Aldis Hodge’s only three exercises to have huge pecs in ‘Black Adam’

James Gunn y Peter Safran they have arrived at DC Studios and have turned everything upside down to start over from scratch. This directly concerns all the series and movies in this cinematographic universe. Also to the recent Black Adamwhich served to present to the general public a series of characters whose future is practically ruled out, or at least up in the air.

One of the possible affected – not necessarily victims – by this reset can be Aldis Hodgewho put himself in the shoes of Hawkman in the latest DC movie. Much loved by comic book fans, this winged superhero is a respected member of the Justice Society. And Hodge embodies it perfectly.

Prepared to push the physique to the limit

The American actor, as usual for a role of this type, has had to take your body to the next level to be a superhero. Hodge has told Men’s Journal that he had always been in a good physical point waiting for the opportunity to arrive. When he got it, he knew what he had to do: “I really wanted to elevate the physique as much as possible, because it’s the first time Hawkman has appeared in a movie. […] His powers and abilities are incredible. She wanted to take it all to the max.”

The actor has thoroughly prepared for this role, which may have been lost forever.

At 5 I started in the gym with long strength training until 8. From that hour, the choreographies and work with doubles, as well as Endurance focused cardio.

According to Hodge, he was engaged in prepare physically around eleven hours a day Between one thing and another: I felt like a kid who walks into a candy store every day, because I’ve always wanted to have one of those jobs that requires me to take my training to the next level, an excuse to push myself to the physical limit.” .

As usual in these cases, the actor had the support and knowledge of a coach to be able to reach the goal set. And now he’s quite the connoisseur: “I was already good at building muscle, but I wasn’t cutting fat the way I needed toSo I turned to DJ for some guidance. He put me on his team that helped me get into metabolic science to exercise.”

Hodge’s three essential exercises

The actor commented to Men’s Health that during your workouts lifted heavy weightsespecially when he worked pectoral. And he shared the ones that are never missing in his routine:

bench press

  • Lie on a flat bench with a pair of dumbbells, which should be at the height of the nipples
  • Push the weight up with an explosive movement and contract the pecs at the end of the stroke
  • Lower the weight in a controlled manner to the starting position to repeat again



Incline Dumbbell Press



  • Lie on a bench at a 45 degree incline with a pair of dumbbells, which should be at the level of your nipples
  • Push the weight up with an explosive movement and contract the pecs at the end of the stroke
  • Lower the weight in a controlled manner to the starting position to repeat again

pulley crosses



  • Grab the two pulleys by the handles and face forward
  • Keeping your back straight and your core tight, walk a step or two forward to create tension with the pulleys.
  • The starting position is with the elbows slightly bent and always in front of the shoulders.
  • Close your arms forward making a kind of arc in the path
  • When the hands are touching, pump the chest for a second and return to the starting position to repeat


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