THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF ZAC EFRON regimen has evolved to be much better for your body. His path to balance was a little more bumpy, and more public, than most men in their 30s.
The 34-year-old actor’s name was at one point shorthand for the pinnacle of super shredded, showcasing movies like neighbours Y Baywatch with an incredibly slim physique to match his charm and good looks. To achieve this lower than normal body fat level, Efron trained like a maniacoften waking up at 4 a.m. to work out after long days of filming (he also took diuretics to lose water weight, making himself look even slimmer).
Eventually, this intense program took its toll. Mail-BaywatchEfron said he developed insomnia and depression, leading to burnout that lasted six months. He even got to the point that he didn’t want to put any effort into fitness.
“At one point, that was a dream of mine: what it would be like not to have to be in shape all the time,” Efron saying mh in her new cover interview. “What if I just said ‘Fuck it’ and got carried away? So I tried it and I succeeded. And for all the reasons I thought it would be awesome, I felt miserable. My body wouldn’t feel healthy; I just I didn’t feel alive. I felt stuck and slow.”
Now, Efron has found his footing. He still challenges himself physically: “I enjoy pushing myself and really putting it all out there, to the point where I have to. Otherwise, I don’t feel like myself,” he said, but he balances all the hard work with even more recovery modalities, like foam rollers, self-massage with tools like Theraguns, and ice baths.
Ephron He wants the boys to know that he Baywatch the physique is not realistic, but also keep training hard and building a better balance with your body. The workout below is just one example of that approach.
Zac’s Attack Training
To sculpt his athletic physique, Zac Efron relies on this kettlebell burner from trainer Ben Greenfield.
Addresses: Warm up with 30 burpees, then set a timer for 20 minutes. Complete all repetitions of all exercises below before the end of each minute, then rest until the beginning of the next minute.
swing with kettlebell
Do 10 repetitions. Focus on being explosive as you stand up straight.
hard style pushup
Do 5 reps. Pause at the bottom of each one, then explode to the top.
Russian Cup Squat
Do 10 repetitions. Squeeze your glutes hard as you stand up.
Wide Grip Tempo Pull-up
Do 5 slow reps (1 second up, 5 seconds down).
Ebenzer Samuel, CSCS, is the fitness director for men’s health and a certified trainer with over 10 years of coaching experience. He has logged training time with NFL athletes and track and field athletes and his current training regimen includes weight training, HIIT conditioning and yoga. Before joining Men’s Health in 2017, he served as a sports columnist and technology columnist for the New York Daily News.
Brett Williams, fitness editor at Men’s Health, is a NASM-CPT-certified trainer and former professional football player and technical reporter who divides his training time between strength and conditioning training, martial arts, and running. He can find his work elsewhere on Mashable, Thrillist and other outlets.
