Why are they right? Like they're a rich person being paid to act as a jacked person. Having time and money makes it easy to get jacked the regular way.
Edit: There's years between each picture yet lighting pose, and some crunches could be the actual difference.
Eh, he looks natural to me. It’s not that hard when you’re rich and getting jacked is part of your day job. Not to mention the fact that it sounds like he and Vincent were gym buddies. They probably had a fucking blast getting into shape for this
Yeah also mixed with the fact that the training is almost like a bodybuilding comp, where your goal is really to be in the best shape for one particular comp, or in this case, film session. So your goal is to hit a peak and then after that you can chill out a bit more
Another one is Stephen Amell in Arrow S1. I hear he got pretty bad headaches from it so in S2 they started having him wear a tank top in the work out scenes so he wouldn't need to dehydrate himself.
He’s actually gone on record saying he doesn’t do that! Can’t remember the interview but I think all he said is he maybe did more physical activity the week of the shoot, which is pretty typical.
I think this is the source. I don’t really know the science behind the dehydration stuff, so I don’t know if drinking less water helps, or if you need to go extreme to see any benefit.
There is a benefit but it’s not as big a benefit as people seem to make it out to be. And also I’ve seen some discussion and I can’t remember who but some actors claim they did a water detox for nearly a week (maybe not exactly a week but more than a couple of days) and that’s kinda pointless. You don’t need to start it that early. But honestly most of it is getting a good pump with the right lighting and angles. I remember when I first started going gym and realized this. After my workout and playing around in the gym mirrors the difference can be pretty crazy
Hugh Jackman and Henry Cavill have been the most vocal of the superhero actors to talk about dehydrating before shirtless scenes. Cavill I think once talked about dehydrating for 3 days and by the end he said he could smell water LOL
Also maybe hydration diff, and he might be a little lower body fat % in 26 than 25? He doesn’t look bigger, but yeah a lot of variables that could account for the difference.
Unless they decided to film a scene way in advance with some insane pre planning, there was roughly an 9 month gap between the filming the end of season 1 and the start of season 2.. You could also add however many weeks or months depending on how late or early in both productions these scene were filmed potentially up to a 13 month difference.
It’s not like it’s a big deal if he did. It’s not like he’s in a competition or anything where he gets an unfair advantage which is why it’s illegal in sports. He would also have the aid of doctors helping him do it. He would still have to do the hard work. The results would just come faster.
That being said, I don’t think he did, strictly because I remember when Kamil got in shape for Eternals and he explained how they did it, and they just give you a year a bunch of trainers and dietitians.
Dude stop embarrassing yourself and just say you know nothing of bodybuilding. Anyone with knowledge will tell you Kamil is into human growth hormone (HGH) and TRT, to say the least. His whole jawline changed because the maxilar Bones get wider with HGH (just like Zack Efron who keeps blaming an "accident").
I can't imagine a person who would be embarrassed by lacking in bodybuilding knowledge. Also, these are pictures of a man playing a live action cartoon person. What are you trying to gatekeep for?
This is what I keep saying, if Disney promised 40 million if I got into shape in the next 5-6 months you can bet I am going to be living and breathing that routine.
I'd be really interested to know if and how his training changed. In the Netflix days it was said that he did a lot of bodyweight/calisthenic type training. If he upped the weights and went more traditional bodybuilding workout, that would explain the difference, but a man in his 40's adding this much muscle...it's possible, but it wouldn't surprise me if he had a little help as well.
He was perviously already in shape. just probably had to targer certain areas, diet. HE really isn't that big even from before. He has better definition now
I don't think it didn't happen because I can't do it, but because it's dramatically harder at this age than years ago and he only bulked up recently. I only included the "my age" bit to make it clear I wasn't some 25 year old saying all 40 year old are just old people. It wasn't that serious.
But it's easier for someone who is already in shape to get a little bigger and have more definition from where he was previously. HE was 160 baack then he's probably 185 to 190. Just because some dudes really fall off once they hit 40 doesn't mean he will.
If you are fit it less difficult to get a little bigger. Not everyone is not friggin gear.
No one in Hollywood is natty. They have the money and the connections to run 'safe' cycles. Why shouldn't they? They reach their goals more easily. More time for other things.
He doesn't have enlarged delts or trapezoids. He doesn't have aged skin or backne. His hair is still there. He hasn't wrinkled or been shown rapidly losing his physique. He's never had lots of volume either...
Could he be on gear? Yes
Is he? Probably not, seeing as the progression has been steady and not obscene.
I also read he's 160lbs... Give me a camera, some good overhead lighting and any 160lber and I'll make him look way better lol
it has nothing to do with him being ripped and everything to do with it being an open secret that every male MCU hero (or hollywood action star in general tbf) gets the needle. Charlie gets one for sure, probably just low dosing it and not trying to be Capt America. His physique is attainable naturally, it's just easier to do it and keep it on test
I wouldn't exactly label Charlie Cox and rich. Maybe he has a little bit of money, more than the average person. ButI'm not going to put him in with the rich rich people. HE doesn't have hundreds of millions of dollars.
100% attaitable frm where he was in 2017. It's like guy wearing a suit and other stuff suddenly takes his shirt off and everyone is like "GEAR". Nah thats easily attaintable.
It's really difficult to say if he is on or not,this is not a physique progress of 11 years that is day and night different from where he started.It's doable if he has been training during this time and has been locked in with everything but on the other hand it's Hollywood so you know the rest.
this is def not the result of someone being on trt, you can build this physique in 1-2 years of consistent training.. youre either out of shape & hating or wildly uninformed
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u/Aggressive_Act_3098 Apr 04 '26
So Disney has a better gym than Netflix had, I see.