How to get a Man of Steel body: Superman star Henry Cavill flexes his incredible muscles in workout video

By CLIFF RENFREW

Amazing physique: Superman star Henry Cavill is put through his paces by his trainer Mark Twight before he tackles the Man Of Steel role

British actor Henry Cavill has given fans a glimpse of the grueling fitness regime that helped get him into superhero shape for Man Of Steel
And all the hard work was worth it for the 30-year-old star because the blockbuster took in a massive $128.7 million during it's opening weekend making it the highest grossing movie in June.
In the video, Henry stripped off his shirt to reveal his incredible muscles and is seen lifting huge weights and kettle-balls.

Getting in shape: Superman actor Henry Cavill hits the gym for workout sessions with trainer Mark Twight before filming Man Of Steel

Heavy lift: Henry raises some huge bar bells to bulk-up his body

He pays tribute to his trainer Mark Twight for helping him get into tip-top condition for the movie that will make him a household name around the world.
'Mark Twight is probably one of the most incredible people I’ve ever met,' he said.
'He’s opened my eyes to seeing past what I thought were my limits. He’s a remarkable man, truly.

Building muscle: The British star lifts some huge weights above his head

'He understands what I’m going through physically. He understands me because he sees what I’m going through as a person, which I think is what makes him such a good trainer.'
The training regime adopted by Cavill and Twight has been used to help a new recruitment drive for the National Guard in America,
Twight claimed that everything that the actor went through to get in shape was just as hard as any training a soldier would do calling it a 'process of self discovery'.

Getting stronger: Henry shows that his workout is toning his body to play Superman

And the British actor was in total agreement with his mentor about this point of view.
'One hundred per cent - the training has been a genuine discovery,' he revealed.
'Just like when Superman learned to fly I learned I could do all sorts of things in the gym - he has opened my eyes to what I thought was was my lens.'

Feeling the strain: Henry lifts some huge weights to get in shape for Superman

Despite looking in such great shape now, Henry revealed in the latest Details magazine that he used to be self-conscious about his body.
Although he is now admired by millions of women around the world that wasn't always the case for the star.
The handsome star was teased about being fat when he was younger but he's the one having the last laugh now by having such an amazing body and career too boot.

Super strength: Henry Cavill became incredibly strong due to his amazing workouts

'I was fat ... I was Fat Cavill', he told the magazine.
But after he landed his first major role in the 2002 film The Count of Monte Cristo he was inspired to lose weight and get in shape.
'I lost one and a half stone 921lbs and I wasn't Fat Cavil anymore,' he revealed.
The actor bulked up to play Superman with a strict fitness regime with his trainer while sticking to a 5,000 calorie a day intake.

Total hunk: Henry displays the body that has made him such a big hit with Superman fans around the world

Although the star was still coy about what weight he bulked-up to for the part.
'I will say I was a lot bigger as Superman ... a lot bigger, I'm not say how much,' he added
'It's modesty about the weight - I've always been worried about my weight - but I also don't want to invite the debate: Henry weight this, so he's the perfect Superman.
'Or, Henry doesn't weigh this and therefore he's not believable in the role.'
Whatever the case all those sessions at the gym appeared to have really paid off for the star.

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Feeling great! Henry admitted he used to be teased about being 'fat' but he had fans swooning when he arrived for The Man Of Steel premier in London in June



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"Man of Steel" critics' reviews: Film wallows in sorrow more than soars

By LESLEY SAVAGE / CBS NEWS

Henry Cavill as Superman and Amy Adams as Lois Lane in "Man of Steel." / WARNER BROS.

The reviews are in, and while most movie critics agree that the newest retelling of the classic Superman story is worth seeing, "Man of Steel" is weighed down by pathos and too much kryptonite.

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Featuring Henry Cavill in the red-and-blue tights, and Amy Adams as his love interest, this Zack Snyder-directed story by the "Dark Knight" trilogy's Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer (with Goyer penning the screenplay), gets bogged down by its own gravity, and lacks the fun and light-heartedness of previous movie and TV versions, according to the critics.

Check out what they had to say below.

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: "Caught in the slipstream between action and angst, 'Man of Steel' is a bumpy ride for sure. But there's no way to stay blind to its wonders."

Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times: "There's very little humor or joy in this Superman story, and not enough character development for us really to care once the big-budget pyrotechnics are under way."

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: "For now, audiences can only speculate as to the hidden depths of Cavill, who in Zack Snyder's busy, bombastic creation myth is reduced to little more than a joyless cipher or dazzling physical specimen."

Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: "The chief problem here is one of rhythm and balance in the storytelling and directing. The movie swings between destructive overstatement and flat-footed homilies."

David Edelstein, New York magazine: ["Man of Steel" offers] "lots of noise and clutter -- but never the simple charm of the original comic by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster or the faintly self-abashed handsomeness of Christopher Reeve. The movie isn't dead on arrival, like Snyder's over-reverent 'Watchmen.' But it's pleasure-free."

Dana Stevens, Slate: "Snyder provides an elegantly illuminated retelling of the origin story of that most saintly of superheroes, Superman."

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian: "This is a great, big, meaty, chewy superhero adventure, which broadly does what it sets out to do, though at excessive length. What I missed were the gentle, innocent pleasures of Superman's day-to-day crimefighting existence.... Due to the cataclysmic battle in this film, much of the Man of Steel's mystery and novelty have been used up. Subsequent adventures may lose altitude."

Justin Craig, FoxNews.com: "Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer have managed to become Superman's very own Kryptonite, stripping the iconic character of his greatest assets: wit, charm, and most importantly, hope; rendering "Man of Steel" this blockbuster season's biggest disappointment."

Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly: "'Dark Knight'-style makeover never quite comes together. Sure, Superman is still faster than a speeding bullet and more powerful than a locomotive. ... But he's been transformed into the latest in a long line of soul-searching super-brooders, trapped between his devastated birth planet of Krypton and his adopted new home on Earth. He's just another haunted outsider grappling with issues."

Ty Burr: The Boston Globe: "Snyder knows how to put on a show, and 'Man of Steel' has a massive scope that's hard to resist. ... But what's missing from this Superman saga is a sense of lightness, of pop joy."

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: "Given the 'Dark Knight' trilogy's Nolan and Goyer's involvement, it's no surprise that 'Man of Steel' is conceptualized in the Batman mold, a dark end of the street extravaganza where, theoretically at least, epic vision would be joined with dramatic heft. It hasn't worked out quite that way.

Stephanie Zacharek, the Village Voice: "'Man of Steel' is a movie event with an actual movie inside, crying to get out. Despite its preposterous self-seriousness, its overblown, CGI'ed-to-death climax, and its desperate efforts to depict the destruction of, well, everything on Earth, there's greatness in this retelling of the origin of Superman, moments of intimate grandeur, some marvelous, subtle acting, and a superhero costume that's a feat of mad mod genius."



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