Busta Rhymes reveals how a DM to professional bodybuilder Dexter Jackson helped him drop an incredible 100 pounds and transform his life: ‘I didn’t spend any time taking care of myself’
In just 12 months, rapper Busta Rhymes (born Trevor George Smith Jr) lost a notable 100-pound weight and regained control of his health.
The 48-year-old opened up about the perception that his weight had gotten out of control and was negatively affecting his health in a new interview for Men’s Health Magazine.
Busta revealed that his fitness journey came after he fell for direct messages from professional bodybuilder Dexter Jackson who trained the Conglomerate star at the gym.
Fitness fanatic: Busta Rhymes talked about his incredible 100-pound weight loss in a new interview for Men’s Health Magazine
While working on his latest album, Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God, Rhymes said he was the least healthy person who has ever been in his life, but was working hard to realize.
“Believe it or not, I made the album when I was in the prime of my health,” he told Men’s Health. ‘I was so focused on making music the best it could be, I didn’t spend any time taking care of myself.’
After struggling with sleep apnea and discovering that he had developed throat polyps that blocked 90% of his breath, the hip hop star knew he needed to take control.
Out of control: while working on his latest album, Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God, Rhymes said he was the least healthy he had ever been in his life, but he had worked hard to realize
“Believe it or not, I made the album when I was in the prime of my health,” he told Men’s Health. ‘I was so focused on making music the best it could be, I didn’t spend any time taking care of myself.’
‘That’s when I knew it was serious,’ he told me. ‘The doctor told me that if I caught a cold or slept badly, I could die. . . . It felt like it was with me now, and I had to turn things in a different direction. I was too young to take all these medicines for pressure and acid reflux.
The biggest step towards his health goals came by chance when he was tagged on an Instagram by professional bodybuilder Dexter Jackson, who was working on one of his songs.
“I hit him at the DM, I told him I needed his help, I gave him my number and he answered me immediately,” said Busta, seeing the tag as a kind of divine intervention.
‘The doctor told me that if I caught a cold or slept badly, I could die. . . . It felt like it was with me now, and I had to turn things in a different direction. I was too young to take all these medicines for pressure and acid reflux.
Calling the experts: Busta revealed that his fitness journey came after he fell for direct messages from professional bodybuilder Dexter Jackson, who trained the Conglomerate star at the gym
Showing his commitment to transforming his health, Busta moved to Florida for a month to begin his training with Jackson.
In fact, he gained 50 pounds at the start – from 290 pounds to 340 pounds – but was building muscle under Jackson’s tutelage and the help of a personal chef.
The rap mogul’s routine was intense: three daily workouts on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and twice a day on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Incredible: Rhymes worked 6 days a week for 30 days, two and three times a day and in October, the hip hop star shared an impressive comparison of before and after on Instagram
He also told Men’s Health that he also followed a strict diet, eating every two and a half hours and consuming 12 egg whites at a time.
Since the intense 30-reset, the rapper I Know What You Want has adopted a more manageable gym schedule and a healthy diet. He currently weighs 254 pounds.
In October, Busta first revealed his massive weight loss on social media when he shared a comparison of before and after on Instagram.
It’s time to change: showing his commitment to transforming his health, Busta moved to Florida for a month to begin his training with Jackson (photo in 2019)