Badass Actors Who Got Completely Ripped For Movie Roles

Most actors would do anything for a role. Just ask Christian Bale, who gained weight to play Dick Cheney in the biopic “Backseat.” Or Jared Leto, who lost 30 pounds for “Dallas Buyers Club.” But the actors on this list did just gain or lose weight.

These actors who got ripped for movie roles trained like they’d never trained before in their cozy lives. And some of them became almost unrecognizable. Almost.

Henry Cavill in Man of Steel

When you play Superman, you have to look the part. So, Henry Cavill enlisted the help of Mark Twight, founder of Gym Jones, and the man who created the 300-rep Spartan Workout that Gerard Butler used in “300”.

Kate Beckinsale in Underworld: Awakening

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For the rebooted sci-fi film, Beckinsale ate portion-controlled meals, which were complemented with exercise. With the help of her personal trainer, Ramona Braganza, she logged in hours three to five times a week. She also did yoga as well as Braganza’s 321 training methods. Badass!

Mark Wahlberg everything he’s in

Wahlberg trained five days a week by doing squats, lunges, and benching. Eventually, this brought him to a weight of 212 pounds of pure muscle, which made him look just as ripped as his co-star, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Not too shabby!

Chris Pratt in Zero Dark Thirty

Pratt had one sick workout routine for his role as a Navy SEAL for “Zero Dark Thirty”. And boy do we mean sick! He did 500 pushups and ran five miles a day, while also hitting the gym. He suffered some injuries along the way and managed to make himself sick…but hey! Look at him. C’mon.