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“I played in the Super Bowl last Donald to try a few packages of the goal. But getting them to
year at 257—people don’t know his Chicago-based InsainlyFit their respective finish lines
that,” says Donald, whose Los Meals (insainlyfitmeals.com). It required opposite approaches.
Angeles Rams fell to the New also gave Sain the chance to tell Cannon’s 10-pound gain started
England Patriots, 13–3, in Super Donald of his most recent success with a 3,000-calorie diet, which
Bowl LIII. “The double teams story: Nick Cannon, whom he was a challenge, according to
become a lot heavier out there. connected with on social media. Sain, since the rapper is a “busy
You’re a little lighter, so you have Sain helped him bulk up from a noneater.”
to anchor down a little extra scrawny 153 pounds to a lean 163 His solutions: For breakfast,
stronger. When you’re at 257 in just under a year while Sain would have Cannon
trying to play two guys who in the middle of his down a 1,500-calorie
S H U T T E R S T O C K you after a while.” putting on pounds LEARN loaded with almond
Wild ’N Out tour.
weigh 330 each, it takes a toll on
mass-gainer shake—
For both stars,
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It was at an event during the
milk, peanut butter,
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go to Sain’s Instagram and oatmeal.
@Arron_Sain. That would keep
Cannon full for hours,
which made his next
meal—one or two
750-calorie chicken and bean
burritos—tough to stomach.
“It’s like having two machines
using two fuels,” Sain says. “One
machine is fed food and the other
is fed through supplements.”
On the other hand, managing
Donald’s intake—which would be
as much as 4,500 calories per
day—was easier. Unlike with
Cannon, Sain could get creative
with Donald’s breakfast, lunch,
and dinner. And when it came to
the day before games, Sain would
whip up a complex-carb-filled
spaghetti and meatballs dinner.
“I wanted Aaron to have mara-
thon-runner-like endurance, so I
had him eat like a runner.”
COOKING IS
NEVER A COOKIE-
CUTTER PLAN.
Donald is now back at 270
AARON DONALD pounds, while maintaining his
physique on a 3,600-calorie diet.
“I just want to thank God for
giving me the ability and oppor-
tunity to help people,” Sain says.
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