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

London, July 05: 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 3 am starts, cold showers, 100 kg weight squats and 280 kg 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