How are actors able to put on muscle mass so quickly for movie roles?

[grumble1]

SOome of these guys also were bigger than they are at any given moment, so have muscle memory helping them out.

[gomez26]

when you are a celebrity and have all the time in the world to eat, rest, sleep and train.

ur obviously not familiar with the schedule of a typical top hollywood star.

[Tommy W.]

When you're being paid that much money to look a certain way, the ambivolence about drugs goes by the wayside.

[MiZZ9]

IMO Maybe some of them had a little "juice" help but also a lot of hollywood faces are very into personal fitness. With the right amount of training/motivation, quality food, top of the line suppliments and rest I believe a lot of transformations you see on screen are legit.

Actors are people too... Just very rich people!

[BartPimpson]

Bottom line, they're rich people and can afford expensive supplements, gym memberships, personal trainers, and they have enough time to work out 6 hours a day if they feel like it. I'm sure a few of them use gear, too.

[chmbs1]

I would say some have some damn good pro-hormones or just plain illegal steroids (which are very, very easy to come by in Southern California by the way). See Predator and tell me none of those commandos are on HGH. Also, like everyone else said, they have personal trainers and personal cooks babysitting them 24/7. Then there is the lighting and photoshop effect.

The same can be said about women in movies. Megan Fox looks good in Transformers, but in candid shots, not so much, plus she has the worst complexion I have ever seen. Hollywood is all glitz and glamor and mostly fake.

[Germinator2000]

intersting to hear evryones opinion.

i still don agree with the ones crediting the PTs and diets. if u are intellegent, know enough about bodybuilding , have some self dicipline, and are 100% motivated -- i say having a personal trainer, chef and $millions in addition wil help u only marginally. what ur saying is a classic example of the good old "if only, then" thinking: "If only i had a personal trainer, then i would be as strong as that guy" or "If only I had a chef and dietist, then i would be 220 lbs @ 10% now"

if it was true, u are admitting that ur own program is flawed. so why dont u do something about it? u might not have a personal trainer, but among our 2.6 million members, we have some pretty talented ppl who are happy to help u improve ur form, workout program, diet or whatever. the web also contain ~30.000.000.000 pages among witch u might find the informatino u need.

of course, if its ur motivation thats lacking, than thats another thing.

[Kirra]

Has to be dat dere celltech

[Vigilante_Inc]

Ok whilst they more than likely have access to the best trainers, gyms, supplements, food, and steroids... most of that stuff is cinema at it's finest. Anyone ever see still photos behind the scenes of the 300 movie. Those guys on film looked ripped and huge from top to bottom... most of them look pretty ho hum in real life though

[BB4239]

intersting to hear evryones opinion.

i still don agree with the ones crediting the PTs and diets. if u are intellegent, know enough about bodybuilding , have some self dicipline, and are 100% motivated -- i say having a personal trainer, chef and $millions in addition wil help u only marginally. what ur saying is a classic example of the good old "if only, then" thinking: "If only i had a personal trainer, then i would be as strong as that guy" or "If only I had a chef and dietist, then i would be 220 lbs @ 10% now"

if it was true, u are admitting that ur own program is flawed. so why dont u do something about it? u might not have a personal trainer, but among our 2.6 million members, we have some pretty talented ppl who are happy to help u improve ur form, workout program, diet or whatever. the web also contain ~30.000.000.000 pages among witch u might find the informatino u need.

of course, if its ur motivation thats lacking, than thats another thing.

I agree. It has a lot less to do with the money than most people think. It's more time spent training, dieting and resting. Followed by make up, angle lighting, pumping up before shooting. You'd be surprised how much you can improve a regular built person with the correct plan within a few months.

[FunkDaddy]

They are paid to put on muscle or whatever the film calls for. They have months to fine-tune their body while the film is in pre-production.

Add to that the makeup artists, cinematographers, post-effects people, etc.

A lot goes into making a film

[FatGymRat]

Ari Gold is riding their asses to finish their shakes and get in the power rack for some squats and deads.

Oh, and piles of HGH. (anabolics cause acne)

[KoN2o9]

Celltech

Probably

[BartPimpson]

I would say some have some damn good pro-hormones or just plain illegal steroids (which are very, very easy to come by in Southern California by the way). See Predator and tell me none of those commandos are on HGH. Also, like everyone else said, they have personal trainers and personal cooks babysitting them 24/7. Then there is the lighting and photoshop effect.

The same can be said about women in movies. Megan Fox looks good in Transformers, but in candid shots, not so much, plus she has the worst complexion I have ever seen. Hollywood is all glitz and glamor and mostly fake.

It sounds kooky, but some people look ugly in real life but good on film. The camera...changes your appearance, somehow. I'm not talking about digital editing and stuff. Just when you take a 3D person and put their image on 2D film they look a bit different.

[Ironlife]

intersting to hear evryones opinion.

i still don agree with the ones crediting the PTs and diets. if u are intellegent, know enough about bodybuilding , have some self dicipline, and are 100% motivated -- i say having a personal trainer, chef and $millions in addition wil help u only marginally. what ur saying is a classic example of the good old "if only, then" thinking: "If only i had a personal trainer, then i would be as strong as that guy" or "If only I had a chef and dietist, then i would be 220 lbs @ 10% now"

if it was true, u are admitting that ur own program is flawed. so why dont u do something about it? u might not have a personal trainer, but among our 2.6 million members, we have some pretty talented ppl who are happy to help u improve ur form, workout program, diet or whatever. the web also contain ~30.000.000.000 pages among witch u might find the informatino u need.

of course, if its ur motivation thats lacking, than thats another thing.

You my young friend are seriously under estimating the factor of what a proper diet and top notch supplements can do. Diet makes or breaks a physique, you eat the best of best foods and perform in the gym, you will make changes to a physique. If you are an average joe working 40 hr weeks and eating like sh.t then your physique would reflect this

[namjanurse7]

I agree to the above posters here.
$$$$$ and time for perfect diet/food, exercise, supplements, trainers, chef, etc. everything at perfect timing.

[paulgnc24]

How are actors able to put on muscle mass so quickly for movie roles? I always found this interesting. The rest of us take months to years to put on mass that they seem to be able to do within a short period of time.

EX:

Jamie Fox - Any Given Sunday
Christian Bale - Batman, Dark Knight
Will Smith

How are these guys able to add 20-30-40lbs of muscle so quickly?

get get paid to look good. imagine millions of dollars for motivation..lol

[Murph0408]

honestly sometimes i think it's as simple as a very low bodyfat.

i'm 236 pounds and beefy right now. but on camera i "look bigger" when i'm actually around 210 and leaner/more defined.

like stallone these days. ripped as hell but his BF is very low. i wouldn't call him massive by any means. same with hugh jackman. looks like a million bucks but in terms of size is he really that "big" and "jacked' ??

then again it all varies. and no, i would not be surprised if these guys dip into some steroids or some kind of performance enhancement.

[chmbs1]

Ok whilst they more than likely have access to the best trainers, gyms, supplements, food, and steroids... most of that stuff is cinema at it's finest. Anyone ever see still photos behind the scenes of the 300 movie. Those guys on film looked ripped and huge from top to bottom... most of them look pretty ho hum in real life though

The guys were shredded as hell, very low BF, but as far as muscle mass, not very much. Gerard Butler looked MASSIVE in the movie, but in the "making of 300' documentary he looked like he weighed less than 200lbs, even at 6'2''ish.

[daddysonn]

Roids and increased testosterone from all the sex.

[thedrivenone]

It varies from role to role; steroids, illusions from the actual video, or genetics.

Regardless, all of them worked hard in the gym and kitchen. That's the only consistent variable.

[toneekay]

I'm sure they've given it their all in their "bodybuilding" before going on screen and let the magic in Hollywood take them the rest of the way.

[noflyingcars]

eggs and protein shakes according to empire online

(he's a vegetarian too)

Uhm, what films are they?

[trojan09]

Probably The Machinist and Batman Begins

[Xax]

roids

[Woody-5]

Uhm, what films are they?

that's a cut gone wrong! lol The machinist is a great movie though.

[willjohn1]

Chris Evans from the Captain America set:
mtv.com/photos/chris-evans-on-the-captain-america-set/1648650/5234838/photo.jhtml
The guy has always been cut, but he looks absolutely huge here.

[MoreDOMS]

I know there is some software out called MovieReshape where you can make the person appear however you want them to (skinny, buff, fat, etc). So I'm sure something similar to that is used to get the finished effect once the actor/actress has dieted and exercised for awhile.

[ger2oo5]

while i agree the mayority of ppl working out are copmletely lost and hopeless, a bunch of us here are VERY knowldegeble when it comes to training and nutrition, far more than personal trainers. yet we dont explode in muscles in a few months time.

So modest, even for someone who obviously isnt "exploding with muscles". Maybe you should be thinking of offering a PTing service yourself. Im convinced methods such as "fear based" training will make you millions LOL!

[gomez26]

So modest, even for someone who obviously isnt "exploding with muscles". Maybe you should be thinking of offering a PTing service yourself. Im convinced methods such as "fear based" training will make you millions LOL!

germi - future trainer of hollywood stars