I saw Rocky Balboa last night and as a big fan of all the Rocky movies (even #5) I have to say the training in this last one takes the cake! This training is more impressive and inspiring than that of Rocky IV.
Stallone looked damn strong cleaning 405, push pressing 315...squatting 495 (i think) i know stallone is a big strong guy, but can he really put up those numbers?
I also liked the kettlebell training he did and the 'keg slams'. all in all, good movie that makes you want to workout when you get out of the theater. Anyone else see it? Thoughts?
I dunno, he looks like he's in great shape and he was really self-deprecating in all 20 pages of his Q&As; I don't know why he'd lie about that while downplaying himself in so many other ways.
"My question is whether the producers / insurance company would let a 60 year old man attempt max lifts."
Stallone wrote and directed the first Rocky movie.
to prepare himself for the original role, he trained a tremendous amount, dieting to the point where he would walk around the parking lot confused because he didn't have enough carbs or fat in his diet, because he had to lose enough fat to have good definition.
he's still in excellent shape at 60 years old.
Who's going to be the guy to tell him, "You're too old to lift"?
The training is a major plot point of the movie.
Blank-firing guns are a major injury risk to actors, especially if used improperly (Brandon Lee and several other actors died using/abusing them).
insurance companies haven't demanded that gunshots be replaced with CGI for action movies yet that I know of.
If Stallone injures himself training, so what? He's more that loaded enough to pay for medical care for the rest of his life.