It should come as a surprise to no one that Tom Cruise is as regimental about his nutrition as he is about everything else in his life. According to an anonymous crew member—who worked with Cruise on Mission: Impossible—Fallout —the movie star practices a “bizarre diet.” Call it bizarre if you will, but this unconventional approach appears to be working. To summarise the actor’s eating habits back in 2018: small meals.

You’ve mastered the diet plan and now it’s time to get running, Tom Cruise-style. Of course, the actor’s uniquely fierce sprint is but a small part of his overall fitness routine. As we warned you before, one should be prepared for a ceaseless amount of outdoor activity. To quote him directly (from a 2018 interview): “Sea-kayaking, caving… fencing, treadmill, weights… rock-climbing, hiking… I jog… I do so many different activities.”

Born in Syracuse, New York, Tom Cruise grew up on the brink of incessant poverty and spent much of his youth moving from one place to the next (it’s been reported that he went to as many as 15 schools in 14 years). The product of a Catholic upbringing, he flirted with the priesthood while attending a Franciscan seminary in Ohio. By 18 years of age, Tom Cruise moved to New York City to pursue an acting career instead. He scored brief roles in films like Endless Love and Taps soon after.