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Superman star Henry Cavill, who chiseled his athletic 6'1" frame down to 6% body fat to play Greek warrior Theseus in Immortals, lifted heavy weights and followed a strict diet to play the Man of Steel.
'It Feels Great to Be Strong & In Shape'
Hitting the gym daily to mold his physique into action-hero shape took a lot of hard work and was empowering in more ways than one.
"It’s a great feeling to be in shape and strong," Cavill, 28, tells Men's Health. "I don’t mean that in an arrogant way at all.
"But you go to the gym and train hard every day and you learn how far you can push yourself. That becomes rewarding in itself."
Transforming My Body Taught Me Anything Is Possible
Henry, who says he was overweight as a kid and teased as "Fat Cavill," says insecurity sometimes pushes you to better yourself.
"You get the fear every morning: Do I look good enough? And of course you do, but in your own head, you never look good enough," says Cavill, who was Twilight author Stephenie Meyer's first choice to play vampire Edward Cullen. The role eventually went to British hunk Robert Pattinson.
"The best thing I learned was that I can do it (dramatically transform my body through hard work)," says Henry. "A lot of people think they probably can’t until they actually do. When I saw pictures I would say 'Is that me?'
"You don’t quite realize. It taught me that anything is possible."
'I Didn't Want Fake Abs Drawn On Me'
Cavill, who hit the gym for several hours a day and followed a high-protein diet, was also motivated by a desire for authenticity in playing iconic action hero Superman.
"I had a big sense of pride," Henry explains. "I was like, 'No shading. I don’t want you to draw abs on me. I don’t want you to put dirt in the right places. I just want to do it myself. I want to have the body." '
Like most athletes, the former rugby player says his grueling workout regimen enabled him to push his limits.
"Maybe we were built to stress and challenge ourselves physically, emotionally and psychologically, and all the rest of it," says Cavill.
"Maybe that’s why we survived physically as a race - we evolved so (physical challenges) becomes fun."
Cavill can next be seen in the epic drama Immortals opposite Kellan Lutz. Immortals, which co-stars Freida Pinto, opens Nov. 11, 2011.
'It Feels Great to Be Strong & In Shape'
Hitting the gym daily to mold his physique into action-hero shape took a lot of hard work and was empowering in more ways than one.
"It’s a great feeling to be in shape and strong," Cavill, 28, tells Men's Health. "I don’t mean that in an arrogant way at all.
"But you go to the gym and train hard every day and you learn how far you can push yourself. That becomes rewarding in itself."
Henry, who says he was overweight as a kid and teased as "Fat Cavill," says insecurity sometimes pushes you to better yourself.
"You get the fear every morning: Do I look good enough? And of course you do, but in your own head, you never look good enough," says Cavill, who was Twilight author Stephenie Meyer's first choice to play vampire Edward Cullen. The role eventually went to British hunk Robert Pattinson.
"The best thing I learned was that I can do it (dramatically transform my body through hard work)," says Henry. "A lot of people think they probably can’t until they actually do. When I saw pictures I would say 'Is that me?'
"You don’t quite realize. It taught me that anything is possible."
'I Didn't Want Fake Abs Drawn On Me'
Cavill, who hit the gym for several hours a day and followed a high-protein diet, was also motivated by a desire for authenticity in playing iconic action hero Superman.
"I had a big sense of pride," Henry explains. "I was like, 'No shading. I don’t want you to draw abs on me. I don’t want you to put dirt in the right places. I just want to do it myself. I want to have the body." '
Like most athletes, the former rugby player says his grueling workout regimen enabled him to push his limits.
"Maybe we were built to stress and challenge ourselves physically, emotionally and psychologically, and all the rest of it," says Cavill.
"Maybe that’s why we survived physically as a race - we evolved so (physical challenges) becomes fun."
Cavill can next be seen in the epic drama Immortals opposite Kellan Lutz. Immortals, which co-stars Freida Pinto, opens Nov. 11, 2011.
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