![]() Much has been written about this shifting portrayal of the male body in American pop culture. To prepare for his shirtless scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Harrison Ford underwent training by Jake Steinfeld, who would later launch the “ Body by Jake” brand. Even more traditional male lead actors felt the pressure to conform. They also inspired a generation of similar male leads, from Jean-Claude Van Damme to Chuck Norris to Dolph Lundgren. These actors pushed the male body to an extreme.ĭuring the 1980s, Stallone and Schwarzenegger established a template. Schwarzenegger had been a professional bodybuilder, crowned the amateur Mr. These men looked more like models than conventional actors. However, the emphasis on perfectly sculpted musculature dates to the early 1980s, with the arrival of performers like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. ![]() Something interesting is happening with Hollywood’s muscle men. ![]()
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