Meet the trainer behind Jackman’s body in ‘X-men Origins: Wolverine’

LONDON - The credit for Hugh Jackman’s muscular look in his recent film ‘X-men Origins: Wolverine’ goes to his personal trainer Michael Ryan.

However, it did not come cheap, the expert charged 350 dollars an hour for sharpening the star’s body.

“Wolverine’s producers thanked me and said I was a cheap investment because the film took 80 million dollars in its first weekend, but it wasn’t the film people remember, it was how good Hugh’s body looked,” the Daily Telegraph quoted him as saying.

In fact, the trainer is now on high demand among film stars; he has already worked with Lara Bingle.

And he makes his big customers work hard to attain the desired shape.

Jackman’s bouts included 3am starts, cold showers, 100kg weight squats and 280kg leg presses.

He said: “Obviously I have the secrets that got Hugh to look like he does, which is one aspect.

“But it’s based on demand, and I’m in a position where I have a profile and don’t have a lot of time.”

Michael is also a long time friend of Jackman whom he met while working as a personal trainer at The Physical Factory, on Sydney’s north shore, when he was a university student.

Hugh had promised to hire him when he became a big actor. (ANI)