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February 19, 2014: Henry Cavill's Fitness Program Detailed in "Train" Magazine

Issue 4 of the fitness magazine titled "Train" includes an interview with Henry Cavill who outlines in detail his training regime to get into shape to play Superman in "Man of Steel", including personal records, a sample workout, and sample diets for different stages of training.

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"He had the ability to crush me, but just enough that I couldn't walk properly. I felt horrible and a little sick, but I still wanted to come back," laughs Cavill. "The intense training led to what I call a 'recognition moment,' during which you think, 'OK, I can do this it's not going to kill me, number one. And number two, I'm in safe hands. And finally number three, I'm actually enjoying it.'"

"Yes, it hurt - in fact it was excruciating. But I liked pushing past that point to where you realize your body is actually more than capable of doing it. The moment when that happens is wonderful."

Now fully on the way to getting into peak physical condition for the role of Superman, Cavill was put on a training schedule which was way more intense than any he'd had to do for any previous role he'd undertaken. Through months and months of preparation and by using a variety of functional strength workouts and following the instructions from Twight, Cavill was able to increase his body mass significantly before the shoot even began.

"It was a lot of functional workouts. It was lots of kettlebells, different types of squats, sandbag stuff, goblet squats, man-makers, Olympic lifts, sled pulls," he explains. "We would train the complete body, do dumbbell stuff, bodyweight stuff, power cleans, deadlifts and push presses. A lot of it was based around a two-part, 100-rep routine that lasted about two hours - lifting very, very heavy weights."

Purchase issue #4 of "Train" magazine from your local newsstand or via iTunes to read the full feature on Henry Cavill's training for "Man of Steel".