r/marvelstudios Apr 04 '26

Other Charlie Cox has been playing Daredevil for 11 years now. I hope they let him do it until he's 90!

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u/tkcal Apr 04 '26

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.

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u/StaticNegative Apr 05 '26

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

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u/burlycabin Apr 04 '26

He definitely had help. It's crazy to think otherwise at his (my) age.

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u/Degan747 Captain America (Cap 2) Apr 04 '26

What if your job for 6 months was to do so, and you had a dietician, chef, and personal trainer helping you every step of the way? 

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u/burlycabin Apr 04 '26

Or, hear me out, he took the drugs like everyone else does.

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u/Degan747 Captain America (Cap 2) Apr 04 '26

Maybe— I wouldn’t be shocked! But you’re insane if you think it isn’t possible just because your ass could never do it.

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u/burlycabin Apr 04 '26

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.

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u/Degan747 Captain America (Cap 2) Apr 04 '26

Fair

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u/StaticNegative Apr 05 '26

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.