Michelle Rodriguez gains 20 pounds of muscle for 'Dungeons and Dragons' with heavy lifting and high-protein diet.

Michelle Rodriguez gained nearly 20 pounds of muscle in three months for her role in "Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves" by lifting heavy weights with progressive overload and eating a high-protein diet consisting of five meals or snacks a day. Her personal trainer and nutritionist Magnus Lygdbäck ensured she employed progressive overload and ate in a slight calorie surplus to fuel her muscle growth. Rodriguez trained five days a week with a three-day split and ate plenty of protein, with a goal to eat one gram per pound of bodyweight.