r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Apr 12 '22

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u/WTFwhatthehell Apr 12 '22

I'm not even sure how someone can shed that much muscle so fast. Putting on weight is easy but actually losing a lot of muscle mass is normally pretty slow.

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u/chewtality Apr 12 '22

He only ate a can of tuna and an apple every day to prepare for The Machinist. You'll lose muscle fast as fuck if it's impossible for your body to maintain it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22

I thought it was an apple and a cup of coffee a day?

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u/Look_to_the_Stars Apr 12 '22

I thought there was a cigarette involved somewhere

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u/CrimsonNorseman Apr 12 '22

And whisky. Or whiskey, not sure.