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Comic Book Super Hero Workouts
The Incredible Hulk Lou Ferrigno
Lou Ferrigno portrayed the Incredible Hulk on television every week in the late 1970s, and TV movies in the 1980s. He's a big inspiration to me as he crosses the lines between two of my favorite hobbies, weightlifting and comic books. He started weight lifting at age 13. His role model was body builder and Hercules star Steve Reeves. He's won IFBB Mr. America, IFBB Mr. Universe, came second and third in the Mr. Olympia competition, and second in the Masters Olympia. His favorite superheroes as a child were Spider-man and the Hulk of course. Lou Ferrigno Weightlifting TipsHugh Jackman Wolverine Workout
Hugh Jackman likes to take his workouts a lot like you'd imagine Wolverine would, that is with a huge amount of just plain ferocity. .
Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man Workout
Robert Downey Jr. had to gain 20 lbs for his role in Iron Man. He dropped down to 151 lbs for Sherlock Holmes and bulked right back up for Iron Man II. Found out what kind of exercises an Iron Man performs.
Speaking of Iron Man in Iron Man II, Scarlett Johansson who played the Black Widow says her workouts are basically simple stuff like “pull-ups, crunches, lunges, squats, jumping jacks, planks, walking, jogging and push ups.” She says, “There is no magic wand to wave over oneself to look good in a latex catsuit. Eating healthy and getting fit is about commitment, determination, consistency and the dedication to self-preservation.” She commits at least 30 minutes of her day to working out.
The Thing Michael Chiklis
In the comics the Thing is often the Hulk's sparring mate. In the movies Michael Chiklis played the orange monster on the big screen. How hard was it for Michael Chiklis to train for the Thing, well his problem was not building his muscles to look like the Thing as much as building his endurance to wear the Thing costume. In an interview in the July 2005 issue of Muscle & Fitness. He describes the training he's done for the Fantastic Four movie and the kind of workout he did before his popular TV show the Shield. He says he ran 6 to 7 miles a day trying to build up his endurance for the the part of the Thing to build up his endurance. He says he wished he had trained with a weighted vest so his legs would have been prepared to deal with the weight. The suit weighed 60 pounds and was 5 inches thick in some places.
Sylvester Stallone Workouts
Sylvester Stallone is basically always in shape except for maybe the time he gained weight to star in Copland. He always plays characters of superhero proportions like Rocky, Rambo, Demolition Man, and even the classic comic book character Judge Dredd.
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power section for our analysis of comic book superheroes like
the Golden Age Atom, Batman, Wildcat, Guardian, and others that had to
rely on the gym and good old fashioned exercise to get their powers.
