Hugh Jackman’s Hunky Beach Bod
See how the Australian actor’s muscular beach body has evolved through the years!
See how the Australian actor’s muscular beach body has evolved through the years!
Jackman went for a dip in Bondi Beach in Sydney. "When I was doing Baz Luhrmann's film Australia I discovered rowing," the actor told GQ in October 2011. "Baz said to me when we started, 'You look good and strong, but you're playing a cowboy and these guys are lean. I want you to lose some weight. Quickly.'"
The hunky star showed off his rock-hard abs at Bondi Beach. "From one workout to the next I'll always have something new to add to the equation," Jackman's personal trailer Mike Ryan told Men's Fitness UK. "Our sessions are based on established principles, but we'll always try and bring new ideas to the table. And Hugh now looks the most ripped he's been for any movie."
Jackman took a break from filming Wolverine to play on the beach with his family in Sydney. "In Wolverine, Hugh looks big on-screen, but really he's just ripped. That's the secret to looking good," trainer Ryan explained. "It's not just about getting big, it's about getting ripped."
The actor went for a swim with his personal trainer at Bondi Beach. "The truth of it is I never felt physically like I got to where I wanted to be in the first three movies," Jackman told Time Out Film in April 2009. "So this time I started preparing probably a year before."
The father-of-two enjoyed family time at a beach in Barcelona, Spain. "[My wife Deborra-Lee Furness is] always upset with me if I'm in really good shape," the X-Men star told Australia's News.com.au in October 2011."She's like, 'I think you're forgetting the contract of marriage — ultimately everything is about me looking better, so enough with the training."
The slim and toned Les Miserables star played with his children on the beach in Sydney. Jackman plays Jean Valjean in the film and told Vulture in January 2012 that his character is "described as a 'great ox of a man' so as [director] Tom [Hooper] says, 'I don't want pecks, I don't want you to look like you've been to the gym, I want you to look like you’ve been hauling ropes to get ships into the shipyard."
Jackman gave photographers a peek at his hot bod in Sydney. "I'm about to go into a whole lot of squats and pulling ropes and pulling myself up ropes," the actor told Vulture about preparing for his Les Miserables role. "I don't get to eat any fun stuff because [the director] wants me to be lean in the face like I've been in a labor camp. But then he gets rich and goes to pot, so that part will be fun."