Chaske Spencer and his wolf pack

The Oklahoman’s Brandy McDonell was able to interview Oklahoman born Chaske Spencer and his wolf pack during the New Moon press tour. The guys talked about being a pack – like hanging out together and working out, and joining the Twilight Saga. Here is an excerpt of her interview:

Q: Was there a wolf boot camp for this or do your abs just naturally look great?

Spencer: No, they made us work out. It was an hour of training, they got us a trainer. We went in, it was a guy who helped out on 300. They threw us into the training for maybe an hour and ten minutes, and it was a lot of circuit training and muscle confusion. We also ate a lot. We ate six meals a day, three protein shakes a day.

Meraz: And thanks to Chaske, we also ate a lot of apple pie.

Spencer: Yes. Dessert, too. Yeah, I was a bad influence.

Pelletier: We did strength training, conditioning, weight training, lots of cardio. It was pretty intense.

Meraz: It was definitely crucial to the bonding, too. That’s really what helped out with building the chemistry on set and even during filming, I think it really helped out a lot. We had a blast. We supported each other, we even made fun of each other – you know, like who could do the most push-ups or whatever. It really helped out with our characterizations.

Spencer: I think the chemistry, you’ll see it on the screen. We all get along, and that’s really cool and surprising, because in some films you just don’t get along with the other people, but this time around, they picked the right people.

Meraz: I love you, man! I love you, Dad!

Pelletier: Definitely like a band of brothers, that’s for sure.

Q: You guys have no trouble looking great with your shirts off in the rain and around the breakfast table. Will you talk about both of those scenes?

Spencer: The rain was pretty hard. At one point, we all huddled up together to use our bodies to keep warm. It was definitely pretty cold. We all got through it, you know.

Meraz: I think Bronson had the best explanation of it. He said we had a cutting-glass business.

Spencer: Our nipples were rock hard.

Pelletier: Yeah, definitely. And on top of it, there was the fake rain, too. It wasn’t warmed-up rain either, mind you. It was cold rain coming on top of us, blankets of rain, too. It was pretty wild.

Click on the link above to read the complete interview.

She has also written a separate piece about Chaske, who is proud of his Oklahoman and Native American roots. To read that article, click here.

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