Are Male Stars Getting Too Buff?
Or is there no such thing as too buff?
From Zac Efron to Desmond Tan, male celebrities are buffing up, and buffing up, and buffing up. It seems there may be a correlation between the number of packs they have and the success they enjoy. But even so, there comes a point where it crosses the line from sexy to uncomfortable. To get his Baywatch bod, which a bodybuilding judge has said is good enough for physique competitions, Zac Efron went on a meticulous diet that consisted only of "organic grass fed/free range protein and organic leafy greens." That's some noteworthy commitment, but are the over-the-top muscles unnecessary and just for show?Maybe these ripped stars should just chill and have more cheat days.
Born with a six-pack?
Okay, Zac Efron was already pretty buff on Neighbours (2014). But he clearly chiselled away whatever fat he had left for Baywatch. What's worse, though, he plays an ex-Olympic swimmer in the movie, and swimmers are never this buff - just look at Joseph Schooling. Six packs can already, no need eight lah.
Can or canuck?
From dad bod to killing machine. Hugh Jackman's extreme transformation into Wolverine is probably yay? I mean, we gotta give the guy some props for the adamantium-hard work he put in, right? But we don't think the comic book Wolverine was even this buff.
Zero to Hero
Before Chris Pratt was Star-Lord, he looked like a regular guy on the beach, which wasn’t really that bad a look for him. After all, he fits nicely into the cute-but-average-bodied funny guy we all know. We think Chris should go have some cheat meals with his fat Guardians of the Galaxy paycheck. After all, Chris has been called skinny by fans after he Instagrammed the healthy snacks he indulges in while filming Jurassic World 2. What now, body shamers?
Desmond's just nice?
The commando is like Singapore's Christian Bale, lean one second, super-fit the next. He now boasts a super buff bod to play an army sergeant in Ch 8 drama When Duty Calls. Why does an army sergeant need to be super buffed? Then again, why not?
Lady-Killer
Seriously, it's like Ryan Gosling is Photoshopped. A couple of years back, hearing the name Gosling brings to mind words like "cool", "mysterious" and "sexy". It still does except now, we know he also rocks a super hot bod, one that doesn't look like he spends all his time at Crossfit classes while guzzling only protein shakes.
Letting it rip
Hong Kong actor Nick Cheung is the last guy you'd expect to have a buff bod. For his 2013 movie Unbeatable, he ate 30 hard boiled eggs every day and worked out for three hours daily for nine months, just so he can play an MMA fighter. The ultra-buff look may not sit well with everyone, including Nick himself, who has since returned to his normal way of life. "I don’t have a six pack anymore. I don’t even like the buff look very much. When you’re too buff and broad, you won’t look good in a suit." Priorities, much?
Method actor
At 46, Korean heartthrob Lee Byung-Hun looks fit enough to play Storm Shadow, an evil ninja in the G. I. Joe movies, the T-1000 in Terminator Genisys... and take part in an aesthetic physique competition. It begs the question: did those roles require such good bods? Well, everyone in Ninja Warrior looks abs-tastic and the original Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was a pro bodybuilder so, yes?
Kimchi diet
Ji Chang Wook, the 29-year-old star of K-drama K2, rocks a fab bod and a baby face, two physical attributes that these days are no longer mutually exclusive. Also, he doesn't look too buff, like he enjoys a cheat meal once in a while.
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