@@caseyf3790 Nah,you can be bigger than him if you stop getting excuses and actually working out,not to mention that steroids don't give you the mentality to be as thin as he got
Markyz whose making excuses? It is not possible to get as skinny as he did, with that definition, in that short of time, without amphetamines. It’s okay, you don’t have to white knight for him. Most actors use steroids to make quick gains. It’s just part of their jobs.
I looked up to his physique when i was 18st. I lost 6st after 8 month of dieting. I got it into my head that i was losing weight for a role, and it fucking worked.
I looked the best in American Psycho. I was on a very rigorous excersize routine. Also a very rigorous skin care routine. I need to return some video tapes. Bye.
Muscle memory is a powerful thing! Working out all my teen years and all my twenties as a Marine, then leaving the military and becoming a full time student and now a family left me very inactive.. I started working out after purchasing gym equipment for our home and in 6 to 8 weeks I feel like I'm right were I left off
Hoping for the same, I was never in crazy shape but from 18-19 I lifted a lot and then covid hit and I lost all my muscle. Like I went from 170 to 142. I only just got back into the gym a few weeks ago
yeah It was the same for me as a young amateur fighter in my late teens and early twenties then coming back to it in my late thirties . Now in my early Forties I’m strong and have more mass and endurance but my aerobic fitness is not as it used to be
@@CaliforniaWaffle actually it did! In december I weighed 142, got back to the gym in january and couldnt bench 165 once. By march I had benched 230 and was weighing in in the 160s. Im currently cutting right now and its going really well! Had a cheat day so im feeling bloated at this very second rn tho.
Bale is an actual machine. Even if he was juiced to the gills, these fluctuations are insane. The will power to build that body and accept that you’re going to completely destroy it is crazy to me, the chance that he’s done it natty is other worldly
@@nicolasoliveira4903 his body has something call muscles memory He could really get back what he lost He doesn't look that bulk He is a slim version of batman
You can never know for sure but imo bale is a lifetime natty. The point Derek makes about him not gaining a crazy amount muscle tissue wise during his career is spot on! Just a guy dedicated to his craft, willing to go to crazy extents to achieve all of these transformations... Great video Derek!
I don't know, Hollywood is known for giving actors steroids to get big quickly for roles, it's just a normal thing for them. Considering how quickly he made that change after the machinist I think he probably at least did some test or HGH.
Ethan McCormick between films is about 6-8 months that’s like 8-10 kg a month my mate put on 40 kg in 7 months naturally and he doesn’t have A nutritionist or a chef like bale would have
Machinist is impossible without gear. People are delusional. Yeah we have amazing natties, but bale's physique in the machinist is not natty! Look at those clavicles!
you accidently make a good point though, why doesn't anyone think he did drugs for the machinist? you're really just going to starve that badly without amphetamines or anything?
"Working out is incredibly boring. I swear it's true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you have. I swear, the bigger your muscles get, the duller you are. You become fascinated with carbs and protein and ripped abs and things that are just not interesting at all." ― Christian Bale, English actor
@@xXJeReMiAhXx99 Yeah, it's not true at all. Anytime you're competing or trying to make a crazy transformation, a lot of brain power goes into it and focus. Once you're there and figure out ways of maintenance, you dont have to be crazy focused about it until the next transformation, or change
Acting is incredibly boring. I swear its true that the bigger your roles get the fewer brain cells you have. I swear the bigger movies you get ,the duller you are. You become fascinated with scripts and directors and how to please anybody in the industry and other shit that are just not interesting at all.
YO FOR REAL... I was like damn he looks fucking good that’s my dream body and then he’s like yeah he’s let him self go a little bit gained a bunch of fat and I’m like damn 😂
The funny thing about Bale's physique in The Machinist, is that you can still see indications of his prior size. His pecs and his delts are both still more than that of someone who had never worked out before getting to that extremely emaciated physique. Also his veins are clearly still quite large.
I'm going to push the boat out and say he has always been natural. He has good genetics and is very dedicated to training/nutrition. Any normal person would put on loads of weight if they started eating normally after being in utter starvation mode like he had been in the machinist. Plus he was in his twenties/early thirties when he was jacked.
I think he’s a 100% natural. Body fluctuations like that are possible if you go to the extreme. Plus when you’re making millions of dollars and all you have to do is train for that role with the best help around I believe you can do it without risking your health. Now Brad Pitt in fight club might be a bit different LOL. Just my two cents.
I agree, he is one of the only ones who I believe is natty, or at least had a naturally attainable physique. I got up to 220 naturally and was like 23% bodyfat at 5'10" by the end of my 2nd year of training. It is totally reasonable for a guy 2-3" taller than me to naturally achieve what he did for Batman. Nothing about his physique screams juice. Had some good size and as much fluff as he could, and in the Batman movie he was wearing pants hiked up just below his belly button, which makes you look less fat and more jacked. That's why every chubby bitch wears high waisted yoga pants, turns their guts and love handles into the illusion of curves. It's also common in strongman competitions for those guys to wear neoprene belts and hike their shorts up. It's a pretty beastly fucking look tbh. Throw a powerlifting singlet on, belt up, and pull the singlet's straps down.
@@hUrFaH54 *real training. I had a decent base built up from at home dbell training. Did a lot of curls, floor press, pushups, chin ups, tri extensions. Got to a somewhat lean 190 after first year of actual training, and then bulked to 220 in 3 months and spent the rest of that year recomping to not look like a melting ice cream cone hahah
What Bale did is beyond dedication! For such a transformation (from "The Machinist" to "Batman Begins") you need medical and nutritional advisors since there's a high risk of refeeding syndrome. Great actor.
the muscle memory thing is 100% spot on, i've always been natural, lost 10kg with the gyms closed for 6 months and got weak, but 4 weeks training just normally and i'm back to the same levels as i was 6 month prior, never really understood it but i do now
Yeah nah sorry bro this is bullshit. Scientific evidence shows that this is not possible. You cannot gain that much muscle even with muscle memory. Assuming 10kg of muscle. Maybe 2 kg of muscle absolute max is possible.
Something you didn't mention is that it's literally his job to get into shape. If you're spending all day eating right and training properly this is achievable. Would be easier with a cycle but you still have to put the work in.
You have to remember that fitness isn’t all he does. Do people forget that they are actors? He has to rehearse and really try to get into character. But I’m not an actor so I can’t say how hard it is.
Just came across this video while browsing through. Christian Bale trained at the Royal Ballet School since he was a child through his teens. Ballet training is very rigorous and this is what helped him achieve the physique for American Psycho and and gave him the ability to do what he does. All that muscle memory got honed since childhood.
are you joking bro... you can't gain over 50 pounds of muscle in a year without gear LOL. (Machinist > Batman was probably like 60-70 pounds muscle, 25 pounds fat)
Christian Bale is one of the greatest method actors to probably ever be born, its just insane what he puts himself through not just physically but mentally to not just portray the character but to more or less become the character, bale is a goddamn beast in every imaginable way
The incredible thing is him explaining his transformation for Batman in an American accent. It fooled so many people for a long time who didn't know that he's Welsh.
I don't know if you mean lean or skinny but if people have a calorie deficit and yet still get tons of mass while having the same body fat i think thats a sign of not being natty
Bale is blessed with a great natural body . His proportions , muscle belly’s , bone structure etx etc is great. (Plus model like face). He looks like a person who can put on natural muscle , infact that is his natural state in my opinion. Just hope he stops this body transformation, he is killing himself ....irreversible damage and he is not getting younger .
Man, I'm the same height and when I was at 180 lbs I didn't look nearly as ripped as Bale. In the process of cutting, down to 165 lbs, but hearing that it is easier to get back to a heavier weight is encouraging, because it took me over 2 years to get to 180.
@Stefan Kovacevic well it's a nice body indeed. But as for now, I'm training with an inspiration on his American Psycho body. I guess I'm a bit taller than Bale, but I'll make an effort!
I learned a lot here. This also explains a lot of oddities in my physical journey to me. I used to do push ups ALL THE TIME, even when not lifting or exercising anything else. That might be why my chest pops when I get back into lifting after time off.
When I got clean then started working out and actually eating again my body just magically made 25 pounds appear in a few weeks. I continued to gain weight pretty quickly until I normalized at my regular 163 I weighed when I was 19. The human body is an amazing thing.
The timeline is when The Machinist wrapped, not when it was released, to when Batman Begins started shooting. I can't find much information on the shooting schedule of The Machinist. And even then there is some wiggle room as to when the shirtless scenes were in both movies. It is an incredible transformation in a ridiculously small amount of time.
You're right about those timelines. It could very well be a year or even a few months past a year between those transformations. Another thing to note is filming schedules. Movies are seldom filmed in chronological order so he could've done the shirtless scenes in the machinist at the very beginning of production and the shirtless scen in batman begins at the very end, or the scenes in the machinist could've been filmed in the middle and the Batman scenes could've been filmed at the start. We just don't know. So there could've been a huge time gap between the two scenes or a small one, there's really no way for us to know unless we somehow got ahold of the filming schedules for both movies.
@@ronaldojoe3011 Even if he was at his most emaciated state in the machinist when the shirtless scenes were filmed if they were filmed first, he didn't gain any noticeable weight during the entirety of movie. His face, neck, and arms looked the same throughout the entire movie. He was still on that diet losing or on a different one trying to maintain but upping your calorie intake at that point is risky since your body has slowed down its metabolism so much to the point whwre its ready to store every single extra calorie on top of what its used to as fat which would be detrimental to his role in the movie
Honestly being a kinda person who fluctuates, most I have ever lost in 3 months was 40lbs 168-128lbs, it was unbelievable how fast your body can bounce back. I constantly move 5-10lbs every 3 weeks, which really shows that I have to work on my consistently of diet, and working out
@@abeltesfaye_ I Did something similar. 30 pounds in 2 months. I did a 1,000 calorie deficit and not a whole lot of working out except body weight stuff.
@@Sevo- lmao I can relate and it fucking blows. I’ve had to cut weight for a weigh in and I’ve been eating 800 - 1,000 calories a day for the past 2 months and I’m down 30 pounds
Are you of colour? It helps that he is white, it’s harder to see stretch marks, I’m of colour and my stretch marks literally look like I got mauled by a bear
I believe hes been natural his whole life his body cosmeticaly does not scream anabolics. Unlike most people in the fitness industry who juices up it obvious.
As a kid i used to think that his batman begins physique was absolutely crazy and never attainable but he was my number one idol. After 3 years of training ive surpassed his physique and didnt even notice. Once you watch fitness content like yours you realize that many physiques that looked crazy before really aren’t that special.
Also Bale’s American Psycho physique to me, is the best physique by a Hollywood actor in cinema history. The muscle combined with leanness he was able to achieve, coupled that with his genetics obviously to look that good, and wow he’s an absolute shredded beast in that movie.
What is strange is that when I was 15 ish, several of my class mates already took steroids. So did the older brothers of some of my girlfriends and so on. They were just teenagers, and they bragged about which steroids they used. They got over average physiques, but looked nothing like bodybuilders obviously. And the acne got no one suspicious, because they were teenagers. Today most of them just look like normal guys who don’t really lift, even though some of them still go on and off cycles. One of my old friends also is doing some sort of men’s physique for naturals, but I’ve seen that mf inject steroids a dozen times. My point is that many people look natural when they in fact use steroids. Maybe they used in when they were 18, then went off. Maybe they cycle here and there but still claim to be natural. So we can’t really look at a person and be like "no he never used steroids because that is achievable naturally". Lots of people use steroids. Teenagers use steroids. Athletes use steroids. Actors use steroids. Most people look like shit shirtless, even if they work out. Building muscle size takes many years. If you see a young muscular ripped guy, then you’re either looking at a very rare genetic freak, or guess what...
Pretty much 95% of guys in the gym are on it or have done it more than once imo. It’s funny cuz most of the older guys like 40+ look better than the 20yr olds. They’re on that trt and actually train really hard lol
hUrFaH54 then where do hell do you live?! It’s definietly not that common where I live. The people who uses here though generally looks like shit and don’t seem to know anything about working out, i look better as a natty than most of the obvious steroid users at my gym. They seem to think they can use it instead of training. If i were on roids I’d work out even garder than i do now.
Dude half of the guys if not more were on prohormones while I was in high school let alone real gear which was still probably 25 percent at least. It was back in 04 to 08 when prohormones were in there fucking prime. I even ran a cycle of the OG androsterone thinking it was basically super strong creatine or some shit like that. Needless to say over half of the varsity wrestling team I was on all got gyno in the same 6 months...but damn we fucked alotta people up on the mat lol. Man pre 2014 ban was the shit
dennis edlund That’s Cuz teenagers are usually very skinny lmfao. Take this from a 15 year old 5’7 and 104 pounds and this is the highest my BMI has been since 8 or 9 years old actually. Teenagers are usually very skinny them getting into steroids makes them look more average for an adult and stuff
Yeah, you nailed it on this one. Very accurate assessments on the reality of his transformations. And on a less scientific tip, he never had a juiced vibe, in any of his roles.
I think Mr Bale has some great genetics, and is at another level when it comes to discipline. Simple as that. He’s also living proof that you can make your body into whatever shape and form you want. I think he has literally had every different body type you can have as a man, and displayed it on film. I’m most impressed at his return to form from his Cheney body. There were plenty of pictures of him during his return to fitness. It looked like hard work, discipline, and time factored in to gradually making the physical changes there. It’s how he has made his living, but I hope he is finished getting heavy like that. After seeing the makeup work on Colin Farrell in The BATMAN hopefully he will opt to go that route in future roles.
it's a discipline that most of us can't comprehend (myself included). a lot of wrestlers and boxers cut and gain weight while remaining somewhat healthy. very impressive from my perspective. i usually chose eating over my fitness goals.
I'm pretty much a 5'10, smaller framed but comparatively broader shoulders version of his American Psycho physique. Been lifting since 03 and am now 30 though.
Thank you!!! ❤️🙏 I'm 38 now. And been lifting on and off seriously since I was 16. From 16 to 20 was pure lifting. And I gained a really good foundation. Plus good genes. My dad and all his brothers all look like a freakin ox. Then I got really serious with cykling for a couple of years and lost alot of upper body weight. Quit cykling and started muay thai and got a more balanced physique. But the last few years as I'm pushing 40 I've started to go to the gym about five times a week, lifting heavy and eating strict. Can't count the times old friends have asked "what are you on bro?". I'm so tiered of all lazy ass m-f'ers who screams "roids!" as soon as someone gains a bit of muscle and looks better then them. For me it's muscle memory, know how, diet, good recovery and f-in putting the work in! Cheers from Sweden. 💪🏼
Remember reading that he ate only one can of tuna and one apple a day to look like he did in The Machinest, and that he was basically being monitored by a doctor the entire time. Pretty wild.
I had no idea about muscle memory. I'm now even less worried about cutting down fat because if I lose muscle I'll get it back fast. You have no idea how many videos on cutting I've watched. Thank you for this.
No, he had begun training when he shot A midsummer night' dream. Basically what happened was that he started prepping for American Psycho despite not being chosen for the part, Leo DiCaprio was, however the director fought the production team to get Bale and he himself pushed for it too, so he was asked to be in prep mode already back in 1998/1999 and American Psycho was released in 2000. Bale worked out at age 25. But immense results either way. He's a genetic freak and in my opinion 100% natural.
@@ryanmichaelpower First DiCaprio, Then Ewan McGregor, but Leo had just done Titanic and the female director didn't want a heart throb actor to kill women in her film. She quit until she got Bale.
I’m pretty sure muscle memory has to do with the ability to hone motor skills (e.i. juggling, riding a bike, writing)through repetition than maintain those skills (to a certain degree) subconsciously without having to consistently performing the same task over time. As opposed to a body’s ability to regain its previous condition or shape based on having adapted to that condition or shape as standard which is suggested in this video. I’m paraphrasing with that
I’ve always been amazed at Bale’s ability to change his body. He just seems to be blessed with great genetics. He’s one of the few actors I think hasn’t used ped’s to gain mass.
Over the course of a couple years in my twenties I went from a base weight of 165-170 down to 145, back to 170 for a long time, and all the way up to 200. I’m about 190 right now and would like to get back to 170. I enjoy the challenge and day to day discipline to achieve body transformations. I’m not dropping 30lbs in a month or starving myself to do it, though.
i dont think he has ever used, he has not done crazy transformation, maybe for southpaw but apart from that he has never put extra work for roles! not even for spider man as he had not shirtless scene!
good muscle memory can do this natty I can attest to this. Used to do countless calisthenics in my youth and was surprised at my extreme muscle growth when I started working out again.
This video is really reassuring coz I am trying to get back the size I had in high school. Whenever I started training for a couple of months over the past 10 years I felt like I was inflating a bit lol. But only now, years later, do I have the discipline and enjoyment of the gym needed to sustain it. So hopefully I can benefit from the muscle memory!
This is a long post to talk about muscle memory skip it's understandable. At my maximum strength at 21 I was 6'3 220lbs and I was able to do 245 bench, 335 squat, 435 deadlift. I stopped lifting for 3 years and got back into going back as of two months ago and here are the results Now I am 6'3 240lbs 1st day one rep maxes: Bench: 165 Squat: 165 Deadlift: 285 Now just two months later I am doing Bench: 245 Squat: 255 Deadlift: 385 TL;DR I stopped lifting for 3 years and made the same progress from muscle memory in two months than in 3 years.
4:43 ngl i knew bale was british (specifically welsh) for 5+ yrs but this is literally the first time ive heard his natural speaking voice im also british. the fact he just sounds like some basic bloke is hilarious
*Michael Ironside, Bale's costar for The Machinist said this:* *"I remember on The Machinist,I came to work one day, and we were shooting in Barcelona, Spain, and our trailers were these little Spanish 2-wheeled cabanas that were parked in front of this actual working machine shop. And I heard "pssst...Michael!" from behind one of the cabanas.And I went over, and it was Chris. And he said, "Can you look at this?" And he turned and dropped his overalls, which he was naked under. And he had lost an INCREDIBLE amount of weight for the character. And he said "Michael, there's something wrong with my ass, can you have a look?" And the muscles in his ass had literally dropped out of the sockets of his hips. The dignity of the muscles, his ass had literally dropped out of the hips and thigh bones. And I said, "Hey Chris, your ass has dropped." And he said, "What do you mean?" And I said, "You've stopped losing body fat, and now you're actually losing elasticity of muscles" - I forget the exact medical term for it, but I said, "You've gone beyond body fat, and now you're into actual muscle tissue and things are being affected."And he turned - I wasn't sure how he was going to react - and he turned, and said, "Cool"*
10:58 bro he is 100% what you would call jacked there, if you saw a dude with chest, traps and forearms that big in person you would go , look a jacked guy...
4:39 he has a strong English accent and then 9:20 interviews he has an American accent? Maybe he becomes a completely different person every time he changes weight?
One thing I’m learned from experience is many people with British accents can also speak perfect American accents and usually choose to when they speak to other Americans.
15:01 that is really good news. Since the beginning of summer 2021 I had started a bulk and I had actually seen some good progress. Went from 185 to 200 while maintaining visible abs at 6’3”. But then I dislocated my shoulder while surfing in august and had to have surgery bc of a torn labrum. I’ve been really bummed because I’ve lost a lot of my recently gained mass. After I recover I plan on going straight back to bulking. But thanks for that info, I always learn something watching your videos!
It took me 8 years of lifting for muscle mass, micro-managing my diet, and never missing a workout to achieve what Christian Bale had as a baseline at 22 years old. Trust me, that is not an "average" baseline. Good video though nice work.
When you think about how boxers or ufc fighters have to lose or even gain 20-30 lbs in as little as a month when they are already very lean and don't have extreme levels of body fat, it makes sense that Christian Bale can do it considering he has good genetics and his goal isn't even to be healthy, he's just trying to look good, and with his regiment, it becomes possible.
Yes "satilite" cells don't go away. I'd like to know what the long term ramifications of the weight loss for the "Machinist" was, it couldn't have been healthy. Thanks Derek
He’s so passionate about what he does that he risked his health and starved himself for a role. That’s dedication and I respect the hell out of him for it. (Seriously though, that weight drop is scary)
It’s my favorite look for him as well people underrate this physique it’s so damn hard to look toned American psycho is the hardest body to achieve I think
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Christian Bale has recently gained 50,000lbs to play the sand worm in the Dune reboot.
Made me actually lol
fuckin money XD
Lmaoo, why do I feel like family guy is going to steal this comment and use it in their show?
bruh 😭😭
Hahahahaha
Christian Bales diet tips for bulking: “don’t just stare at it, eat it”
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Good stuff.
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Let’s see Paul Allen’s body transformations.
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bale has been thinner AND bigger than i could ever be LOL
Nlmb Jmoney with access to the best drugs you can do anything*
@@caseyf3790 Nah,you can be bigger than him if you stop getting excuses and actually working out,not to mention that steroids don't give you the mentality to be as thin as he got
Markyz whose making excuses? It is not possible to get as skinny as he did, with that definition, in that short of time, without amphetamines. It’s okay, you don’t have to white knight for him. Most actors use steroids to make quick gains. It’s just part of their jobs.
@@caseyf3790 not sure why you would want to get that skinny but it is absolutely possible, just starve yourself for as long as possible...
Yeah I can't believe somebody is thinner than you Lord Beerus, the man has more forms than Frieza.
His transformation for machinist is the most impressive for me. When I first saw it I thought "How do you do that and not die"
I think I remember reading he ate one apple and one can of tuna a day or something ridiculous
I recognize you from UFC videos. Great minds think alike i guess.
Dark Star King same😂
I looked up to his physique when i was 18st. I lost 6st after 8 month of dieting. I got it into my head that i was losing weight for a role, and it fucking worked.
It's more impressive to be able to stick to a diet until all you are is skin and bones our body tries to make that impossible
The director of Machinist actually told him "enough" because he'd gone way too far with his weight loss
The whole crew did cuz he wanted to loose more weight and they were literally concerned for his life
@@maciek8159 Bale will be Bale though, I think it is his best performance, I used have that movie, it's decent in it's own way
@@starwarsroo2448 Decent? That movie is really good!
@@nandochavez4546 decent means good where I come from
@@starwarsroo2448 Maybe i just misunderstood you
I looked the best in American Psycho. I was on a very rigorous excersize routine. Also a very rigorous skin care routine. I need to return some video tapes. Bye.
But is that bone? With silian rail typing?
Remember diet is also important. The sea urchin ceviche at Dorsia is very good for you.
Yeah that is the ideal body
@@brianmcclendon6241 worst advice ever.
@@brianmcclendon6241 Telling Pat to lay off the nutrient-rich female brain is like telling a fish to breathe out of water.
Muscle memory is a powerful thing! Working out all my teen years and all my twenties as a Marine, then leaving the military and becoming a full time student and now a family left me very inactive.. I started working out after purchasing gym equipment for our home and in 6 to 8 weeks I feel like I'm right were I left off
Hoping for the same, I was never in crazy shape but from 18-19 I lifted a lot and then covid hit and I lost all my muscle. Like I went from 170 to 142. I only just got back into the gym a few weeks ago
@@nomorepartiezz true
yeah It was the same for me as a young amateur fighter in my late teens and early twenties then coming back to it in my late thirties . Now in my early
Forties I’m strong and have more mass and endurance but my aerobic fitness is not as it used to be
@@nomorepartiezz did it work?
@@CaliforniaWaffle actually it did! In december I weighed 142, got back to the gym in january and couldnt bench 165 once. By march I had benched 230 and was weighing in in the 160s. Im currently cutting right now and its going really well! Had a cheat day so im feeling bloated at this very second rn tho.
Bale is an actual machine. Even if he was juiced to the gills, these fluctuations are insane.
The will power to build that body and accept that you’re going to completely destroy it is crazy to me, the chance that he’s done it natty is other worldly
You could say... he's a machinist.
that's not what test makes the body look like.
Training is nothing! Will is everything!.... Will to act.
@KTV 4U its not about pure size. But he was a skeleton months before. Its gain x time.
@@nicolasoliveira4903 his body has something call muscles memory
He could really get back what he lost
He doesn't look that bulk
He is a slim version of batman
Kinobody watching this in anger
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@@channel-cq5ic ki-nobody*
Kinobody the guy who took steroids then lost size due to a shoulder injury.
Drinking his San Pellegrino
Slight above average genetics?! Dude looks better than 99% of people.
Most people who actually dedicate a good amount of effort to lifting and keeping a decent diet year roumd can achieve this natty
Don't be fooled by his "good looks" we're talking about muscle mass here. He has above average genetics but nothing freaky
What he would consider great genetics would be a ifbb pro probably. Those dudes can pack way way more muscle than bale
not that impressive chest , average abs , average sized arms , legs ..... Nothing is out of the ordinary in my opinion.
@@tomviktorsson5052 still pretty good than almost everyone else. Excluding professional body builders ofc.
You can never know for sure but imo bale is a lifetime natty. The point Derek makes about him not gaining a crazy amount muscle tissue wise during his career is spot on! Just a guy dedicated to his craft, willing to go to crazy extents to achieve all of these transformations... Great video Derek!
I don't know, Hollywood is known for giving actors steroids to get big quickly for roles, it's just a normal thing for them. Considering how quickly he made that change after the machinist I think he probably at least did some test or HGH.
Gaining a kilo a week for a year and not being fat is not natty
Ethan McCormick huh?
@@chrisyarbrough2411 between films he gained 50kg in a year, I can't see anyone doing that without being fat without a lot of gear
Ethan McCormick between films is about 6-8 months that’s like 8-10 kg a month my mate put on 40 kg in 7 months naturally and he doesn’t have A nutritionist or a chef like bale would have
Machinist is impossible without gear. People are delusional. Yeah we have amazing natties, but bale's physique in the machinist is not natty! Look at those clavicles!
Nathan Von Dutch lmao
Yea he was definitely juicing for the Machinist! You see him after that? He looks terrible off the gear.
@@mrmorrisjh Yes! He got fat!
Clavicles are the biggest androgen receptors
you accidently make a good point though, why doesn't anyone think he did drugs for the machinist? you're really just going to starve that badly without amphetamines or anything?
"Working out is incredibly boring. I swear it's true that the bigger your muscles get, the fewer brain cells you have. I swear, the bigger your muscles get, the duller you are. You become fascinated with carbs and protein and ripped abs and things that are just not interesting at all." ― Christian Bale, English actor
Absolutely savage,.
Hilarious
not actually true though, he was obviously doing dumb hollywood workouts.
doing a good routine is more enjoyable than most hobbies people have.
@@xXJeReMiAhXx99 Yeah, it's not true at all. Anytime you're competing or trying to make a crazy transformation, a lot of brain power goes into it and focus. Once you're there and figure out ways of maintenance, you dont have to be crazy focused about it until the next transformation, or change
Acting is incredibly boring. I swear its true that the bigger your roles get the fewer brain cells you have. I swear the bigger movies you get ,the duller you are. You become fascinated with scripts and directors and how to please anybody in the industry and other shit that are just not interesting at all.
Apparently bodybuilders are the only people who can talk for 15+ minutes about a yes/no question. I want that skill.
Politicians can do it too!
Wouldn't be much of a content creator if his natty or nots only provided 5 seconds of content
@@AngryOscillator Haha of course!
That’s RUclipsrs in general
Yes but he had to back up what he says and since Derek has done a lot of cycles he knows what is what
That Batman voice ain't natty
It actually was for the first movie
Yea It was a side effect.
Tren voice
Testosterone voice
@@wesley_snipes "Tren voice" you had me cracking up for 10 mins straight. LMAOROTF!
This channel gave me body dysmorphia
YO FOR REAL... I was like damn he looks fucking good that’s my dream body and then he’s like yeah he’s let him self go a little bit gained a bunch of fat and I’m like damn 😂
The existence of Christian Bale gives me body dysmorphia.
More plates more dates :
1. Eat
2. Sleep
3. Let’s break down this man’s steroids cycle.
The funny thing about Bale's physique in The Machinist, is that you can still see indications of his prior size. His pecs and his delts are both still more than that of someone who had never worked out before getting to that extremely emaciated physique. Also his veins are clearly still quite large.
Even the biceps are quite noticeable relatively to the frame
Correct, especially his pec size and outline is noticeable. Compare that to other skinny guys and you can tell he worked out before the role
I'm going to push the boat out and say he has always been natural. He has good genetics and is very dedicated to training/nutrition. Any normal person would put on loads of weight if they started eating normally after being in utter starvation mode like he had been in the machinist. Plus he was in his twenties/early thirties when he was jacked.
He has, bit the time frame between Machinist and Batman is too small be natural, I'd say the other two Batman movies after he was
I think he’s a 100% natural. Body fluctuations like that are possible if you go to the extreme. Plus when you’re making millions of dollars and all you have to do is train for that role with the best help around I believe you can do it without risking your health. Now Brad Pitt in fight club might be a bit different LOL. Just my two cents.
I agree, he is one of the only ones who I believe is natty, or at least had a naturally attainable physique. I got up to 220 naturally and was like 23% bodyfat at 5'10" by the end of my 2nd year of training. It is totally reasonable for a guy 2-3" taller than me to naturally achieve what he did for Batman. Nothing about his physique screams juice. Had some good size and as much fluff as he could, and in the Batman movie he was wearing pants hiked up just below his belly button, which makes you look less fat and more jacked. That's why every chubby bitch wears high waisted yoga pants, turns their guts and love handles into the illusion of curves.
It's also common in strongman competitions for those guys to wear neoprene belts and hike their shorts up. It's a pretty beastly fucking look tbh. Throw a powerlifting singlet on, belt up, and pull the singlet's straps down.
Synthol Deadlift 2nd year of training.. jeez bro
@@hUrFaH54 *real training. I had a decent base built up from at home dbell training. Did a lot of curls, floor press, pushups, chin ups, tri extensions. Got to a somewhat lean 190 after first year of actual training, and then bulked to 220 in 3 months and spent the rest of that year recomping to not look like a melting ice cream cone hahah
I have to return some Videotapes
Before you go, let’s see Paul Allen’s card.
Don’t just stare at it, eat it!
I'm flipping through the replies and I see yours and I think ...ok...whatever. Then it hits me. Awesome line.
Comments not replies.
Lime? You sure? I can always get you a lime!
He was the best batman character ever, nobody for batman actor will be like him
The best one ever, Masterpieces
Agreed
Lets see if battison can deliver
Ben Affleck is better
Disagree but u do u
What Bale did is beyond dedication! For such a transformation (from "The Machinist" to "Batman Begins") you need medical and nutritional advisors since there's a high risk of refeeding syndrome. Great actor.
He’s the best out there when it comes to changing body in Hollywood and acting
I always forget he's British
I always thought he was american
@@DanteLikesRock same
He’s from wales 🏴 dude wtf I thought he was American
@@harrisoncraig1866 I live in the town he was born in, Haverfordwest
@@harrisoncraig1866 Bale has remarked, "I was born in Wales but I'm not Welsh - I'm English".
the muscle memory thing is 100% spot on, i've always been natural, lost 10kg with the gyms closed for 6 months and got weak, but 4 weeks training just normally and i'm back to the same levels as i was 6 month prior, never really understood it but i do now
Yeah nah sorry bro this is bullshit. Scientific evidence shows that this is not possible. You cannot gain that much muscle even with muscle memory. Assuming 10kg of muscle. Maybe 2 kg of muscle absolute max is possible.
@@MoodyGooseCow not in 4 weeks prolly like 1 month you can gain max 8-9 kg
@@aedaemmix_350 no you can’t lol. Maybe that much fat but not muscle
@@MoodyGooseCow dude 4 weeks is 1 month wtf 😂
@@aedaemmix_350 ah yes, not 4 weeks but, 4……months🤦♂️
Something you didn't mention is that it's literally his job to get into shape. If you're spending all day eating right and training properly this is achievable. Would be easier with a cycle but you still have to put the work in.
>tfw you'll never get paid to bulk and work out all day
You have to remember that fitness isn’t all he does. Do people forget that they are actors? He has to rehearse and really try to get into character. But I’m not an actor so I can’t say how hard it is.
It's not his only job
plus some actors get to skip leg day, (like chris hemsworth) which of course leaves more time for the actor to bulk up the upper body.
Just came across this video while browsing through. Christian Bale trained at the Royal Ballet School since he was a child through his teens. Ballet training is very rigorous and this is what helped him achieve the physique for American Psycho and and gave him the ability to do what he does. All that muscle memory got honed since childhood.
The dysmorphia is insane in this community.
Crazy init lmao.
Good
Just use PED'S
@YC even worse, reflecting your insecurities onto others and calling them fat despite them being lean and vice versa.
Ikr, I’m pretty new to lifting and it’s discouraging to see great physiques being put down as “average”
Seems like a pretty dedicated artist. Hes got a nice physique but it doesn't really scream gear. 🤷♂️
You gotta be trolling...
Deimonk 🙄
depraved 727
Wdym gear?
are you joking bro... you can't gain over 50 pounds of muscle in a year without gear LOL. (Machinist > Batman was probably like 60-70 pounds muscle, 25 pounds fat)
Deimonk you don’t get skin cancer form roids you fucking idiot
He's just cultivating mass bro
I think he was drinking Fight Milk. Jot that down.
Probably got so fat from rum and ham
Yea, he thought the plan was just on the backburner till he hit two hundo
@@KTK44 When I die, just throw me in the trash
Christian Bale is one of the greatest method actors to probably ever be born, its just insane what he puts himself through not just physically but mentally to not just portray the character but to more or less become the character, bale is a goddamn beast in every imaginable way
I'm conviced he was never actually born.. He was created in a lab which is why he can do what he does
Bale said he ate a can of tuna and an apple a day for a year for the machinist in an interview lmao.
... And upped his smoking to 40 smokes a day. Psychopath lol
The incredible thing is him explaining his transformation for Batman in an American accent. It fooled so many people for a long time who didn't know that he's Welsh.
He’s english ._.
*why do people assume just cause someone is skinny that they not on cycle? Tour de FRANCE cyclist are very skinny but ARE ON STEROIDS*
Exactly the steroids just make you look like what you train for
I don't know if you mean lean or skinny but if people have a calorie deficit and yet still get tons of mass while having the same body fat i think thats a sign of not being natty
HGH, Blood doping.
Tour de France riders usually not so skinny dude.
@@burakksalar7818 yes they are. They have to be light, it gives them an advantage. Average Tour de France Rider is 132 lbs
Bale is blessed with a great natural body . His proportions , muscle belly’s , bone structure etx etc is great. (Plus model like face). He looks like a person who can put on natural muscle , infact that is his natural state in my opinion. Just hope he stops this body transformation, he is killing himself ....irreversible damage and he is not getting younger .
Man, I'm the same height and when I was at 180 lbs I didn't look nearly as ripped as Bale. In the process of cutting, down to 165 lbs, but hearing that it is easier to get back to a heavier weight is encouraging, because it took me over 2 years to get to 180.
Height is the most important factor in this scenario
I weighed 135 lbs and bulked to 175 lbs in 6 months. I just love to eat and I am jacked now.
I don't get why everyone is so hung up on weight and scales. Everything comes down to genetics and physique
@@zay3030 because it is the easiest thing to compare q
I was 165 now I'm 220lbs.
Most aesthetic in American psycho, that’s my goal fuuuuuuark
@Stefan Kovacevic it's not the fact that he's bigger that attracts me, but his aesthetic in american psycho
@Stefan Kovacevic well it's a nice body indeed. But as for now, I'm training with an inspiration on his American Psycho body. I guess I'm a bit taller than Bale, but I'll make an effort!
keep em mirin brah
This video inspired me to cut last summer and I ended up with a Bateman physique. Looked sick, never better.
Mine is Batman Begins. Strong and easier to maintain
I see Christian bale as the king of natty transformations. Good motivator
I learned a lot here. This also explains a lot of oddities in my physical journey to me. I used to do push ups ALL THE TIME, even when not lifting or exercising anything else. That might be why my chest pops when I get back into lifting after time off.
When I got clean then started working out and actually eating again my body just magically made 25 pounds appear in a few weeks. I continued to gain weight pretty quickly until I normalized at my regular 163 I weighed when I was 19. The human body is an amazing thing.
The timeline is when The Machinist wrapped, not when it was released, to when Batman Begins started shooting. I can't find much information on the shooting schedule of The Machinist. And even then there is some wiggle room as to when the shirtless scenes were in both movies. It is an incredible transformation in a ridiculously small amount of time.
You're right about those timelines. It could very well be a year or even a few months past a year between those transformations.
Another thing to note is filming schedules. Movies are seldom filmed in chronological order so he could've done the shirtless scenes in the machinist at the very beginning of production and the shirtless scen in batman begins at the very end, or the scenes in the machinist could've been filmed in the middle and the Batman scenes could've been filmed at the start. We just don't know.
So there could've been a huge time gap between the two scenes or a small one, there's really no way for us to know unless we somehow got ahold of the filming schedules for both movies.
@@ronaldojoe3011 Even if he was at his most emaciated state in the machinist when the shirtless scenes were filmed if they were filmed first, he didn't gain any noticeable weight during the entirety of movie. His face, neck, and arms looked the same throughout the entire movie. He was still on that diet losing or on a different one trying to maintain but upping your calorie intake at that point is risky since your body has slowed down its metabolism so much to the point whwre its ready to store every single extra calorie on top of what its used to as fat which would be detrimental to his role in the movie
Honestly being a kinda person who fluctuates, most I have ever lost in 3 months was 40lbs 168-128lbs, it was unbelievable how fast your body can bounce back. I constantly move 5-10lbs every 3 weeks, which really shows that I have to work on my consistently of diet, and working out
How'd you lose sooo much so quickly??
@@abeltesfaye_ its not normal, and I basically didn't eat
@@abeltesfaye_ I Did something similar. 30 pounds in 2 months. I did a 1,000 calorie deficit and not a whole lot of working out except body weight stuff.
@@Sevo- lmao I can relate and it fucking blows. I’ve had to cut weight for a weigh in and I’ve been eating 800 - 1,000 calories a day for the past 2 months and I’m down 30 pounds
is 128 lbs a healthy weight for you ?
Bruh I got stretch marks gaining 25lbs this shit ain't fair
Are you of colour? It helps that he is white, it’s harder to see stretch marks, I’m of colour and my stretch marks literally look like I got mauled by a bear
I believe hes been natural his whole life his body cosmeticaly does not scream anabolics. Unlike most people in the fitness industry who juices up it obvious.
Anthony Mcqueen that doesn’t mean anything. I’ve personally known of people on gear who didn’t even look like they were on anything
Bale is not a user
Unpopular opinion...the rock is a juiced up person.
@@CagedSUPERMAN Yes, he is.
ashish bhatt ... thats a popular opinion
"Confused"
~Christian Bales' Waistline
As a kid i used to think that his batman begins physique was absolutely crazy and never attainable but he was my number one idol. After 3 years of training ive surpassed his physique and didnt even notice. Once you watch fitness content like yours you realize that many physiques that looked crazy before really aren’t that special.
@@ZakaryShindle1-933 no fucking way you gained over 40 pounds in a year and a half
What's special is how he alters his to his will
Also Bale’s American Psycho physique to me, is the best physique by a Hollywood actor in cinema history. The muscle combined with leanness he was able to achieve, coupled that with his genetics obviously to look that good, and wow he’s an absolute shredded beast in that movie.
"You & me, we're done professionally"!
- The John Connor we didn't deserve.
Tell her that you're built like Bale but don't tell in which movie
He goes above and beyond for his roles, it’s honestly amazing
What is strange is that when I was 15 ish, several of my class mates already took steroids. So did the older brothers of some of my girlfriends and so on. They were just teenagers, and they bragged about which steroids they used. They got over average physiques, but looked nothing like bodybuilders obviously. And the acne got no one suspicious, because they were teenagers. Today most of them just look like normal guys who don’t really lift, even though some of them still go on and off cycles. One of my old friends also is doing some sort of men’s physique for naturals, but I’ve seen that mf inject steroids a dozen times. My point is that many people look natural when they in fact use steroids. Maybe they used in when they were 18, then went off. Maybe they cycle here and there but still claim to be natural. So we can’t really look at a person and be like "no he never used steroids because that is achievable naturally". Lots of people use steroids. Teenagers use steroids. Athletes use steroids. Actors use steroids. Most people look like shit shirtless, even if they work out. Building muscle size takes many years. If you see a young muscular ripped guy, then you’re either looking at a very rare genetic freak, or guess what...
Pretty much 95% of guys in the gym are on it or have done it more than once imo. It’s funny cuz most of the older guys like 40+ look better than the 20yr olds. They’re on that trt and actually train really hard lol
hUrFaH54 then where do hell do you live?! It’s definietly not that common where I live. The people who uses here though generally looks like shit and don’t seem to know anything about working out, i look better as a natty than most of the obvious steroid users at my gym. They seem to think they can use it instead of training. If i were on roids I’d work out even garder than i do now.
Dude half of the guys if not more were on prohormones while I was in high school let alone real gear which was still probably 25 percent at least. It was back in 04 to 08 when prohormones were in there fucking prime. I even ran a cycle of the OG androsterone thinking it was basically super strong creatine or some shit like that. Needless to say over half of the varsity wrestling team I was on all got gyno in the same 6 months...but damn we fucked alotta people up on the mat lol. Man pre 2014 ban was the shit
dennis edlund i live in Miami so as you could imagine it’s probably worse than most places
dennis edlund That’s Cuz teenagers are usually very skinny lmfao. Take this from a 15 year old 5’7 and 104 pounds and this is the highest my BMI has been since 8 or 9 years old actually. Teenagers are usually very skinny them getting into steroids makes them look more average for an adult and stuff
And I think I read somewhere that he only ate an apple and a can of tuna a day if I remember correctly
Beeman 2892 that’s what I heard too
And smoked a shitload of cigarettes
Yeah, you nailed it on this one. Very accurate assessments on the reality of his transformations. And on a less scientific tip, he never had a juiced vibe, in any of his roles.
I think he was natty dude just has a few screws loose I appreciate his work ethic though
I think Mr Bale has some great genetics, and is at another level when it comes to discipline. Simple as that. He’s also living proof that you can make your body into whatever shape and form you want. I think he has literally had every different body type you can have as a man, and displayed it on film. I’m most impressed at his return to form from his Cheney body. There were plenty of pictures of him during his return to fitness. It looked like hard work, discipline, and time factored in to gradually making the physical changes there. It’s how he has made his living, but I hope he is finished getting heavy like that. After seeing the makeup work on Colin Farrell in The BATMAN hopefully he will opt to go that route in future roles.
it's a discipline that most of us can't comprehend (myself included). a lot of wrestlers and boxers cut and gain weight while remaining somewhat healthy. very impressive from my perspective. i usually chose eating over my fitness goals.
I heard he weighs about 1 pound now for his role as skeleton in the Minecraft movie
I would say natty but hes bigger then me so gotta be roids 😂
r/nattyorjuice be like
I'm pretty much a 5'10, smaller framed but comparatively broader shoulders version of his American Psycho physique. Been lifting since 03 and am now 30 though.
😂😂😂
220
How much damage does this jumping up and down does to the body? Maybe a good video idea
Zerphyr when he gained more fat cells when he got as fat as he could, so that’s permenent since a fat cell can only get so big
Thank you!!! ❤️🙏 I'm 38 now. And been lifting on and off seriously since I was 16. From 16 to 20 was pure lifting. And I gained a really good foundation. Plus good genes. My dad and all his brothers all look like a freakin ox. Then I got really serious with cykling for a couple of years and lost alot of upper body weight. Quit cykling and started muay thai and got a more balanced physique. But the last few years as I'm pushing 40 I've started to go to the gym about five times a week, lifting heavy and eating strict. Can't count the times old friends have asked "what are you on bro?". I'm so tiered of all lazy ass m-f'ers who screams "roids!" as soon as someone gains a bit of muscle and looks better then them. For me it's muscle memory, know how, diet, good recovery and f-in putting the work in! Cheers from Sweden. 💪🏼
Remember reading that he ate only one can of tuna and one apple a day to look like he did in The Machinest, and that he was basically being monitored by a doctor the entire time. Pretty wild.
I had no idea about muscle memory. I'm now even less worried about cutting down fat because if I lose muscle I'll get it back fast. You have no idea how many videos on cutting I've watched. Thank you for this.
6:09 Narrator: “ Anybody would be happy with this body composition. “
Body dysmorphia: “ Allow me to introduce myself. “
He said he didn't touch a weight at all until American Psycho, meaning his physique at 25 years old was him untrained.
No, he had begun training when he shot A midsummer night' dream. Basically what happened was that he started prepping for American Psycho despite not being chosen for the part, Leo DiCaprio was, however the director fought the production team to get Bale and he himself pushed for it too, so he was asked to be in prep mode already back in 1998/1999 and American Psycho was released in 2000. Bale worked out at age 25. But immense results either way. He's a genetic freak and in my opinion 100% natural.
However he was a ballet dance in the circus ( 🤣 yes no bs Batman was a ballet dancer) and you need some kind of strength and fitness for that
@@KTK44 all the other actors on set thought Bale was pants
@@KTK44 Leo DiCaprio was gonna be Patrick Bateman!? 😂 Thank god the director pushed for Bale then.
@@ryanmichaelpower First DiCaprio, Then Ewan McGregor, but Leo had just done Titanic and the female director didn't want a heart throb actor to kill women in her film. She quit until she got Bale.
I’m pretty sure muscle memory has to do with the ability to hone motor skills (e.i. juggling, riding a bike, writing)through repetition than maintain those skills (to a certain degree) subconsciously without having to consistently performing the same task over time. As opposed to a body’s ability to regain its previous condition or shape based on having adapted to that condition or shape as standard which is suggested in this video. I’m paraphrasing with that
It applies to both
I’ve always been amazed at Bale’s ability to change his body. He just seems to be blessed with great genetics. He’s one of the few actors I think hasn’t used ped’s to gain mass.
Over the course of a couple years in my twenties I went from a base weight of 165-170 down to 145, back to 170 for a long time, and all the way up to 200. I’m about 190 right now and would like to get back to 170. I enjoy the challenge and day to day discipline to achieve body transformations. I’m not dropping 30lbs in a month or starving myself to do it, though.
any updates?
Christian Bale went from a tweaking crackhead to gladiator lmao
In case anyone wonders, Bale's trainer and diatist for Batman was Efua Baker, she's a FEMALE fitness trainer.
I think Bale’s famous Terminator on-set rant was his Machinist appetite waking up! 👹
Would be great to see one of these on Jake Gyllenhal.
i dont think he has ever used, he has not done crazy transformation, maybe for southpaw but apart from that he has never put extra work for roles! not even for spider man as he had not shirtless scene!
@@bhavyasavani6770 he doesn't need to he is a really good actor
good muscle memory can do this natty I can attest to this. Used to do countless calisthenics in my youth and was surprised at my extreme muscle growth when I started working out again.
Josh Brolin from deadpool 2 would be good actor to review next.
Bruh even at his skinniest he has bigger arms than me. 😔
Are you made of string?
@@ponymalone3636 no. Tin foil and fibre glass
19:33 my mans literally flexing while getting stds😂😂
This video is really reassuring coz I am trying to get back the size I had in high school. Whenever I started training for a couple of months over the past 10 years I felt like I was inflating a bit lol. But only now, years later, do I have the discipline and enjoyment of the gym needed to sustain it. So hopefully I can benefit from the muscle memory!
This is a long post to talk about muscle memory skip it's understandable.
At my maximum strength at 21 I was 6'3 220lbs and I was able to do 245 bench, 335 squat, 435 deadlift.
I stopped lifting for 3 years and got back into going back as of two months ago and here are the results
Now I am 6'3 240lbs
1st day one rep maxes:
Bench: 165
Squat: 165
Deadlift: 285
Now just two months later I am doing
Bench: 245
Squat: 255
Deadlift: 385
TL;DR I stopped lifting for 3 years and made the same progress from muscle memory in two months than in 3 years.
4:43 ngl i knew bale was british (specifically welsh) for 5+ yrs but this is literally the first time ive heard his natural speaking voice
im also british. the fact he just sounds like some basic bloke is hilarious
*Michael Ironside, Bale's costar for The Machinist said this:*
*"I remember on The Machinist,I came to work one day, and we were shooting in Barcelona, Spain, and our trailers were these little Spanish 2-wheeled cabanas that were parked in front of this actual working machine shop. And I heard "pssst...Michael!" from behind one of the cabanas.And I went over, and it was Chris. And he said, "Can you look at this?" And he turned and dropped his overalls, which he was naked under. And he had lost an INCREDIBLE amount of weight for the character. And he said "Michael, there's something wrong with my ass, can you have a look?" And the muscles in his ass had literally dropped out of the sockets of his hips. The dignity of the muscles, his ass had literally dropped out of the hips and thigh bones. And I said, "Hey Chris, your ass has dropped." And he said, "What do you mean?" And I said, "You've stopped losing body fat, and now you're actually losing elasticity of muscles" - I forget the exact medical term for it, but I said, "You've gone beyond body fat, and now you're into actual muscle tissue and things are being affected."And he turned - I wasn't sure how he was going to react - and he turned, and said, "Cool"*
10:58 bro he is 100% what you would call jacked there, if you saw a dude with chest, traps and forearms that big in person you would go , look a jacked guy...
11:01 “some level of muscle” 🙄
4:39 he has a strong English accent and then 9:20 interviews he has an American accent? Maybe he becomes a completely different person every time he changes weight?
Bit of a transatlantic actor kooky dude.
One thing I’m learned from experience is many people with British accents can also speak perfect American accents and usually choose to when they speak to other Americans.
He's said that he does PR for movies with whatever accent he used in the movie in order not to "confuse" moviegoers.
15:01 that is really good news. Since the beginning of summer 2021 I had started a bulk and I had actually seen some good progress. Went from 185 to 200 while maintaining visible abs at 6’3”. But then I dislocated my shoulder while surfing in august and had to have surgery bc of a torn labrum. I’ve been really bummed because I’ve lost a lot of my recently gained mass. After I recover I plan on going straight back to bulking. But thanks for that info, I always learn something watching your videos!
To prepare for The Machinist, he lived in Turkey with minimum wage.
Christian Bale on food during the filming of the machinist: "You're just not terribly important to me."
It took me 8 years of lifting for muscle mass, micro-managing my diet, and never missing a workout to achieve what Christian Bale had as a baseline at 22 years old. Trust me, that is not an "average" baseline. Good video though nice work.
When you think about how boxers or ufc fighters have to lose or even gain 20-30 lbs in as little as a month when they are already very lean and don't have extreme levels of body fat, it makes sense that Christian Bale can do it considering he has good genetics and his goal isn't even to be healthy, he's just trying to look good, and with his regiment, it becomes possible.
Yes "satilite" cells don't go away. I'd like to know what the long term ramifications of the weight loss for the "Machinist" was, it couldn't have been healthy. Thanks Derek
How can you call 3:47 untrained? What's wrong with the world these days?
Yeah that's jacked af
Yeah if that’s him completely untrained, then he has top 5 percentile genetics or better. Most people train for years and don’t look that good.
splewy if you train for years and look like that you’re doing something wrong
@@goat252 Ive trained for 3 years and I look like that
Con mon like i said u must be doing something wrong
Let’s see Paul Allen’s physique
Christian Bale my absolute favourite actor of all time
In the batman begins DVD extras he does mention he had to eat like crazy to get to that weight plus working out, I believe he was natural.
He's one of the best actors full stop I remember seeing him in that Japanese ww2 film as a kid amazing he puts a shit load of effort into his work
god holy fucking shit Derek those juice delts are breaking the sides of my monitor bro
Do 50 cent/ Sylvester Stallone /Evander Holyfield /Busta Rhymes /LL Cool J /Luke Cage
I appreciate how you stay level headed and try and make sense of things. Instead of being that person that jumps the gun and goes right to steroids
He’s so passionate about what he does that he risked his health and starved himself for a role. That’s dedication and I respect the hell out of him for it.
(Seriously though, that weight drop is scary)
No that’s stupidity imo 💀….
It’s my favorite look for him as well people underrate this physique it’s so damn hard to look toned American psycho is the hardest body to achieve I think
I agree, American psycho required the body of a psychopath with unlimited focus and narcissism, he delivered
I know some ppl who are just built like that. It's hard for them to put on fat. So they workout and just look like that.
American psycho body looks great from the waist up, his legs are tiny though
This video motivates me for the gym more than anything else.
patrick baetman plays christain bale really good