moviestars training

[ac]

I have read many articles about how alot of people are running the risk of overtraining and that about 4 or 5 days of training a week is the maximum. However I have also read alot of articles about movie stars who, when bulking up for diferent roles, say that they are training 6 hours a day, 6 days a week. An example of this is Edward Norton who bulked up for the film American History X, and Will Smith for his new Cassius Clay film. These guys seem to get excellent results from their excessive training routines and don't appear to get any of the symtoms of overtraing. I was just wandering how they pull it off.
AC

 

[Scotty the Body]

Its all camera work, sure they train and have professional trainers but you'd be surprised what they can do with a camera and makeup.


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Just another day in the gutter

 

[Large And In Charge]

I agree, I'm not saying that they don't work hard but between trick photography and computers, you can get a body made to order on the big or small screen.

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If you build it they will come

 

[I Are Baboon]

So, I could look a lot better if I owned a movie camera and makeup, huh? Hmmm.....

 

[BroadStreet]

The build Ed Norton put together in American History X was impressive, considering he usually plays squirrelly characters as he did in Rounders and Fight Club. Cameras and make up didnt create that illusion. I give him props for pulling it off. Did anyone see Deniro in Cape Fear? The fact that they have nothing to do but train and sleep, I'm sure helps their efforts. I doubt they workout 6 days a week. That's the studio publicity machine at work.

 

[ballast]

I agree with those that say camera angles and trick photography have a big influence on the way actors look onscreen.Take for example, Keanu Reeves.In Point Break, he was fairly well built.Afterward, he did an appearance on some talk show with his band, Dogstar, where he looked to be about twenty pounds lighter.Then came Speed, where he appeared to have quite a large and muscular physique.A couple of years later he was being interviewed about his role in The Matrix and it looked like he was ATLEAST thirty pounds lighter than in Speed.Now, I know it is possible to lose actual muscle from starvation dieting and illness, but that much of a loss?This is just my opinion, and I could definetly be wrong.On the other hand, I also agree that alot of actors work hard in the gym to enhance their physiques.But they do look totally different offscreen.I think the majority of their training programs are basd on high rep pumping routines.In the case of Will Smith, I read that he trained multiple times per day to increase his physique.This I believe, as I have been following a similair routine and it has allowed me to gain muscular weight while at the same time decreasing my level of bodyfat.Don't get me wrong, my wife still laughs when I take my clothes off but my physique is gradually improving.Maybe it's not my physique she is laughing at.?.

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matt toupalik