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James McAvoy Dispels 6,000 Calorie Diet Rumour In Instagram Post

James McAvoy Dispels 6,000 Calorie Diet Rumour In Instagram Post

The X-Men star got very jacked, very fast. But not by eating his body weight in food, apparently.

Paddy Maddison

Paddy Maddison

If you've seen the recently snapped photos of X-Men star James McAvoy, looking suspiciously like he beat the old James McAvoy to a pulp with his bare hands, ate him and washed it down with a gallon of whey protein, you're probably wondering what the hell he actually did to get that jacked.

Men's mags all across the globe thought they had found the answer, when the previously rather weedy actor told Mr Porter in an interview that he'd been eating 6,000 calories a day to bulk up.

However, in a rather sensible Instagram post, the star has claimed that his words were taken out of context, and that to eat that much in a single day would be absolutely ludicrous.

In the January interview, McAvoy explained how he had snubbed personal trainers and dietitians in favour of just stuffing his gob full of scran and then going to the gym to lift weights.

He said of his self-designed powerlifting routine and diet plan: "It's super-simple, but it works every muscle. And I'd eat 5,000, 6,000 calories a day.


"Instead of eating two eggs in the morning, I'd eat eight. Then a snack of chicken breast. Then two chicken breasts for lunch, and then a steak for another snack. Then two salmon steaks for dinner."

But now the brick shithouse actor has said that his words were meant as a joke and had been taken out of context, warning any aspiring brick shithouse fans not to attempt such an excessive calorific intake.

In a post to his Instagram account, he wrote: "Seeing a lot of articles saying that I ate 6000 calories a day to get bigger and leaner.

"Just to set the record straight in case anyone decides to give this a go. I have never done this.

"The quote is taken from an interview I did for a movie called "Split", not the one I'm on right now which is called "Glass". The interview was done at the beginning of the year and me saying 'I ate 6000 calories a day' is inaccurate, was meant as a joke and is being widely used out of context.


"The truth is that this time around I gained more muscle weight and got leaner by not counting a single calorie. Good old @magnuslygdback had me eating a lot but nowhere near the 6000 calorie mark. In fact we didn't count a single calorie. We counted macros...I think probably a healthier way of tracking intake.

"I'm sure most people would never dream of copying the advice of some article/s on the internet about some actor but I know some would and id be gutted if they laboured under bad advice or worse yet seriously harmed their health. 6000 a day might work well for somebody but I've got zero experience or info on that being the case.

"Guys and girls in the gym and out...this IS NOT how I got the results I got. Please don't copy. Enjoy your workouts or non workouts. Stay healthy and eat well to enjoy if you can! All the very best, James"

Oh well, that's my six consecutive takeaway pizzas off the menu for tonight then.

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: Entertainment, Celebrity, James McAvoy, Workout