Hollywood can’t get enough of these buff bods—and neither can we!
With a heart of gold and insane dance moves, Channing Tatum catapulted himself into total babedom in Magic Mike (but he first won us over in She’s the Man). The gorgeous actor with muscles aplenty truly embraced all that was necessary to prepare for the role of a male stripper; from working out three hours a day to following a strict dairy- and gluten-free diet, he even admitted to rubbing self-tanner on every morning, and yes, he waxed too. “I enjoyed the performing part dancing, but I didn’t really enjoy taking my clothes off,” Tatum told People. “It was fun while it lasted.”
No question, Ryan Reynolds has a blockbuster body. For his action-packed role in Blade: Trinity, the actor got serious about his physique, packing on 25 pounds of pure muscle after three months of six-day-a-week workouts and a 3,200-calorie daily diet. Reynolds was so chiseled and cut in the flick, it’s no surprise the Hollywood hunk has been offered multiple superhero roles since (The Green Lantern and X-Men to name a few). “That time changed my life because it taught me you can actually do things that were previously impossible,” he’s said.
There really could be a Ryan Gosling Addicts Anonymous group out there—he’s captured the hearts of many since his lusty performance in The Notebook but really grabbed the attention of the world in Crazy, Stupid, Love. With a body like that, and his unequivocal charm, it’s easy to see why the suave lady-killer is one of the hottest stars in Hollywood. How did Gosling get in such ridiculous shape for the role? “James Cameron has a program called ‘Ab-atar.' All you have to do is wear a motion-capture suit, and it gives you abs!” he’s joked.
The sexy Greek - Spartan flashed some awesome abs action in 300, but it wasn’t easy getting fit for the role. The 43-year-old actor worked out harder than most pro athletes for four months straight, enlisting the help of Mark Twight (a former world-class mountain climber who believes in working out “as if your life depends on it”). To get Butler into warrior shape, the trainer created the “300-rep Spartan workout” that combined nonstop pullups, pushups, deadlifts, jumps, presses, tire flipping, and ring training.“You know that every bead of sweat falling off your head, every weight you’ve pumped—the history of that is all in your eyes,” Butler told Men’s Health. “That was a great thing, to put on that cape and put on that helmet, and not have to think, sh*t, I should have trained more. Instead, I was standing there feeling like a lion.”
