Ugh so annoying. So like both in movies and body building, what they’re selling is actually not a healthy or strong physique—but someone who could be on the verge of organ failure.

I like the idea of fitness, and being in functionally good shape, so this sort of exaggeration is something I find uniquely distasteful—portraying a a goal state that is actually just a grift/scam, and that is dangerous to partake in.

Henry Cavill had a similar experience as Geralt. He said he could smell water nearby after a while

Yeah they will typically time the cutting/dehydration to film all the "muscle shots" at the same time. The actors are miserable during this time period, and will and will quickly hydrate/switch to maintenance eating after this

I think I heard something similar, so probably.

On that note, I'm well hydrated. REALLY well hydrated...

https://www.gq.com.au/health/fitness/the-hellish-regime-hugh-jackman-went-through-for-his-logan-body/news-story/a1f6feeeee1a14c365f72e74671fe3df?amp=1

Apparently, body builders commonly do this, too, from what I’m seeing in various comments

Yeah. There is a reason, why we only see one scene of a shirtless hero per movie.

Yes, he explained this in the BTS for "Les Miserables"

A MUSICAL MOVIE WHERE THE CAST HAD TO SING LIVE ON SET. (I had to write that in caps to drive home the point and retraumatise all the theater kids in the audience)

Three times a week with a reasonable diet would get most people the first look. And you could actually maintain it.

The second is impossible to maintain for more than short stints.

Yeah the whole "dehydrate the fuck out of yourself to make your muscles pop a bit" thing is so irresponsible. Jackman pulled the same thing for the opening prisoner scene in the Les Miserables movie, which was doubly irresponsible because he had to sing, and being dehydrated makes it really difficult to sing well, and potentially puts you at risk to damage your voice. I think I've seen interviews where they spent like several hours on that scene because his voice kept breaking. So not only was it super bad for Jackman, it also wasted the rest of the cast and crew's time.

The pic from 2000 looks pretty reasonable.

flexibility and reach was an issue.

REACHER

Richson

It's definitely not the Disney/Marvel steroid program that Fox didn't put it's actors through....

Like, even the world's best trainers, nutritionists, and anything else couldn't consistently get these results.

They can take any random actor through that progression in like 9 months now.

There's no way they're all able to do it. It's worse than 90s baseball

Can't wait for Even Older Man Logan

He is over 100 years old

When i saw the movie i thought the joke was CGI muscles. But in some podcasts and other things people talked about they are real. Really confusing. Also someone apparently asked how they got to get into shape and they said it was pretty easy, he was never out of shape. The difference between the left and right picture could just be heavy dehydration. Someone even mentioned that even a glass of water could "ruin" his physique

Steroids, professional chefs, makeup, and Photoshop goes along way

Agree, looks much healthier and more natural. A better role model definitely.

Not really and Jackman didn't think so too. He was cast at the last minute and couldn't bulk up sufficiently in time. His form from X2 onwards is the form he aimed for.