Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Idris Elba Packs a Mean Punch in Men's Health.


Idris Elba, Men's Health Ture Lillegraven
If he gets the opportunity to be the next James Bond, Idris Elba will be physically ready for the role.
The Luther star covers Men's Health December issue and opens up about his fitness routine and why he loves working out so much. Pretty much every picture ever taken of him proves he has been in tip-top shape from the beginning, but now he's giving readers an inside look at his regimen and the inspiration behind it.
"When I'm fit, I'm more focused," Elba, 43, tells the magazine. "I have greater patience and my temper is more stable, so I'm better in almost all my relationships. I'm more vigilant about the s--t I put up with. I see clearer. When I'm out of shape, I'm emotionally lazy."
Idris Elba, Men's Health
Those relationships include longtime girlfriend, Naiyana Garth, and their one-year-old son, Winston. While some stars have a passion for running or hitting the reformer during Pilates, Elba is all about strength training. Forget marathons, this guy is strapping on some boxing gloves.
Idris Elba, Men's Health Ture Lillegraven
"Some guys want to be toned or want to jog for miles, but my ultimate fitness goal is to be fight-ready," he tells Men's Health. "If I step into the ring, could I go toe-to-toe for five rounds? That's what I strive for. That's what I consider fit. I want to know that if I'm being wrestled to the ground, I've got the strength to fight a man off. Kickboxing is rugged—it's all core strength. But when you're fight-ready, you feel like you can last forever."
Now we know those killer biceps are a result of ring work!
Even though he has been extremely busy balancing his career and family life, the Beasts of No Nation star hopes that he can still be looked at as a "man's man," whatever that may mean in today's world.
Idris Elba, Men's Health Ture Lillegraven
"Who is today's Steve McQueen? I'm not saying I am, but I'm asking in real terms, ‘Who is a guy that you go, yeah!' That guy represents something I can live for," he explains. "These days everything is a bit watered down, a bit vanilla. If I want to do something, I'll do it—breakdancing at the end of a movie trailer, adding a verse on a rap song, racing rally cars. Why not?
"If that's a man's man, cool."

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