talented. He helped me a lot with this process. He’s always on set, like, shoving food in my mouth. Literally, I’d be talking to somebody and he comes up with a plate. He wakes me up in the morning. He’s like, “Take this protein shake.” I’m like, “I’m sleeping.” Yeah, I have a lot of people to thank.

Now, does this mean that if you were to follow all the advice above - that you too would be able to experience a similar transformation like Lautner? If he handed his workout routine to you - would you be able to get his physique?

Well perhaps you’d see some progress - but you may be disappointed when you realise that you didn’t put on 30 pounds of muscle in less than a year, like Lautner did. So what’s the secret ingredient?

So, besides having a personal trainer who seemed to also double up as his babysitter and alarm clock, here are some things that I believe were fundamental to Lautner’s success - which probably wouldn’t occur to most people.

1. Motivation:
Taylor Lautner said that he started studying Jacob Black’s (Taylor’s character in the Twilight series) role in the 2nd part of the series and as he studied he realized a change was due from the physical perspective. If he didn’t gain the weight he needed and had a believable physique for the role, he probably wouldn’t get the role for the sequel.

Think about it - If you were told today that you would lose your high-paying job if you don’t get in shape in 6 months - how serious do you think you’d be? Would you still sneak in that Nasi Lemak or that Doughnut when no one is looking? Look at all those Biggest Loser Asia contestants putting their lives at risk for that cash prize - and all those eliminated from the show and exercising for countless hours for a mere RM10k. Motivation can drive you to do crazy things - and stick to your plan.

2. Seeking professional help:
A day after the first Twilight was released, Taylor Lautner hired a personal trainer.
If your idea of getting professional help is buying this month’s issue of Shape Magazine, you’re probably nowhere close to reaching your true potential.

3. Making it a Priority
Lautner never missed his workouts because ‘he didn’t feel like it’, got lazy, or had other appointments come up in the way. He always found a way to fit in his workouts - even if it meant having his trainer on location at the set.

When was the last you skipped a workout? And what was your excuse? Traffic jam? Left your shoes at home? Friends tempted you out for dinner instead? Couldn’t miss an episode of The Biggest Loser Asia?

I hope that this lengthy and for some of you, steamy (LOL) write up has opened your eyes that we are actually responsible for the results we want to see at the gym - whatever your goals are - fat loss, gaining more muscle, improving your endurance - it’s not some secret workout that is going to get you there, but a change of lifestyle, habits, and realising that you are where it starts from. If you put in a half-assed effort when you’re trying to transform your physique - you’ll end up with half-assed results. If you put in 100%?

Or 110%?

Now you know ‘the secret’.

In health,
DM

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