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Top 10 Action Movie Physiques

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2. Sylvester Stallone – Rocky III (1982)

Rocky III

The third installment of the Rocky franchise marked Stallone’s physical transition from a beefy tough guy to a shredded-to-the-bone, ultra-muscled action star. In preparing to fight Clubber Lang, Sly got his bodyfat percentage down to a startling 2.8% and his bodyweight down to 155 pounds of lean muscle. And he did all this while writing and directing the actual movie!

1. Arnold Schwarzenegger – Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Conan not only established Arnold as an action movie icon, it set an industry standard in which all action stars would henceforth have to be built like bodybuilding champions. “The Oak” prepared for the role by adding activities like rope climbing, horseback riding and swimming to his already demanding bodybuilding routine. So great did his physical conditioning become, that he took time out from his burgeoning movie career to win the 1980 Mr. Olympia title!

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http://www.facebook.com/lawrence.eichman.7 Lawrence Eichman

Three guys I believe had better bodies than almost all these guys you mentioned. 1) William Smith (CC & Comp), 2) Gordon Scott (Tarzan), 3) Clint Walker (Cheyenne).
AnabolicInsider

This list is tired and should have been retired 10 years ago. There is no way that Stallone looked better in R3 than he did in the last Rambo or even in the Expendables.In fact guys like Terry Crews and even Andrew Bryniarski have brought it numerous times and are left out. With the exception of Statham, this list could have been written in ’95
MMI

We appreciate the suggestions guys. When we compiled the list, we also took into consideration the significance of the roles the actors played. Terry Crewes and Andrew Bryniarski are definitely in great shape but they really haven’t played an iconic type of character. That being said, Gordon Scott is a great suggestion and a role we’ll definitely consider if we do a follow up list. Thanks for reading!
Town_1

Wow. No Woody Strode? Mike Henry? Miles O’Keeffe? And for the record, Carl Weathers always had a better physique than Stallone.