What Does Losing 20 Pounds Do for Your Body, Ask Will Smith

Best shape of my life

“Keep my wife’s name out of your fu*king mouth!” OK! that is not how Will Smith lost 20 pounds in 20 weeks. We are all familiar with the ‘pandemic weight,’ and please don’t be ashamed of it, most of us gained weight and we can do something about it as Will Smith did.

What losing 20 pounds looks like

For celebrities, it all starts with what gaining 20 pounds looks like, Will Smith gained 20 pounds because of a role from which he would walk away with his first Academy Award, by now you all know what happened, right?

Regardless of how the weighing scale goes, up or down 20 pounds is noticeable. I know I have been trying to lose weight, and the pendulum keeps swinging, but more than the weight it is best to lose fat, and Tim Ferriss has some simple advice on how to lose fat fast.

Can Will Smith Lose 20lbs In 20 Weeks?

In the video, Will Smith starts by saying, for years he was worried about people’s perception of him, and then the camera shows his ‘Dad bod’ and says:

This is me, y’all

Take it, or leave it.

Later on, he would post on Instagram, that he is in the worst shape of his life, and publicly announced that he would lose 20 pounds in 20 weeks.

And many thanked him for being real and everyone was on his side, cheering on his plan to lose weight.

In the same 20 weeks, he was losing weight, he was also finishing his memoir, would he be able to do both?

Or will he suffer burnout and be as many now say he is, an ‘Angry Black Man?’

Will Smith was vulnerable, his psychologist sees him as someone funny but hurting on the inside, the funnier he gets, the greater his pain.

He admitted to experiencing writer’s block and not feeling great.

“I embrace adversity as opportunity

and I know it is within my power to take anything

and make it be the best thing that ever happened’ — Will Smith

On day 1 — he weighs in at 221 pounds.

20 pounds difference in appearance

With the help of his personal trainer, Aaron Ferguson, who has been Will Smith’s trainer for nine years, he made a 20-week health and fitness plan for Will, as he has been quoted to have said in the video.

“I’ve never seen him like this, and he’s never been in this bad of shape, ever,” says Aaron Ferguson.

For the next 20 weeks, Ferguson devises a sustainable new diet and fitness routine for Smith.

“We do two days of resistance training, then we take two days off, then we do two more days,” he explains. Arms and abs are usually the first thing to go on Day 1, then legs on Day 2, a rest day, back and core on Day 3, and a mix on Day 4 before repeating.

While being filmed on the 15th week Will Smith said he was thinking of quitting, but with deep resolve, he ended up continuing his weight loss plan, and not only that he finished his memoir, Will which is now available online.

And with great reviews:

“It’s the best memoir I’ve ever read.” — Oprah Winfrey

Final word

We all struggle to lose weight, and it is even harder to stay on a diet. Celebrities like Will Smith have a clear advantage, resources that most of us can only dream of, a personal trainer, a psychologist, and a personal chef.

But that shouldn’t stop us from trying, especially if the reason we want to lose weight is for health reasons.

Losing 20 pounds in 20 weeks, most experts would say, is doable, their advice is to lose a pound each week, losing more pounds will only make it harder to sustain weight loss in the future.

“There’s nothing I’ve ever experienced like changing your body that teaches the rules of the universe,”

“Transforming and cultivating a healthy body and healthy mind is really similar to the macro process of cultivating a better world.” — Will Smith

Take it from Will Smith, a healthy body and a healthy mind.

Source: Will Smith Just Shared a Look at How He Lost 20 Pounds in 20 Weeks

Disclaimer: This story should not be seen as weight-loss advice, it is best to see your doctor before embarking on any weight loss program.

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