7/16/2009

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The actor needed to hit the gym to fit the role as Jacob Black in "New Moon."

Stephanie DeLuca

In "New Moon" actor Taylor Lautner, who plays Jacob Black, needed to transform his scrawny body into a ripped one. As soon as the cameras stopped rolling for "Twilight," Lautner hit the gym.  
  
"The day I finished 'Twilight' I came home and started bulking up," Lautner, 17, told Interview magazine about gaining weight for his return as werewolf Jacob Black. "For 'New Moon,' I'm 30 pounds heavier than I was in 'Twilight.'"  
  
According to Interview magazine, Lautner worked out two hours a day, five days a week. At one point the actor was hitting the gym seven days a week.  
  
"The hardest thing for me was the eating. At one point I had to shove as much food in my body as possible to pack on calories. My trainer wanted me to do six meals a day and not go two hours without eating. If I would cheat on eating one day, I could tellI'd drop a few pounds," Lautner said.  
  
Even though there's nothing wrong with having a fantastic body, Lautner did find one downfall.  
  
"I grew out of a lot of my clothes," he said. "I went from a men's small to a men's large."  
  
Fans of Stephenie Meyer's bestselling vampire saga are anticipating "New Moon's" arrival in November. So how does Lautner feel about the die-hard "Twilight" fans?  
  
"They are very intense, but it's cool that they're so dedicated and so passionate," Lautner said. "They're the reason we're here doing this sequel. So I'm thankful for the fans. I like meeting them. But, yeah, they're pretty intense. Sometimes it becomes a little overwhelming."