more famous roles of his career, where many sequences in the previous iterations feature him rigorously training his cardio, upper body, and general high-level conditioning.
“If I’m going to bench press 250 [pounds] in a film, I need to be able to bench press 275 [pounds] a few times,” Majors told Men’s Health.
Majors appears to have applied the same thought process in preparation for Creed III. He reportedly didn’t appreciate being handed “fake weights” while filming a scene.
“I will do this all day — We are not putting fake weights on,” said Majors, explaining his rationale to Men’s Health. “I haven’t been training for the past three months to get here and use Styrofoam. “Put these [expletive] weights on so we can lift it, so you can shoot it, so I can tell the story. Respectfully, anything less is like putting fake tears in your eyes. Or putting fake sweat on you.”