Sunday, January 25, 2015

Here's The Intense Training Bradley Cooper Went Through To Gain 40 Pounds Of Muscle For 'American Sniper'

 Real-Life ‘American Sniper’ May No Longer Be With Us, but His Memory Lives On

When starring in movies like "American Hustle" or "The Hangover," 40-year-old actor Bradley Cooper is able to stay at his normal weight — around 185 pounds.

But for his Oscar-nominated role as Navy SEAL Chris Kyle in "American Sniper," Cooper had to bulk up to play the  225-pound sniper.

Kyle, who died in 2013 after being shot by a former Marine who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, had  160 confirmed kills under his belt from his time as a Navy SEAL sniper in Iraq.

"I had to get to the point where I believed I was him," Cooper told Men's Health magazine. "At 185 pounds, it would’ve been a joke. His size was such a part of who he was ... Chris wasn’t ripped. He wasn’t sinewy. He was just a bear."

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