{"id":4943,"date":"2011-06-22T12:36:51","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T16:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=4943"},"modified":"2014-10-26T12:56:49","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T17:56:49","slug":"true-bloods-stephen-moyer-needs-a-trainer-to-avoid-becoming-sloppy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/true-bloods-stephen-moyer-needs-a-trainer-to-avoid-becoming-sloppy\/","title":{"rendered":"True Blood’s Stephen Moyer Needs a Trainer to Avoid becoming “Sloppy”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The star of HBO\u2019s True Blood, Stephen Moyer, graces the cover of the July\/August issue of Men\u2019s Health (on newsstands June 28) and opens up about getting in shape for the new season of the show (premiering June 26) and his romance with wife and co-star Anna Paquin:<\/p>\n

Stephen on meeting his costar and future wife, Anna Paquin<\/strong>:\u00a0\u201cI was intrigued by her. She was very open about work. But she was withdrawn [personally]. I was like, \u2018Here I am, here\u2019s everything I got.\u2019 I remember leaving the screen test and thinking, God, I\u2019d like to spend more time with her.\u00a0I remember getting back to London [after the pilot] and just going, \u2018I have to keep speaking to this person.\u2019 We began speaking every night on Skype for 2 or 3 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

On persistence at the gym<\/strong>:\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s no immediate payoff. Sometimes it feels like it\u2019s taking forever to see results. It takes commitment and time, but when you start to see results\u2014when you feel a bit leaner or you\u2019re doing more reps\u2014you start to think, Wow, I can see a difference! And it\u2019s palpable. I recommend it.\u201d<\/p>\n

On his true fitness personality: <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019m an English boy. I played a lot of sports growing up, but I never had any kind of workout regimen. My working out was with my right arm and it involved a pint glass.\u201d<\/p>\n

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On having a trainer: <\/strong>\u201cI find that I don\u2019t go at it if I don\u2019t have someone making me. You\u2019d be amazed at how quickly I let it all go.\u00a0I think half of what a trainer does is make you feel shame if you don\u2019t show up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why he goes to the gym: <\/strong>\u201cI didn\u2019t want my kids to look back at the show in 20 years\u2019 time and go, \u2018Who\u2019s that slobby git? Oh, it\u2019s you, Dad.'”<\/p>\n

On his True Blood co-star, Ryan Kwanten: <\/strong>\u201c[Kwanten\u2019s character] walks into a room and takes his shirt off. That\u2019s his normal entrance. Ryan has minus 6 percent body fat.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the value of stillness: <\/strong>\u201c[The actors] who go into the room and don\u2019t do anything are the ones who turn people\u2019s heads. Might not be able to act for shit, but they\u2019re the ones people are interested in. They want enigmatic.\u201d<\/p>\n

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