For Hugh Jackman, age is not a factor that prevents you from gaining muscle and always looking good, because if it is about being a professional, he knows well how to make difficult things seem easy, and to show his character as Wolverine
Hugh Jackman is an Australian and British nationalized actor, singer and film producer, without a doubt he is most recognized for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series, for which he was awarded a Guinness record, and despite the fact that Already over 50 years old, the actor has always shown his professionalism in the movies to stay in shape.
This wonderful character has the ability to heal himself and not age at the same rate as the others, he even has a brutal strength with which he can impose himself on his enemies without using his famous adamantium claws, but impersonating Wolverine does not it is an easy task, his imposing musculature is necessary to give him realism, and that is something that Jackman made it look very easy.
And how did he manage to show himself so imposing? He obviously had to train quite hard, but there was one piece of advice in particular from a bodybuilder that helped him change his way of exercising, and with which he was able to get more optimal results, and that is something that we should all implement.
Hugh Jackman was able to reveal in an interview with Dr. Peter Attia some secrets about his training for Wolverine and other movies, but especially in the 2009 prequel X-Men Origins: Wolverine, where he was seen with more muscle and definition.
While preparing for his movie, his trainer invited a bodybuilder to work together with them in training, and it was he who gave him the best advice he could receive to increase his muscles and avoid injuries, and for this he received the following message :
Don’t assume that to get in shape, you have to grind. It starts off super light on everything and builds up, like it’s fun, the bodybuilder said.
Thanks to this advice, Jackman feels that it has helped him a lot to progress, especially to prepare his body and mind to lift more weight, so from that moment on, it is something that he has been applying in all his training. . "It’s something that I learned from him and that I still use today.
When you’re doing the third or fourth set, you really want more weight because your body has gotten used to it… you just want to go and tear it up, Jackman confessed.
Why is it good to start light? this is a piece of advice that is backed by science, as there are studies in which the fact of having to use a lot of weight to gain muscle is ruled out, and that it is also good to start with little and alternate with heavier weights, in this way you will guarantee that you do not have injuries, and likewise you will have a better recovery to grow the volume and strength.