Luke tells, the only life line he had to survive while adhering to strict diet regime was the provision of cheat days. He always allowed him to relish one cheat day in a week. He saved the day to indulge him in his favorite alcoholic beverages. Luke considers cheat days very vital for adequate functioning of body system. If you will continue feeding only low calorie and nutrient dense foods to your body, over a period of time your body metabolism shall become sluggish and crippled.

Several Small Nutrient Laden Meals

While pursuing strenuous workouts, nutritionist of Luke had him eat several small meals in a day. He had him eat poached or grilled chicken, sushi, tuna, green and leafy salad etc. after every hour or so. His diet being extremely restrictive was comprised of only low calorie and nutrient loaded foods. Creams, breads, sauces, pastas etc. were put in his category of forbidden foods. Even protein shake which he consumed was plain. In addition to that, overly fatty foods such as red meat, sausages etc. were out of his diet chart. As for food supplements are concerned, instead of consuming them, he relied on raw foods such as vegetables, and their juices etc. He also made sure that he would drink gallons of water in a day to keep his body clean and hydrated.

Workouts with Trainers

The journey to chiseled physique was no easy for Luke. His apparently muscular physique is the outcome of seven weeks of grueling workouts and physical training, he did while being monitored by trainers. His workouts were targeted to make his body more supple and resilient. Luke shares, the explicit goal he had in mind while grooming his body was not only to look superb in semi-n*de scenes, it rather was to do justice to his role in the movie. The flamboyant actor being displaying the role of leader wished to flaunt those qualities in real, henceforth he didn’t step away from performing vigorous and warrior like workouts. He believes, to give a rocking performance in movies, you not only have to acquire physique like the character but you also need to immerse you so deep in it that you forget the real you, and just be the character you are playing.