Relaxed Love - Depeche Mode vs Relax - Remix. Cooper also focused on the small details. So he took to it pretty quickly.”, Getting Kyle’s Texas accent just right also required four hours a day of dialect work. “He just said, ‘You don’t have to. “I didn’t want them to stereotype him — the stereotypical cowboy or the stereotypical SEAL,” she said. Need help? “At 185 pounds, it would’ve been a joke. Have a question about our comment policies? One thing he learned for the film: When he looks through his rifle’s scope, he sniffs, much as Kyle did. RELATED: The ‘unverifiable’ legacy of Chris Kyle, the deadliest sniper in American history, The actor began training after he wrapped up filming on another movie; for that role, he was told not to lift anything heavier than a kayak paddle. Walsh also said he developed exercises so that Cooper could move about in his new and bigger body as if it had been his all along. “He had some major, major imbalances.”. You need to enable JavaScript to use SoundCloud. Please download one of our supported browsers. 201 Followers. Putting 6,000 calories a day in your body gets old quick.”, Aside from eating five meals a day, Cooper consumed energy bars and pre- and post-workout supplement drinks known as Plazma (product listing: “Brutal Workout Formula for Enhanced Growth & Recovery”). Under the production alias of RiffMix, Chris regularly collaborates and performs with other musicians, and spent two years DJing with electronic rock band Alien Zoo . The songs were provided by Taya Kyle, according to the Dallas Morning News, which added that Taya played in integral role in helping Cooper prepare: Taya recalled watching the film for the first time: “Initially I was so focused on Chris and making sure that it honored him, but I just lost myself,” she told the Military Times. These weren’t smoke and mirrors workouts. For two days, the three of them sat around and talked. “It felt like I had a couple of friends over,” she said. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Hours and hours of him talking,” Cooper told the Navy Times. “He came to me with back and shoulder problems,” his trainer, Jason Walsh, told Men’s Health. His size was such a part of who he was.”, But Cooper’s work to ready himself for the role — for which he ultimately earned an Oscar nomination — wasn’t about simply adding extra lean muscle; Kyle, he said, “wasn’t ripped. By the end of the program, he was performing rack pulls with 425 pounds for 10 reps.”, Beyond matching Kyle’s physicality, Cooper also had to work on getting the sniper’s mannerisms and personality right. “It’d be almost like a tell in poker,” Kyle’s widow, Taya, told the Dallas Morning News. But the trainer said the most difficult part was the eating: “We had to force-feed him,” Walsh recalled. Walsh told T-Nation that Chris Kyle’s picture often graced the gym’s wall during workouts to the Navy SEAL’s own playlist, which included Metallica and Toby Keith. He trained like a strength athlete in the morning, then he came in again in the afternoon and trained to build muscle.”, According to T-Nation, Cooper gained 39 pounds and maintained “roughly the same percent body fat. One of the organisers of Oddly Wholesome and Subsonic Music festivals and a keen exponent of technology, Chris is always looking to push the boundaries of creative events and music through live collaborations, interactivity and immersion and is currently working on a light, laser and visual show which integrates these principals. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Chris Kyle was killed at a shooting range in 2013. Cooper received rifle training on the weekends with Kevin Lacz, a Navy SEAL sniper who had served alongside Kyle, according to People magazine. Review our, The ‘unverifiable’ legacy of Chris Kyle, the deadliest sniper in American history, How Clint Eastwood’s ‘American Sniper’ stoked the American culture wars, How American Sniper compares to the biggest war movies of all time. Cooper played with her children in the backyard and rolled on the ground with her dogs. Playing a wide range of electronic music styles and melting them into his own brand of deep and funky bass line driven, melodically infused rhythms Chris takes pride in careful and considered track selection, key and harmony and understands these are central to creating a cohesive and satisfying musical progression and journey. He was just a bear.”, The transformation had to be completed quickly, in about three months’ time, before filming began. Walsh told T-Nation that Chris Kyle’s picture often graced the gym’s wall during workouts to the Navy SEAL’s own playlist, which included Metallica and Toby Keith. I had earbuds on that whole time, just listening to his voice, repeating what he would say.”. He wasn’t sinewy. Bradley Cooper’s preparations to portray Chris Kyle in “American Sniper” began in the dining room and the weight room: To take on the role of a 230-pound Navy SEAL sniper, Cooper would have to pack on muscle — and a lot of it. “The second day, in the morning, he went out there and was consistently hitting 800-yard targets the size of a teacup. If it’s pizza and cake, that’s one thing. Is your network connection unstable or browser outdated? The program was a success. We’re getting everything we need just by being here.’”. Cooper reassured her. “This kind of intense training is unfamiliar to the Hollywood crowd. “It was so Chris. Cooper told Men’s Health that the diet “was a real shock to my body. “I had so much access to Chris, based on interviews he’d done and video. And Cooper's transformation into Chris Kyle — physical, mental, and emotional — is truly impressive. Chris Kyle - DJ & Producer has DJ’d internationally and been involved in the electronic music scene for over a decade and is currently working on incorporating his own productions into a live and dyn. RELATED: How Clint Eastwood’s ‘American Sniper’ stoked the American culture wars, “He actually proved himself to be really good,” writer-producer Jason Hall told People of Cooper’s gun skills. It wasn’t Bradley on the screen. She showed them his baseball caps, cowboy boots and the clothes still hanging in the closet. That regimen required waking up at 5 a.m., working out for five hours and consuming about 6,000 calories a day, Cooper told the Navy Times. Stream Tracks and Playlists from Chris Kyle on your desktop or mobile device. Your current browser isn't compatible with SoundCloud. Not bodybuilding, but to be like Chris. The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. “In a stressful situation, Chris would do that.”. “I had to get to the point where I believed I was him,” Cooper told Men’s Health. He was a very big, thick, strong man.”. Sydney. “It was a heavily regulated regimen,” Cooper told the Navy Times. “Without that kind of caloric intake and the ability to recover, he probably wouldn’t have made it,” Walsh told Men’s Health. First, Walsh had Cooper do “corrective movements” and performed exercises such as dead lifts and squats “to build a foundation solid enough to hold the extra mass,” according to Men’s Health. Cooper would then do more traditional exercises to build out muscle. It was Chris.”, RELATED: How American Sniper compares to the biggest war movies of all time. “His body just absorbed everything I threw at it.”, Walsh told muscle site T-Nation that Cooper “never missed a workout.”, “He showed a kind of dedication to his training that we seldom see with actors,” said Walsh, whose company, Rise Nation, is known for helping actors from Jessica Biel to Jennifer Garner prepare for roles. 14 Tracks. “I had this huge document that I put on my iPhone and my iPad and I just had it on constantly. Chris Kyle - DJ & Producer has DJâd internationally and been involved in the electronic music scene for over a decade and is currently working on incorporating his own productions into a live and dynamic audio visual show. Kyle didn’t want them to make a caricature out of her husband. T Nation, along with Jason Walsh, Ben Bruno, Tim Patterson, and Biotest, is honored to play a small role in helping Bradley Cooper bring Chris Kyle's story to the big screen. “I had a goal of 30 pounds of muscle. Passionate about producing events and creating space, Chris has had many opportunities to witness the essence of successful dance music and understands that emotional and rhythmic connection are fundamental to crafting an energised and responsive dance floor. “They were very respectful, kind and warm.”, Share your feedback by emailing the author. This as well as recently working with and DJing alongside an electric guitarist has lent his DJâing a greater depth, musicality and live performance value.