TO PLAY A gladiator, you’ve got to train like one, reckons Dan Hamill, who faced the challenge of building a combat-hardened body for the role of Celadus in SPARTACUS: House of Ashur. “It was a holistic process,” Hamill tells Men’s Health. “He’s a champion. He is the...
DARREN PALMER isn’t concerned about the possibility of letting himself go as he approaches 50. “My husband’s 52 and he’s got an eight-pack, so…” he tells Men’s Health. At 48, Palmer has the physique of a much younger man, but he’s had to work for it.As one of...
GERARD BUTLER DEDICATED eight months of his life to becoming King Leonidas in 300, with much of that time spent in the gym building a physique worthy of a Spartan warrior. He regards the training as the toughest of his career. Hollywood trainer Mark...
To play Jesus of Nazareth, actor Jonathan Roumie walks the walk – literally.That's not just an idiom. The 51-year-old actor, who has portrayed Jesus Christ on The Chosen since 2017 (much longer than the three-year period of Jesus's ministry in the Bible), says he...
Stranger Things fans might be anticipating the final season, but it’s one of the show’s former cast members who’s grabbed attention. Eduardo Franco, best known for playing Argyle – Jonathan’s quirky friend from California – has undergone a dramatic physique...
The Aussie actor built a combat-ready physique to play a gore-hungry gladiator. Here's how to get cut for the colosseum
At 48, Darren Palmer stays in shape by swapping ego-driven workouts for consistency, smart training and a sustainable approach to nutrition. Decades of graft means he can now focus on maintenance without letting his standards slip
Getting into shape for the role of King Leonidas required gruelling effort
The 51-year-old actor Jonathan Roumie focused on lots of walking and back training to portray the son of God
Prior to his intense training plan, actor Eduardo Franco had never even tried strength training before
Inspired by the superhero’s trainer, Mark Twight, one Men’s Health writer put Momoa’s high-volume chest session to the test – and barely survived the burn
After being crowned the champion of Dancing With The Stars, Robert Irwin explains the physically gruelling process of learning to dance and the biggest challenges he faced on the show
Jagger’s routine blends mobility, stamina work and full-body conditioning to keep him stage-ready
The Aussie actor took on stunt training to prepare his body and mind for the role of Jesse Evans in season 3 of ‘Billy the Kid’. Use his workout to sculpt the kind of body that should be outlawed
The Imagine Dragons frontman trains six days a week, using Olympic lifts, cardio circuits and stretching to fuel his performance and fight inflammation
The actor says squatting – not stretching – is the secret to staying ready for action as he gets older
For his upcoming remake of 'The Running Man', Glen Powell wanted to look the part and move like it. His training focused on developing a lean, functional physique
