Who accesses social networks? Fabio AssuncaoThe 52yearold notices that he is thinner. The muscles stand out with the bulging stomach and the toned arms. At the age of 52, the actor lost 30kg in a year between 2019 and 2020 and has been on track with diet and exercise ever since.
He currently weighs 71 kg. “It’s something natural in the life of an actor who wants to give something to his characters,” says Fabio Assunção GQ Brazil.
Trip
The weight loss process came in the wake of the roles the actor has played over the past four years. The kickoff took place in October 2019 when recording for the series began Endfrom that Globoplay, based on the novel by actress and author Fernanda Torres. Directed by Andrucha Waddington.
“Andruch called me and said: ‘Chico, we want Fabio in the series, but he has to lose 30kg to play the character’. I told him that it was possible, but that the change had to start with Fábio himself. He “I had to want it,” said personal trainer Chico Salgado GQ Brazil.
Chico put together a team that included a nutritionist Adriana Tannure and the endocrinologist Roberto Zagury. “The beginning was more complicated because it is a significant change in habits. But then he found a rhythm. He lost 17kg in 5 months,” commented Tannure.
The nutritionist claims to have created 22 diet plans for the actor between October 2019 and September last year. When the weight loss process began, Fábio Assunção had a body fat percentage of 33%. It is now at 8%. “He eats everything and doesn’t complain: fruit, nuts, the doses of whey protein distributed in his diet… A very calm person.”
2 of 2 Fabio Assunção in one of the scenes from the series “Desalma” — Photo: Reproduction/Instagram Fabio Assunção in one of the scenes from the series “Desalma” — Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Training and nutrition
Another peculiarity, says Adriana, is that the actor’s diet changed according to the training suggested by Chico Salgado. “If we were on a lowcarb diet, Chico would reduce the training load somewhat and distribute the stimuli to support muscle mass.”
The fitness trainer says he initially combined strength training and boxing, a highcalorie sport. He then mixed functional training, shorter hiits and finally jiujitsu.
Fabio trained with his 20yearold son João, who has a blue belt and is passionate about the sport. “Man, I took three or four classes, but it takes a lot of strength. Going one way or the other… It didn’t work,” the actor had fun. “We prefer to drive slower to avoid injuries,” Chico added.
After the end’
Even after filming ended, Fabio stuck to a stricter diet End. During the same period, he appeared in the second season of the horror series Desalmafrom Globoplay, when playing a supernatural creature. Sometimes shirtless, his physical appearance attracted renewed attention.
The next step in the body transformation process took place Target MotelFeature film directed by Karim Ainouz. Fabio plays a former military policeman who owns a motel in Ceará. There is no release date for the film yet.
“I’m skinny with no muscle mass, but that was intentional because I stopped weight training for a while. I wanted to stay dry to show this idea of imprisonment that comes with the character. “He is neither healthy nor overweight,” the actor revealed.
Ketogenic diet
The actor started one ketogenic diet Four months to reach the goal. The suggestion involves long intervals without food to accelerate fat burning. “Sometimes I eat breakfast, lunch and then I don’t eat anything else,” he said.
Although he no longer follows Fabio Assunção on a daily basis, Chico Salgado believes that the actor has adopted a new lifestyle after the transformation process he recently underwent. “The seed has been planted and now he is watering it.”