15 Actors That Went From Skinny To Ripped For Their Roles
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1. Gerard Butler (300)
But the longtime smoker’s body was far from loincloth worthy. Enter Mark Twight.
Twight, a renowned mountain climber and conditioning coach, put Butler and his costars through hell for four grueling months.
A small sample of their agonizing daily workout included non-stop sets of pullups, deadlifts, pushups and clean-and-jerks, coupled with unorthodox training methods like Olympic-style ring work and flipping gigantic tires.
While Butler did most of his preparation with his co-stars, the 6-foot-2 star had to look even more chiseled than the 299 other shredded warriors who were standing behind him, so he would put in an extra workout after these training sessions. The results speak for themselves.
