Building a Bigger Action Hero - A mere six-pack doesn't cut it in Hollywood anymore. Today's male stars need 5 percent body fat, massive pecs, and the much-coveted inguinal crease – regardless of what it takes to get there.

timoppenheimer · 2014-04-22T16:28:53+00:00

i don't really like the extent to which body building has become the norm, because of the pressure that it puts on me to work out more as a skinny guy. looking good while dressed used to be enough

but that's okay. pull-ups and such aren't that bad, i'd just rather be doing other things, like drug use or replaying pajama sam

MRB2012 · 2014-04-22T20:10:18+00:00

It should be noted that real members of special police and military units do not look like action stars. Extra muscle mass requires too many calories to keep up, and it slows you down.

RockFourFour · 2014-04-23T12:53:32+00:00

Much coveted inguinal crease? I've been thin my whole life and I have that. So does every thin guy I know. The real hard to attain muscles are six pack abs and bulging pecs and biceps.

TheGDBatman · 2014-04-22T15:46:33+00:00

"My dream of being a male action star was ruined when the awful truth that I would need to lift weights was revealed to me."

-No one, ever.

(I read this subreddit because I'm concerned about rights, equality, and discrimination. I could give a fuck if some women doesn't get a part in a movie because her breasts aren't big enough, or some guy doesn't get a part in a movie because his breasts aren't big enough)

2014-04-22T22:52:16+00:00

This is starting to look like r/feminism. Unsubbed.

youlookfly · 2014-04-22T18:23:25+00:00

Is regularly working out really such an awful thing? The thing that the article doesn't tell you, because it wouldn't serve their point, is that most muscles in today's action and adventure movies are touched up via computer. The actor doesn't really look like that, but he still has to get in shape in order for it to work properly. Basically, it's just training for a role, and people should always try to better their fitness level.

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