Gal Gadot Trained To Be Wonder Woman

Much to the delight of women everywhere, Wonder Woman has been a box office hit the world over. The film's success means that the core messages of feminism have been delivered to the masses. 

The breakout star? None other than Wonder Woman herself, Gal Gadot, and her very sizeable biceps.

Getting in shape for the role couldn’t have been easy for Gadot who had to train like an athlete for the part. Here, we look at the method behind the actress’ physique.

It took six months of preparation

A body like that doesn’t happen overnight. To prepare for the film, Gadot started an intensive health and fitness routine six months out from filming.

Prior to training, the actress was built more like a beanstalk than a fearless warrior. Despite having Hollywood’s finest trainers and nutritionists at her disposal, Gadot’s transformation still took six months of hard work.

She worked out for six hours a day

Gadot hit the gym for six hours over a six month period. (Meanwhile, we’re over here trying to get through six hours of work without eating a doughnut…) “I did two hours gym work, two hours fight choreography, and two hours horseback riding. Which is super hard,” she said on Live with Kelly and Ryan.

“When people used to tell me, ‘Yeah I do sports I ride horses,’ I was like, ‘That’s not sport. The horse does everything.’ No! No! You’d be surprised—it’s sooo painful.”

Initially, this routine would have been quite taxing for Gadot who isn’t usually much of a gym junkie. “In my ordinary life when I don't work, I like to paddle board and do TRX,” she told Harper’s BAZAAR .

She balanced each meal with half protein half greens

By the sounds of things, Gadot’s diet isn’t rocket science. Instead, she focused on whole foods. The actress’ trainer, Hayley Bradley told InStyle, “Poor nutrition and inadequate sleep reduce the effectiveness of training by 20 to 30 percent.”

To follow the Wonder Woman routine, Bradley says: “Balance each meal with equal amounts of protein and greens, and to be wary of seemingly healthy choices like green juice, which can be highly caloric thanks to the large amounts of natural sugars in some fruits and veggies.”

She didn’t restrict herself too much

Gadot is an unapologetic foodie so she doesn’t like to restrict herself too much. “I love to experience food, but at the same time I look at food as fuel and I want to give the best to my body,” she told BAZAAR. “So of course I have my bad things that I eat like burgers or ice cream with chocolate. I don't restrict myself, I can eat everything.”

“It's all a matter of measurements and quantity of the food; just enjoy your food and don't eat while you drive and don't eat when you talk on the phone,” Gadot continued. “Just give the food the respect and give yourself the respect to enjoy it.”

Source: Elle Australia