{"id":55166,"date":"2026-05-27T03:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=55166"},"modified":"2026-05-27T03:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:14:11","slug":"he-was-drinking-glasses-of-pure-olive-oil-rosalind-ross-disclosed-the-brutal-7000-calorie-regimen-that-forced-mark-wahlberg-to-gain-30-pounds-in-6-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=55166","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe Was Drinking Glasses Of Pure Olive Oil.\u201d \u2014 Rosalind Ross Disclosed The Brutal 7,000-Calorie Regimen That Forced Mark Wahlberg To Gain 30 Pounds In 6 Weeks."},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Wahlberg has long been known for discipline, early-morning workouts, and a famously sculpted physique, but his role in Father Stu required him to do the opposite of everything his body had been trained to maintain. To portray Stuart Long, the boxer-turned-priest whose life was transformed by faith and later marked by the devastating effects of inclusion body myositis, Wahlberg committed to one of the most physically punishing transformations of his career.<\/p>\n

For the 2022 biopic, directed by Rosalind Ross, Wahlberg reportedly gained around 30 pounds in just six weeks. The change was not simply cosmetic. It was meant to reflect the real physical decline Stuart Long endured as illness weakened his body and reshaped his life. Wahlberg, who had spent decades building an image around fitness and athletic intensity, deliberately abandoned his lean frame to capture a more vulnerable, fragile version of the character.<\/p>\n

The process was extreme. Under medical supervision, Wahlberg consumed up to 7,000 calories a day, a regimen that quickly became more painful than enjoyable. Rather than indulging in a glamorous Hollywood \u201cbulk,\u201d he faced a repetitive and exhausting eating schedule built around dense, heavy meals. Plates of bacon, eggs, steaks, and other calorie-packed foods reportedly became part of his routine every few hours.<\/p>\n

One of the most striking details from the transformation was the use of pure olive oil to boost his calorie intake. Drinking glasses of oil may sound shocking, but for Wahlberg it became one of the fastest ways to force his body into rapid weight gain. The result, however, came at a cost. The actor reportedly felt sluggish, uncomfortable, and physically miserable as his body adjusted to the sudden increase in weight.<\/p>\n

What made the transformation especially notable was the contrast with Wahlberg\u2019s public image. Audiences are used to seeing him as controlled, athletic, and intensely disciplined. In Father Stu, that control had to disappear. His body needed to tell part of the story before he even spoke a line. The weight gain helped communicate Stuart Long\u2019s suffering, vulnerability, and loss of physical power.<\/p>\n

Still, the transformation was not meant to glorify extreme body changes. Rapid weight gain can be physically stressful, and Wahlberg\u2019s process was tied to a specific film role under professional supervision. It was an acting choice, not a health model.<\/p>\n

In the end, Wahlberg\u2019s commitment gave Father Stu a deeper emotional weight. His transformation was not just about changing how he looked. It was about honoring the painful reality of a man whose body failed him, even as his spirit grew stronger.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mark Wahlberg has long been known for discipline, early-morning workouts, and a famously sculpted physique, but his role in Father Stu required him to do the opposite of everything his body had been trained to maintain. To portray Stuart Long, the boxer-turned-priest whose life was transformed by faith and later marked by the devastating effects…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55191,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55166\/revisions\/55191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}