Sylvester Stallone Details Bulimia Struggles, Steroid Use During Height of Career
He said the extreme regimen left him bulimic and abusing steroids, and that the body obsession took a terrible toll.
- In a recent interview with The New York Times, Sylvester Stallone revealed that his physical transformations for Rocky III led to bulimia and Steroids use, discussing his intense, often "masochistic" relationship with his body.
- While preparing for Rocky III, Stallone achieved 2.6 percent body fat by consuming yogurt and pudding for six months, admitting that "nobody does it without additives and drugs."
- Stallone contrasted his lean Rocky physique with the "feral and aggressive" warrior look required for Rambo, noting that treating his body in such "masochistic" ways came "at a terrible price."
- Filming Cop Land, when he had to play the "weakest guy in the room," helped Stallone feel liberated, and today he no longer views his body as armor.
- In his forthcoming memoir, The Steps, available on Sept. 29, Stallone advises, "Let someone else carry the banner and don't do your own stunts," prioritizing long-term health.
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Taking care of my body became an obsession," Sylvester Stallone confessed in an interview with the New York Times. The actor spoke about how he "tortured" himself throughout his career. He also confessed that at one point he developed bulimia.
Sylvester Stallone has made a candid admission about the physical price he paid for some of the most iconic roles in his career. The 80-year-old American actor and screenwriter has revealed that his pursuit of an extremely low body fat percentage for “Rocky III” became an obsession and led to bulimia. In an interview with The New York Times, the Hollywood star says that his attitude towards his own body began to change with the development of Ro…
Sylvester Stallone is known primarily as a muscle-packed "Rocky" or athletic "Rambo" . Now the actor reveals how much he suffered during this time.
Sylvester Stallone is considered one of the toughest action stars in Hollywood. Behind the body he formed for Rambo and Co., however, is a painful story.
Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone has suffered from bulimia in recent years.
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