Terry Crews became obsessed with exercise because he thought heâd have to âfightâ his father one day.
The 52-year-old actor and comedian has admitted he began hitting the gym almost every day for over two decades in order to get in the best possible shape to take on his âabusive fatherâ, as he believed heâd need to stand up to him in a physical fight in order to save his mother from abuse.
He said: After my time in the NFL, one thing I noticed is that if you make everything sports-specific, all of sudden, when the sport is over, guys just waste away. You ve got to understand, there was a time in my life where I got overweight because I was depressed. I m depressed, I need something, I need a change, I need to go to the gym 21 days straight. That 21-day period turned into 21 years.