Build Muscle At Any Age Like This Guy

Mike Colter put on 13kg of muscle to play a superhero. Are you ready for your close-up? Let Colter show you how it’s done.

- Anthony Mccarro

Imagine for a few seconds that you’re a 38-year-old actor who just landed a Hollywood dream job – playing a Marvel superhero. But there’s a catch: you’ll need to pack on 13kg of muscle, despite your sciatica, so you can realistically kick ass like a bulletproof superhero. That’s exactly what happened to Mike Colter in 2015. He was holidaying in Paris when he got the news, and he knew the transformation into Luke Cage for a Netflix series wouldn’t be easy. But in four months, Colter went from 93 to 106 kilograms, despite bouts of over training and a torn rotator cuff during filming. And he’s maintained his physique, proving that it’s never too late to turn your comic fat to Marvel-lous muscle. Here’s how Colter did it – and how you can, too.

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