--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... <no_reply@...> wrote: > > "From Wolverine to Wuss; Hugh Jackman's Tragic Slide Into Mellow", an HBO > special. > > Excerpt: "Echoing the scene with the Blue Meanies, from the animated film, > 'Yellow Submarine', the final indignity came as Wolverine tried to unleash > his claws, and sprouted red roses, from his fingers, instead...".
Hugh Jackman: 'I'm A Little More Of A Wuss In Real Life' May 4th, 2009 9:31am EDT | By: Fred Topel Add to My News Like 0plusone0 Tweet0 2 X-Men Origins: Wolverine is the number-one movie in America, with Hugh Jackman's fourth performance as the clawed superhero. It's not getting any easier for the sex symbol though. If the fourth was this tough, he'll have to work extra hard if he plays the X-man again. "Okay, this is a little embarrassing but I'm a little more of a wuss in real life, obviously, than my character," Jackman admitted. "There's a moment when you're training where you just want to give up. I used to kind of imagine myself, not when I was training with these guys because that'd be a little embarrassing but when I was on my own with my trainer Michael, I used to kind of imagine I was Wolverine. Somehow, it always got two or three more reps out of me. It was also kind of humiliating with the yelling and it looked a little silly." The buffed out Jackman is really the only version that movie buffs, pun intended, get to see. In real life, Jackman is used to a leaner frame. "My wife used to constantly say, 'Hugh, this is ridiculous. Look at you. I don't even know who you are.' Then she said, 'Now, get into bed.' No." Truthfully, any physical advantage he gained with his Wolverine workout was negated by his Wolverine hairdo. "There's a good and bad side to everything. I also had to walk around with those mutton chops for six months. It kind of looks all right in the film but in real life, with a baseball cap on at six o'clock in the morning in the gym, it just looks odd, doesn't it?" > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon <mdixon.6569@> wrote: > > > > I'm picturing Hugh Jackman twenty years from now, soft spoken, timid,sweet > > blissful smile, afraid to shake another man's hand, out of fear of being > > *contaminated* total bliss- ninny.... arrrrgh! > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: nablusoss1008 <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Thursday, July 4, 2013 5:24 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Real Men Do TM, wussies whine on FFL > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > 'Meditation Has Changed My Life,' Says Hugh Jackman > > > > The Huffington Post UK Â |Â Posted: 01/07/2013 10:41 BST > > > > redditstumble > > > > 592 > > 109 > > 14 > > 21 > > Get UK Lifestyle Newsletters: > > Subscribe > > Follow: > > Meditation, Meditation, Hugh Jackman, The Third Metric, UK Lifestyle News, > > Mindful Meditation, Wellbeing, UK Lifestyle News > > > > An unlikely poster boy for meditation, Wolverine star Hugh Jackman revealed > > in the latest issue of Men's Health that meditation "changed his life." The > > August issue of the magazine features a world exclusive on his workout (and > > some mighty fine muscles he has too). > > Talking about the gruelling training involved to shape up for the film, he > > said: "The bottom line is you've got to train until you want to throw up > > and you have to eat until you want to throw up. And that's pretty much it." > > Meditation may play a role in the mindful attitude he takes to working out. > > He added: "Over the years I've really got to know my body. I know what it > > takes to get ready, I know how long it's going to take to get there and I > > know what I need to eat. I've really adjusted my diet and narrowed it down > > to the least painful way for me." > > Looking fit comes at a price however, as his diet involved eating one piece > > of steak a day and was so off-putting towards the end, that he's thinking > > of becoming a vegan. "I eat one steak a day minimum. Now I don't know any > > doctors recommending a 12oz steak every day. I'm pretty sure that's not > > good." > > The star has been very open about relaxation and meditation, which has > > become a fundamental part of his wellbeing over the last 20 years. He said: > > "I practise different strains of meditation and its really changed my life. > > It is not a religious thing." > > This isn't the first time the actor has spoken about it - he explained in > > an interview to Oprah: > > "In meditation, I can let go of everything. I'm not Hugh Jackman. I'm not a > > dad. I'm not a husband. I'm just dipping into that powerful source that > > creates everything. I take a little bath in it." > > Transcendental meditation has also featured in Hugh's life, and he uses it > > to give himself space in an otherwise busy life. He says: "Nothing has ever > > opened my eyes like transcendental meditation has. It makes me calm and > > happy, and, well, it gives me some peace and quiet in what's a pretty > > chaotic life!" > > >
