Thanks to “Jersey Shore”, MTV’s blockbuster reality show, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino (b.1982) has become a household name in American and international households. An unemployed fitness center manager in 2007, Sorrentino now commands a seven-figure annual salary thanks to a keen business sense, regular appearances on the talk show circuit, and high profile activities like ...…
Thanks to his tremendous dedication during four months in the unforgiving Moroccan sun, actor Jake Gyllenhaal transformed his body for Disney’s “Prince of Persia: Sands of Time” to stunning effect. Not only did droves of females have some sweet “eye candy” to stare at for two hours, even the most hardened strongman-types were forced to ...…
By now, most of you have heard about Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine workouts, especially the punishing “X-Men Origins” plan he followed to better prepare for the 2009 film. However, to make sure Jackman avoided injury and exhaustion during training, fitness expert Mike Ryan had to put together a special meal plan that the actor could embrace ...…
It’s late 2007, and Daniel Craig is still being lauded for his Casino Royale performance and workout routine. Obviously, the results spoke for themselves – recall the famous beach “swimsuit” scene where Craig comes out the water, wired to kill. However, for his second James Bond appearance in “Quantum of Solace” (2008), he knew that ...…
In the 2010 action-war summer blockbuster “The Expendables”, five-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion Randy “The Natural” Couture (b. 1963) trades in his trunks for military fatigues and an amazing ride through some explosive on-screen mayhem. Couture’s Expendables character, demolitions expert Toll Road, is the intellectual within the team. However, don’t think for a second ...…
Did you know that one of “The Expendables” is ‘The Old Spice Guy’? No, not THAT ‘Old Spice Guy’… Former National Football League (NFL) player turned actor Terry Crews (b. 1968) may not be the most recognized mercenary in Sylvester Stallone’s blockbuster “The Expendables” (2010). However, the TV and movie veteran (“Are We There Yet?”; ...…