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April 30, 2014: Mark Twight Praises Henry Cavill's Body Building

The Men's Journal magazine has published a long article on the dedication and hard work that goes into building today's action hero bodies for the movies, with Mark Twight from Gym Jones heaping praise on Henry Cavill's commitment towards becoming Superman for "Man of Steel".

For the six months prior to the shoot, Cavill worked out and ate according to Twight's plan. The film's producers actually contacted Twight and his wife, Lisa, a trainer, to make sure they weren't giving Cavill anything illegal. With tarnished heroes like A-Rod and Lance Armstrong, it was important to establish that our most American superhero wasn't a juicer.

"Someone in production had me more than pinky swear," says Lisa, leaning on a stationary bike. "They told me that they'd be drug-testing Henry."

Did they?

"They never tested him," says Twight, "but I gave them a list of every supplement, with contact numbers."

Twight says there is a secret to Cavill's transformation. "Yeah, there's a 90-day miracle, but you're not gonna f@#$ing like it," he says, laughing. "It's hard work. It's commitment. Self-discipline. Persistence. And mindful attention to all this stuff. Then you can become whatever you want."

Read the lengthy article on "Building a Bigger Action Hero" at the Men's Journal website.