The ’90s saw Linda transform completely from an up-and-coming actress to a Hollywood powerhouse after she reprised her role as Sarah Connor in 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The film saw her undergo intense physical training as her character became a fierce warrior with the muscles to match.
“I said, ‘This woman had been living with this certainty of man’s demise for all these years, and she’d have become this wild thing,’ so the warrior woman and crazy woman were all me,” she told the BBC about accepting the role. “It was a wonderful opportunity to grow a character.”
The brunette beauty described her physical transformation to Prevue Magazine, and shared insight into her grueling workout regimen. “For almost a year, I ran, lifted weights, trampolined, aerobicized, and bicycled – three hours a day, six days a week,” she recalled.
“In the past I’d spent months at health clubs, but the training was never this focused. Now I’m stronger, I survive on four hours of sleep a night, and I’m much more confident.”
“Still, there were drawbacks,” she continued. “I got bigger than I wanted, a bit unfeminine. My legs got so muscular, I couldn’t wear my old pants. Lately, my workouts have become more moderate; I think of them as a kind of meditation.”
This was also the time that Linda built her famously muscular arms, which went on to inspire many an arm workout.
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