Jamie Foxx Celebrity Workout and Weight Loss, Men’s Fitness

Any Given Sunday

Role: Willie Beamen

Year: 1999

What he did to prepare: “I really had to bulk up. I got up to about 200 pounds, then lost 25 pounds once I went down to training camp because of all the workouts, and water lost. It made me look bigger on the screen because I was tighter.”

Ali

Role: Drew “Bundini” Brown

Year: 2001

What he did to prepare: “I was about 220, just fat. I ate anything I wanted and I was fat.”

Redemption

Role: “Tookie” Williams

Year: 2004

What he did to prepare: “I had to get up to 225 pounds of all muscle and gut. When I was playing Tookie [the founder of the Crips street gang], I had to be on my mark. It gave me an idea we could do anything.

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Ray

Role: Ray Charles

Year: 2004

What he did to prepare: “This was my toughest transformation. I had to get down to about 158. It was a mind-blowing experience. You go through a dark area for about four to five days, but once your metabolism changes, you can eat a plate of beignets and you won’t gain a pound.”

The Soloist

Role: Nathaniel Ayers

Year: 2009

What he did to prepare: “I got down to about 173, but it was muscle. The homeless people in Los Angeles are different, they have to stay in shape and a lot of them do via parks, monkey bars. They have to stay strong to protect themselves.”