Sylvester Stallone put himself through an intense diet and exercise routine ahead of filming “Rocky III” in the 1980s.
The actor recalled what he ate and drank to keep his body fat down to 2.8% as he prepared to portray Rocky Balboa fighting James “Clubber” Lang, played by Mr. T.
“My entire breakfast would be maybe two [small] oatmeal cookies made with brown rice and 10 cups of coffee because I wanted to keep my body fat down to 2.8 percent,” Stallone told The Wall Street Journal.
“I was forgetting my phone number. I was eating just tuna fish. My memory was shot, it was completely gone,” he added. “I was getting all kinds of debilitating physical effects. But it was for the cause.”
Over the years, Stallone has had “five back operations, two shoulders, three neck fusions, both knees,” he revealed, before adding, “I’m bionic.”
Stallone has also cut down on the amount of coffee he drinks.
Sylvester Stallone pictured in 1982, the same year “Rocky III” was released. (Getty Images)
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Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin have been married since 1997. (Getty Images)
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