{"id":157039,"date":"2018-03-17T06:27:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T10:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=157039"},"modified":"2018-03-17T06:27:43","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T10:27:43","slug":"being-lara-croft-takes-months-of-training-plates-of-protein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/17\/being-lara-croft-takes-months-of-training-plates-of-protein\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Lara Croft takes months of training, plates of protein"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alicia Vikander at the Guldbagge Awards 21 January 2013. (Photo By Frankie Fouganthin – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES — It took months of training and endless plates of protein to transform former ballerina Alicia Vikander into musclebound action hero Lara Croft for the new \u201cTomb Raider\u201d film.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old Oscar winner spent seven months working with Swedish trainer and nutritionist Magnus Lygdback, who also helped Gal Gadot and Ben Affleck get into superhero shape for \u201cWonder Woman\u201d and \u201cJustice League.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lygdback and his team of fitness professionals hosted a boot camp in Los Angeles recently to demonstrate Vikander’s \u201cTomb Raider\u201d training regimen.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhysically, anyone can train to be a superhero,\u201d Lygdback said.<\/p>\n

Diet is paramount, even more than physical training, he said. He directs his clients to eat every three hours and avoid sugar and \u201cfast carbs\u201d like white rice and flour.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou’ll see a big change, mentally and physically, just by changing the nutrition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Vikander spent seven months preparing to become Croft. The first three were just about diet, Lygdback said. His clean-eating plan includes lots of protein and vegetables. A sampling at the \u201cTomb Raider\u201d boot camp featured broccoli blossoms and seared steak. He says 17 out of 20 meals should be on point, with three splurge meals in the mix.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love desserts. I love chocolate. I love a glass of Barolo on a Saturday night,\u201d said Lygdback, whose Hercules-shaped form appears to have zero body fat.<\/p>\n

Four months ahead of filming, Vikander began working daily with Lygdback for hour-long sessions incorporating martial\u00a0arts, weight training and movement education to give her a greater command of her body.<\/p>\n

The process didn’t just pack muscle onto Vikander’s slender frame.<\/p>\n

\u201cMagnus really helped me transform for the role,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd gain a sense of empowerment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTomb Raider\u201d opens Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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