Hugh Jackman Workout and Diet Routine

Wanna look like Wolverine? Then you’ve got to get to know Hugh Jackman’s diet routine and diet plan.

In this week’s episode, I present to you Hugh Jackman: The possessor of one of the most notorious superhero physiques, and also one of the nicest gentlemen ever! We'll go through his workout plan and diet routine.

Hugh Michael Jackman born 12 October 1968, is an Australian actor. He landed his breakthrough role as Wolverine or Logan in the X-Men film series that lasted for 17 years, a tenure that earned him the Guinness World Record for "longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero". 

Jackman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to Grace McNeil Greenwood and Cambridge-educated accountant Christopher John Jackman. His parents were English immigrants who arrived in Australia in 1967 under the "Ten Pound Poms" program. As a result of being born to UK-born parents, Jackman also holds British citizenship in addition to his Australian citizenship. Jackman was the second of his parent's children to be born in Australia, and he has four older siblings. From his mother's remarriage, he also has a younger half-sister. When his parents divorced when he was eight years old, Jackman stayed in Australia with his father and two brothers, while his mother returned to England with his two sisters. Jackman was a big fan of the outdoors as a kid, spending a lot of time at the beach, on camping trips, and on school holidays all over Australia. "I used to spend nights looking at atlases," he said of his desire to travel the world. I made the decision that I wanted to work as a chef on a plane. I assumed there was a chef because I'd been on a plane and there was food on board. I assumed that would be the case. Jackman was bright as a child and had to learn to be responsible at an early age.

He attended Pymble Public School for primary school and then Knox Grammar School on Sydney's Upper North Shore, where he starred in the 1985 production of My Fair Lady and was named school captain in 1986. In 1987, he took a gap year and worked as a Physical Education teacher at Uppingham School in England. 

When he returned to Australia, he studied at the University of Technology in Sydney, earning a BA in Communications in 1991. He took a drama course to make up for credits in his final year of university. With Jackman in the lead, the class performed Václav Havel's The Memorandum. He later said: "In that week I felt more at home with those people than I did in the entire three years at university".

After obtaining his BA, Jackman completed the one-year course "The Journey" at the Actors' Centre in Sydney. About studying acting full-time, he stated, "It wasn't until I was 22 that I ever thought about my hobby being something I could make a living out of. As a boy, I'd always had an interest in theatre. But the idea at my school was that drama and music were to round out the man. It wasn't what one did for a living. I got over that. I found the courage to stand up and say, 'I want to do it." After completing "The Journey", he was offered a role on the popular soap opera Neighbours but turned it down to attend the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts of Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia, from which he graduated in 1994.

Jackman has said he "always loved acting but when I started at drama school I was like the dunce of the class. It just wasn't coming right to me. Everyone was cooler, everyone seemed more likely to succeed, and everyone seemed more natural at it and in retrospect, I think that is good. I think it is good to come from behind as an actor. I think it is good to go into an audition thinking, 'Man I've got to be at my best to get this gig.” WOW,  that was a million-dollar quote for aspiring actors, from the great Hugh Jackman.

In 2000, Jackman had his breakthrough role playing Wolverine in Bryan Singer's X-Men. He initially studied wolves to develop his character, as he thought that Wolverine alluded to wolves. X-Men was successful at the box office, earning US$296 million. The role earned Hugh a Saturn Award for Best Actor. Wolverine was tough for Jackman to portray because he had few lines, but much emotion to convey them. To prepare, he watched Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry movies and Mel Gibson in Mad Max 2. He said: "There were guys who had relatively little dialogue as Wolverine had, but you knew and felt everything. I'm not normally one to copy, but I wanted to see how these guys achieved it." Jackman was adamant about doing his own stunts for the movie. He continued: "We worked a lot on the movement style of Wolverine, and I studied some martial arts. I watched a lot of Mike Tyson's fights, especially his early fights. There's something about his style, the animal rage, that seemed right for Wolverine. I kept saying to the writers, 'Don't give me long, choreographed fights for the sake of it. Don't make the fights pretty."] Jackman also had to get used to wearing Wolverine's claws. He said, "Every day in my living room, I'd just walk around with those claws, to get used to them. I've got scars on one leg, punctures straight through the cheek, on my forehead. I'm a bit clumsy. I'm lucky I didn't tell them that when I auditioned." 

Jackman reprise his role in 2003's X2, 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand, and the 2009 prequel X-Men Origins: Wolverine, where Troye Sivan played the younger version of James Howlett. He also cameoed as Wolverine in 2011's X-Men: First Class. He returned for the role of Wolverine again in 2013's The Wolverine, a stand-alone sequel taking place after the events of X-Men: The Last Stand, and reprised the character in the 2014 sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past and briefly in the 2016 follow-up X-Men: Apocalypse. Jackman announced that the 2017 sequel to The Wolverine, Logan, was the final time that he would play the role. It earned him the Guinness World Record of 'the longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero.

Jackman has headlined several films during his career, including the romantic comedy Kate & Leopold, the action-horror Van Helsing, the drama The Prestige, the fantasy drama The Fountain, the animated film Flushed Away, the period romance Australia, the epic musical Les Misérables, Rise of the Guardians, the thriller Prisoners, and the musical The Greatest Showman. For the lattermost, he received a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album. As Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, Jackman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

Jackman was named the "Sexiest Man Alive" by People Magazine in 2008.

When you say Wolverine, you think of Hugh Jackman. And we just can’t imagine someone else playing that role, because the Australian Icon has owned it! by working hard on every aspect of the character focusing on the physique and bestiality. So, for his landmark role, Hugh went through a disciplined workout regimen and a strict diet. Let's see what he did and how hard he worked to become The Wolverine.

Hugh Jackman Workout Mindset

Hugh Jackman's diet and workout routine during the filming of Wolverine made him a jacked man. Is it capable of doing the same for you? Only if you're as committed as he was, and he was pretty damn committed. After all, juggling a full-fledged fitness and eating routine with an A-list Hollywood career isn't easy. Regardless, the man completed the task (with help from his personal trainer, naturally). Hugh Jackman's Wolverine-ready body was shredded as a result. Okay, I'll stop with the puns for the time being.

Given that Jackman portrayed Wolverine for 17 years, he didn't necessarily stick to a single fitness routine or personal trainer. Nonetheless, heavy weightlifting and a high protein diet were always part of the plan.

Hugh Jackman's muscle gain was the result of David Kingsbury's specific workout plan, which divided the actor's routine into two phases: bulk and cut. During the bulking phase, Kingsbury calculated calories to ensure that Jackman gained the leanest muscle possible. Even as Jackman bulked up, Kingsbury used a combination of low-intensity training and intervals to keep his body fat levels low. The end goal was to build strength without going overboard in terms of body fat. Lean and mean, baby! 

Jackman did just about every exercise you can think of during his training, including push-ups and cardio. However, from start to finish, the main focus was on weightlifting and progressive overload. In 2016, reports claimed that Jackman had joined the 1,000-pound powerlifting club, implying that he had completed a 235-pound bench press, 410-pound deadlift, and 345-pound squat in a single day!

Within Jackman’s routines, he normally focuses on incorporating 6-8 exercises. He has a 5-day split routine, with his rest days taking place on the weekends. 

All of The Wolverine workout sessions start with dynamic stretching and foam roll exercises as a

Hugh Jackman Workout Routine

 Monday: Arms

•  Barbell Bench Press (4 sets, 5 reps)

•  Dumbbell Shoulder Press- (4 sets, 10 reps) 

•  Behind-the-Neck Press- (4 sets, 10 reps) 

•  Cuban Press- (3 sets, 10 reps)

•  5. Triceps Dips- (3 sets, 10-12 reps)

•  Triceps Push-Downs- (3 sets, 10-12 reps)

Shoulder Circuit Training (4 Sets):  

1.   Lateral Raise- (8 reps)

2.   Front Raise-  (8 reps)

3.   Rear Flys- (8 reps)

4.   Overhead Press- (8 reps)

Tuesday: Legs

• Barbell Back Squat- (4 sets, 5 reps)

• Front Squat- (4 sets, 10 reps)

• Single-Leg Press- (4 sets, 10 reps)

• Calf Raise- (4 sets, 12 reps)

• Hanging Leg Raises- (4 sets, 12 reps)

• Ab Wheel Roll-Outs- (4 sets, 10 reps) 

• Static Stretching and Foam Roll exercises 

Wednesday: Biceps and Back

• Weighted Pull-Ups- (4 sets, 5 reps)

•  Dumbbell Single-Arm Row- (4 sets, 12 reps)

•  Bodyweight Row- (4 sets, 10 reps)

•  Incline Dumbbell Curl- (4 sets, 10 reps)

•  Biceps Circuit Training (4 Sets):

1. Zottman (8 reps)

2. Cross-body

3. Pronated Curls

4.  Static Stretching and Foam Roll 

Thursday: Triceps and Chest

• Incline Dumbbell- (4 sets, 12 reps)

• Incline-Drop Bench Presses- (4 sets, 18 reps)

• High-to-Low Cable Flys- (4 sets, 10 reps)

• Narrow-Grip Bench Press- (4 sets, 10 reps)

• Tricep Circuit training (4 sets):

1. Triceps Push-Downs (8 reps)

2. Triceps Dips (8reps)

3. Narrow Push-Ups (8 reps)

Friday: Back and Legs

• Deadlift- (4 sets, 5 reps)

• Romanian Deadlift- (4 sets, 10 reps)

• Zercher Squat- (4 sets, 12 reps)

• Weighted Incline Sit-Up- (4 sets, 10 reps) 

• Barbell Landmine- (4 sets, 20 reps)

Saturday and Sunday: Rest

On Saturday and Sunday, it’s time for rest. It’s the best time to recover his body after all the hard work and to refill his body with healthy food. 

If you think his workout is strict enough, check out his diet. 

Hugh Jackman's Diet plan

As previously stated, Jackman has worked with a variety of personal trainers throughout his career. David Kingsbury, the fitness expert, helped the legendary actor get in shape for films like "The Wolverine" and "Logan." 

According to Kingsbury, Jackman's diet changed depending on where he was in the program, but one thing remained consistent: carb cycling. On days when he did weight training, Jackman ate carbs (before 3 p.m.) and avoided them the rest of the time. Is there yet another constant? Of course, there are proteins and supplements.

Hugh Jackman's Wolverine diet plan is all about keeping things simple. That is, he ate a lot of the same foods at a lot of the same times on days when he was training. Everything is broken down into four daily meals plus supplements.

Here's a breakdown of what Hugh Jackman ate on a typical training day:

Breakfast

• 4 egg whites 

• Oatmeal

Lunch

•  Broccoli

•  Sweet potato

•  Steak 

Snack

• Spinach

•  Brown rice

•  Chicken 

Dinner

• Broccoli

•  Fish

•  Avocado

At 47, when most people start slowing down, Jackman has taken his physique, strength, fitness, and athleticism to new heights. He is now 53 years old and in the best shape of his life, and he is a true inspiration.

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