ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Tell me about your training process forThe Woman King.
How long did it take for you to get ready?
LASHANA LYNCH:It took me the entire shoot to get ready.
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What is your fitness level during normal times when you’re not training or filming?
I enjoy working out.
I come from a sports background, so I’m also used to being active whenever possible.
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What did you do workout-wise before?
And that was a springboard into me learning more about health and fitness and diet.
So generally HIIT exercises, core work, a lot of abs.
Lashana Lynch as Nomi and Daniel Craig as James Bond in ‘No Time to Die.'.Nicola Dove/MGM
We were put on a meal plan pretty early on.
So brown rice, sweet potato, fish.
And as someone who is a big foodie, I love taste.
And removing taste and deep enjoyment from my food was a struggle.
In the morning we start with some eggs, gluten-free toast if we’re having a workout that morning.
Then we’d have a protein shake.
[Trainer and nutritionist] Gabby Mclain also focused on a water cleanse.
So I would be drinking five liters of water every day.
It helped with water retention and helps your muscles and your veins show in a different way.
They couldn’t give you a little salt or oil or something?
I mean, there were some herbs, really low salt, really low carbs, really low fat.
And then as the shoot went by, we realized that on certain days we’d need different things.
So then we’d have to tailor the food around that.
And eventually, as I said to Gabby, I need something.
I need hot sauce.
I really enjoy being in charge of my body.
So I wanted to harness that as much as possible as I grew up.
My choice of career was a really great chance to exercise my wants.
And the two combined is what makes me feel really most like myself.
I love that point.
What do you take from that moving forward in your own career?
These are all things that are really important to me to have a good life.
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