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How Arrow hottie got his bod

Written by Tashi from the blog Tashi's TV on 15 Nov 2012
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If you're anything like me you'll have spent lots of happy moments wondering how Arrow hottie Stephen Amell got his six-pack and surrounding booty.

 
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I've been researching i.e. scrutinizing lots of photos of him and discovered that it's a combo of three key things: gym (obviously) - weight training etc, archery and Parkour.

In case you aren't familiar with it, parkour's a sport that uses obstacles in the environment as the inspiration for crazy moves. It's also a sub culture - people who do it are very into it - which I discovered when I tried it.

A couple of years ago I was invited to pull some parkour moves with a parkour group based in Gauteng and it was mad fun. I almost killed myself when I tried to pull a move round the steel handle of a flight of steps but it was definitely worth it for the rush.

It makes perfect sense that Stephen would do it for the role -  it's the ideal workout for the flying, jumping and climbing he needs to do on the show.

Here's a vid. of him training at an inside parkour course:
 

Must-know facts:

In an interview with Zap2It Stephen revealed that he works out to buff up and pulse before filming shirtless scenes. A link to the full interview: 'Arrow' star Stephen Amell: 'I don't have a life, I have a show'

He used to be a spinning instructor before he hit acting success. Another interview with him here: One of Primetime’s newest heartbreakers.

PS: When Stephen gets spelt as Stephen instead of Steven can you still call the person Steve?

Actors in this post: Stephen Amell

Shows in this post: Arrow



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