Twilight actor Kellan Lutz managed to pack on 25lbs of lean muscle to play the role of a Greek god in his upcoming movie.
The actor, seen here posing shirtless on the cover of the U.S. Men's Fitness magazine, piled on the weight to tip the scales at 220lbs - thanks to a high-protein diet and a rigorous workout regime.
Sharing his fitness tips with the publication, Lutz said he would eat 16 eggs a day in the lead-up to shooting and do insane outdoor exercise, that included throwing huge rocks around and doing countless push-ups
But Kellan insists he is no gym junkie despite his punishing fitness routine. In a behind-the-scenes video of the shoot for Men's Fitness, the 26-year-old actor says he likes to make up his workouts as he goes along. 'I don't really like the gym. I like to fool my body,' he said, referring to his spontaneous outdoor workout regimes. 'I run around the beach and then there's scaffolding so I can just do different pulls-ups there.'
'We did these [UFC fighter] Bas Rutten tapes, where it’s like, "OK, shadowbox! Defense! Shadowbox! Drop to the ground!" Within 30 minutes, you’re dripping. And it’s Africa. So it’s hot as balls out there. We pushed each other to be the best we could be.' While still maintaining a beefy physique, 6ft1 Lutz shed a few pounds of muscle for his Men's Fitness cover, weight in at 195lbs compared to his 220lbs peak.
