Thread: 300!

Depends what level they were at beforehand, and whether they took steroids or not.

link to info or movie site?

Originally Posted by Gazhole

Depends what level they were at beforehand, and whether they took steroids or not.

Factor in genetics too ...

http://300themovie.warnerbros.com/

im not seeing anything impresive

The movie looks outstanding ...

Originally Posted by rmcfar

http://300themovie.warnerbros.com/

im not seeing anything impresive

I'd say they are pretty impressive, yeah I know they aint Mr.Olympia but they aint supposed to be that big!

Go to Spartan training under video journals.... good workout.

More on their trainer:
http://www.grivelnorthamerica.com/ambassadors.php?id=5

The training facility:
http://www.gymjones.com/index.php

Originally Posted by Gordo

Go to Spartan training under video journals.... good workout.

More on their trainer:
http://www.grivelnorthamerica.com/ambassadors.php?id=5

The training facility:
http://www.gymjones.com/index.php

where can I see this?

the movie does look pretty cool i wont lie.

Most actors use steroids to get into shape quickly, if not all. The rest already had a good base. Their training was 90% conditioning and power training.

Off-topic: I think this is going to be the best action movie ever made. And I've seen a shitload of movies.

Originally Posted by Gordo

Go to Spartan training under video journals.... good workout.

More on their trainer:
http://www.grivelnorthamerica.com/ambassadors.php?id=5

The training facility:
http://www.gymjones.com/index.php

sorry, where do I find the videp journals....their not on this website are they?

Edward Norton in AmericanHistory X is a good example of actors on steroids for a movie.

When an actor needs to get in shape, they also have access to an almost dedicated personal trainer and a dietitian. They also have all the time they need, every day, to get in shape.

With those things, and no drugs, most of us could make quite a transformation in just 6-8 weeks.

Then if you add a carefully controlled cycle to that, the change would be down-right amazing.

i got all that!! except the dedicated personal trainer ha any volunteers? j/k

The movie will be awesome as was Sin City but I wouldn't put too much thought into how they got into shape - I think computers played a bigger role in it than training.

Originally Posted by JonnyStead

The movie will be awesome as was Sin City but I wouldn't put too much thought into how they got into shape - I think computers played a bigger role in it than training.

Have you seen the pics and the vids? They don't make people muscular with PCs. That would cost too much and it wouldn't be realistic.

Originally Posted by Uthinkso

Edward Norton in AmericanHistory X is a good example of actors on steroids for a movie.

agreed. also ryan reynolds in blade trinity. all these guys go from ~165lbs to ~200 in a matter of 4 or 6 months, and they do it while being lean as hell at the end of the six months.

this topic has been discussed over and over again on these forums and if your really that envious of what the "stars" look like then why dont you do some digging and copy they're routine exactly and then talk to some guys about getting the proper drugs in order. otherwise its gettin kind of tired talking about how "huge" these guys are. i bet if you met these guys in real life youd be like..."hey hes not even that big", its all smoke and mirrors in hollywood.

this was directed at noone personally, just the general populus

Originally Posted by Witchblade

Have you seen the pics and the vids? They don't make people muscular with PCs. That would cost too much and it wouldn't be realistic.

No, not just computers - but FX in general. Let me give you two examples. Hellboy and Superman returns. Ron Perlman who played Hellboy is nothing like the kind of shape they had him at in the film yet with a body cast and CGI they made him huge.

As for Superman Returns - there are whole sections of that film where everything bar Superman's face is CGI (particularly around the flying). I'm not saying Brandon Routh didnt get into shape for that film but its a good example of how possible it is to create the human form within a computer.

I've looked closely at the trailers for 300 and seen them on the big screen and I have to say that some of those guys look 'enhanced' to me. If someone can show me 'on set' photo's of the cast during the making of the film showing them in that shape I'll be straight in here with an apology. just my opinion.

A lot of the time it isn't just a massive increase in muscle mass but in fact a huge drop in bf that give the illusion of them packing on slabs of muscle.

They also concentrate on specific muscle groups such as shoulders and arms to again give the illusion of being bigger so their not always in proportion.

Originally Posted by danchubbz

sorry, where do I find the videp journals....their not on this website are they?

Sorry I didn't get back to you, yes it's on the website:

http://300themovie.warnerbros.com/
enter site
Making of 300
video journals


or just go here:
http://raincloud.warnerbros.com/wbmo...ournal3_hi.mov

Originally Posted by Gordo

Sorry I didn't get back to you, yes it's on the website:

http://300themovie.warnerbros.com/
enter site
Making of 300
video journals


or just go here:
http://raincloud.warnerbros.com/wbmo...ournal3_hi.mov

Cheers Gordo

Originally Posted by JonnyStead

No, not just computers - but FX in general. Let me give you two examples. Hellboy and Superman returns.

I've looked closely at the trailers for 300 and seen them on the big screen and I have to say that some of those guys look 'enhanced' to me. If someone can show me 'on set' photo's of the cast during the making of the film showing them in that shape I'll be straight in here with an apology. just my opinion.

Superman and Hellman don't have to look realistic and they don't have halfnaked human bodies. Superman wears a suit and hellboy is not human. But you're right that they make things look a lot better. Every set has very specific lightning. Leonardo DiCaprio in Blood Diamond is a good example. He's skinny as hell, but they tried to make him look a lot bulkier (especially in the prison scene).

In 300 however, nothing more than lightning was used I think. Look at that training video. Some of these guys are really buff.

Originally Posted by DOMS

When an actor needs to get in shape, they also have access to an almost dedicated personal trainer and a dietitian. They also have all the time they need, every day, to get in shape.

With those things, and no drugs, most of us could make quite a transformation in just 6-8 weeks.

Then if you add a carefully controlled cycle to that, the change would be down-right amazing.

Thank you.

Why the fuck would anyone think these guys were on something? I suppose they could, but they dont look un-natural.

Edward Norton looked in shape for American History X, not huge. It is a dramatic change from his earlier roles, but you cant really tell. A huge person is noticeable through their clothes, not an in shape person. Whos to say he didnt start training for that role during the filming of People vs. Larry Flint?

I am waiting for someone to bring up Christian Bale now...

Nah I'm pretty sure they didnt use steroids! That looks like a very natural build.. like someone stated above if you had the time and dedication 6 weeks is nothing

Its kind of pathetic to even mention that sort of shit on a bodybuilding site.

Originally Posted by AKIRA

Its kind of pathetic to even mention that sort of shit on a bodybuilding site.

Guess what, actors ain't bodybuilders. They want to get in shape for a movie and they want to do it fast. Most of them use steroids.

It's not about how huge they are. It's about the gains they experienced in 4 weeks time.

The guys are big, but they dont look that huge to me

I'm not too sure of the special effects. The actors are real people, but they made them look like they were computer generated, making the whole movie looks like one big video game. At least thats they way it seemed to me by the trailer.

The workouts seem quite easy. anyway. what i dont get is why the actors IE. edward Norton didnt stay in shape after the movies. If I looked like that I would definetly stay in shape.