"The actual getting into the gym and working out process was easier, but the eating was harder. I had to eat every two hours. At one point, my trainer said, 'Put anything in your mouth. Go to McDonald's, get the biggest shake possible. I just need to get calories in you.' Because my body fat at the time was only, like, 7.5%"
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The trainer’s line, “Put anything in your mouth,” is intentionally blunt, almost grotesque. It turns food from pleasure or nourishment into raw input, a production resource. McDonald’s and “the biggest shake possible” aren’t treated as guilty junk; they’re a tool, a shortcut to mass, because the goal is visual density on camera, not longevity. The subtext is that the “ideal” male body isn’t natural, even for a young, already-lean actor. It has to be engineered, outsourced, coached, and scheduled.
Then he drops “7.5% body fat” like a credential. It’s also a quiet warning. That number reads as impressive in a magazine, but in context it hints at how narrow the margin was between “movie-ready” and physically unsustainable. The quote functions as both behind-the-scenes anecdote and accidental cultural confession: the fantasy body is real work, but the work is often less heroic than it is mechanical, anxious, and optimized for the frame.
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Lautner, Taylor. (2026, January 16). The actual getting into the gym and working out process was easier, but the eating was harder. I had to eat every two hours. At one point, my trainer said, 'Put anything in your mouth. Go to McDonald's, get the biggest shake possible. I just need to get calories in you.' Because my body fat at the time was only, like, 7.5%. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-actual-getting-into-the-gym-and-working-out-119244/
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Lautner, Taylor. "The actual getting into the gym and working out process was easier, but the eating was harder. I had to eat every two hours. At one point, my trainer said, 'Put anything in your mouth. Go to McDonald's, get the biggest shake possible. I just need to get calories in you.' Because my body fat at the time was only, like, 7.5%." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-actual-getting-into-the-gym-and-working-out-119244/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"The actual getting into the gym and working out process was easier, but the eating was harder. I had to eat every two hours. At one point, my trainer said, 'Put anything in your mouth. Go to McDonald's, get the biggest shake possible. I just need to get calories in you.' Because my body fat at the time was only, like, 7.5%." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-actual-getting-into-the-gym-and-working-out-119244/. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.





