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How did Dave Bautista lose weight?

In an old interview on LIVE with Kelly and Mark, Dave Bautista talked about his weight loss journey and the difficulties involved. The actor revealed that he gained a lot of weight for his role in Knock at the Cabin. And to get fit and not be pigeonholed into roles like Drax, he started Jiu-Jitsu when he decided to lose weight. “That's how I lose weight. I gained so much weight for Knock at the Cabin. I was really big, over 300 pounds (about 136 kg),” he said.

But then he decided to work out. “I was having trouble losing weight, so I took a trainer – my buddy Jason Manly – with me to Budapest while I was filming Dune,” Bautista revealed.

The actor added that he and his trainer “did nothing but wrestle for hours.” He added, “And so I started losing weight and I was like, 'I'm just going to stick with it so I can get my brown belt.'” According to the actor, he managed to lose 50 pounds thanks to martial arts training.

“I sacrificed a lot of muscle mass, but that’s okay with me”

When Kelly Ripa explained that much of Bautista's weight was actually muscle mass because “muscle weighs more than fat,” the actor replied, “I lost weight and sacrificed a lot of muscle mass. But I'm OK with that because I just feel more comfortable.”