Matt Lauria was unfamiliar with the world of mixed martial arts before he was cast to portray fighter Ryan Wheeler on the MMA drama Kingdom. And while no stranger to playing an athlete, having starred on Friday Night Lights, nothing could prepare him for the level of physicality required for the role. On top of that, less than a year earlier Lauria made the decision to go vegan, which meant throwing away all of his preconceptions about weight gaining.
“I have learned so much about training and fitness since I first started this journey,” Lauria says. Put through a boot camp with his fellow actors, like bad-asses Frank Grillo and Jonathan Tucker, Lauria spent his role-prep training with UFC pros. Now, heading into the third and final season, the actor is arguably in the best shape of his life with 18 pounds of fresh muscle, a feat he accomplished with the help of trainer Jen Widerstrom.
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