How does Tom Hardy stay fit?

To achieve dense muscle, you need a specific kind of training," Hardy said to AskMen. "I did non-specific exercises such as press-ups, push-ups, abs work and resistance training. To 'become' Charlie Bronson, I had to quickly put a lot of weight quickly on my forearms, chest and neck." And it shows.
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How do I get a physique like Tom Hardy?

Here's Tom Hardy's lower body routine:
  1. Barbell Squat (5 sets, 5 reps)
  2. Barbell Deadlift (5 sets, 5 reps)
  3. Dumbbell Step Ups (3 sets, 8-12 reps)
  4. Dumbbell Lunge (3 sets, 8-12 reps)
  5. Leg Press (3 sets, 15-20 reps) Wednesday: Traps and Shoulders.
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How did Tom Hardy get fit to play Bane?

Hardy used a bulk-up "matrix" (check the moves out below) to build muscle on to his chest, arms and shoulders. Using a descending 'ladder' format, Hardy would hit a four-round circuit, going from 10 reps in the first round, to seven, to five, then to three.
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How much weight did Tom Hardy put on for Warrior?

Warrior (2011)

Even though Hardy didn't put on as much weight for this film as he did for transformations to play Bane and Bronson, he still had to pack on some muscle. J.J. Perry, one of the stunt coordinators on the film, said Hardy came into training at 162lbs and bulked up to around 185 to play the character.
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How did Tom Hardy get so big for the movie Warrior?

He included hard boxing workouts that would get him in fighting shape. His MMA training helped him grow bigger while also burning calories to shed body fat. Plus, Men's Journal revealed that Hardy bushed up his MMA skills when preparing for his role as Eddie Brock in Venom.
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Did Tom Hardy take steroids for Batman?

Some actors have been rather open about their use of performance-enhancing drugs. For example, in an interview, Tom Hardy sarcastically replied, Tom Hardy as Bane in the 2012 film “The Dark Knight Rises.” In an interview with Men's Journal, Hardy made a veiled reference to using PEDs to bulk up for the role.
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How much muscle did Tom Hardy gain?

Tom Hardy's Most Extreme Body Transformations for His Roles

Hardy transformed himself into one of the most physically dominating villains of all time with his training, doing four training sessions per day to add over 30 pounds of mass, muscle, and strength.
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How many pounds of muscle did Tom Hardy gain for Bane?

Tom Hardy gained almost 30 pounds to play Bane in 'The Dark Knight Rises'
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What does Tom Hardy eat in a day?

Tom Hardy was eating 6 full meals every single day. He'd kick his days off with a protein-packed breakfast of half a dozen eggs (2 full eggs, and 4 egg whites) along with 2 slices of toast with fruit and honey. The rest of his meals were similarly full of all three of the key nutrients.
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How much muscle did Tom Hardy use for Bane?

Tom Hardy, who is 5'9″, put on about 30lbs of muscle to play Bane in The Dark Knight Rises. He was close to 200lbs.
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Did Tom Hardy do Bane's voice?

Tom Hardy has admitted he knew people may laugh at his Bane voice in The Dark Knight Rises. The actor played the masked DC villain in the 2012 conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy – though his voice has been the subject of some mockery among fans.
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Does Tom Hardy go gym?

An onlooker told the publication: 'You see him quite a lot around here, and it is well-known that he is a regular at the gym. '
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Does Tom Hardy lift weights?

Hardy told the New York Daily News in 2012 he gained 30lbs of muscle for the role—and if you take one look at him in costume, it really shows. Hardy's trainer had the actor working out in physically taxing short sessions four times per day, using strength training and bodyweight exercises to gain muscle.
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How many pushups did Tom Hardy do for Bronson?

Then, in 2008, he was cast as hulking hardman Charles Bronson. In order to gain three stone for the role, Hardy used a prison-friendly 'bulk matrix' of up to 1,000 press-ups a day. The application: Hardy himself has admitted that his Bronson body was a 'road crash,' involving plenty of body fat and minimum leg muscle.
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How does Tom Hardy lose weight?

For his lead role opposite Joel Edgerton, Hardy dropped 15 per cent body fat and packed on a whopping 20kg of muscle using the 'signalling' method, where his ex-US Marine trainer Patrick “Pnut” Monroe spread exercise and short workouts in bursts throughout the day. In theory, this encouraged Hardy's body to adapt.
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Does Tom Hardy do CrossFit?

Tom Hardy used CrossFit to get into shape for the 2011 movie Warrior.
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Did Tom Hardy gain weight Lawless?

"Skinny, like I am now - maybe a little skinnier. But Batman came in, and then I needed to be bigger. "I had six months to train, but there was a three-month period where Lawless was being filmed, so I had to train during Lawless. So that's why I was physically the size that I was.
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How do I get Daniel Craig's body?

Daniel Craig's Full-body Workout

Start the week with a full-body power circuit and perform 3 circuits of 10 reps. For the rest of the week perform 4 sets of 10 reps. End every session with 5 minutes of interval sprints. Take the weekend off but do some stretching and easy cardio such as a swim or a mid-paced run.
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How much weight did Tom Hardy lose for venom?

Dropping weight for Stuart: A Life Backwards

Aged 29 at the time of filming, Hardy lost two stones (12.5kg) to realistically portray Shorter, who had muscular dystrophy.
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Is Bane Ra's al Ghul son?

Bane's Backstory

When Bruce is thrown in the same pit Talia grew up in, he learns of Ra's al Ghul's child that escaped the underground prison. It's assumed by both Bruce and audience that the child was Bane. But in the flashback scene, the child who escaped is not wearing a mask.
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Why does Bane talk like that?

Of course Bane is masked in The Dark Knight Rises which changes the sound of his voice, making it more muffled. And as Hardy explained in his Wired interview, he and Dark Knight Rises director Nolan did “play around” with the voice, making it more fluid.
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Is Bane Russian or Mexican?

The name given to him is latino in origin, but apart from that he is played by Robert “Jeep” Swenson, a Caucasian American wrestler. His background is actually more similar to a character named Ivor, a man who henched for Poison Ivy in 1982's Batman #344, but Bane was a bigger name and got tagged in to take his place.
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Why does Bane have scars on his back?

Bane had deduced that Bruce Wayne was Batman, and attacked him in Wayne Manor. Due to his superior strength and fighting skills, along with Batman's exhaustion, Bane defeated Batman and broke his back. This is echoed in the film, but doesn't play out exactly the same way.
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How tall is Bane without venom?

Even without Venom, Bane is a big man. He naturally stands at 6'2 and weighs approximately 225 pounds. Throughout the character's history, some writers have focused on Bane's brute size and strength.
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