Making Waves
Men's Fitness (US)|June 2017

He earned a black belt in taekwondo at 11. Conquered Hollywood in Cruel Intentions at 24. Now, at 42, Shooter star RYAN PHILLIPPE is launching an app that could shake up the fitness world.

Chris Lee
Making Waves

Portraying an elite ex-Marine assassin on USA Network’s Shooter, Ryan Phillippe likes to perform his own stunts whenever possible, training in Muay Thai kickboxing and close-quarters combat, even learning to take out a target sixth-eighths of a mile away with a single-bolt sniper rifle. 

But when it came to branching outside the TV and movie realm with Become, a tech startup he’s been developing for the past two years that’s set to launch this summer, the ridiculously ripped 42-year-old actor explains his inspiration—call it his “there should be an app for that” moment—as a consequence of persistent questions about his hardcore commitment to fitness.

“Whether I’m doing a movie or TV show or not, I’ve worked out five days a week, 1½ hours a day, for the past 20 years,” says Phillippe, who received his black belt in taekwondo at age 11. “And I always get asked: How do you look so young? How do you stay in shape? What [supplements] do you take? What do you eat?”

The Delaware native’s mobile-based subscription service aims to arm users with health and workout intel curated by him and a group of similarly fit influencers and athletes, providing unique access not only to their dietary supplements and gym workouts but also to their grocery lists and meal plans, all in an effort to help men become better, fitter, more well-adjusted versions of themselves.

This story is from the June 2017 edition of Men's Fitness (US).

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