These Are Channing Tatum’s 5 Diet and Exercise Secrets — Eat This Not That

There is something a bit mythical about Hollywood golden boy Channing Tatum. For decades now, his career has been both capturing the box office and making all of America swoon. From “Step Up” to “Magic Mike” to the newly-released film “The Lost City“, there is no shortage of physicality to the roles he plays. And, in signature Tatum style, often he’s playing them shirtless.

Heartthrobs aren’t just born, though: they’re made. Channing Tatum has been appearing on the silver screen for years, and perhaps unsurprisingly considering his “hunk” status, there have been plenty of pieces written about the diet and exercise hacks that enable him to do just about anything. From dancing to leaping through adventure-movie plot-lines, the actor relies on his body for both strength and versatility. Understandably, he’s developed a pretty exact science for how to treat it well.

We rounded up some of Tatum’s most key diet and exercise hacks. Read on, and then go enjoy The Lost City in a theater–but maybe skip the extra butter on that popcorn.

One of Tatum’s trainers told The Daily Mail that while Magic Mike was in production, Tatum ate mainly high-protein meals. He would often pair eggs, chicken, turkey, or steak with vegetables, and then cap the meal off with a smoothie that was much richer in vegetables than anything else. According to the trainer, he blended in “very little fruit.”