The male Kate Moss” by British GQ and has dated beauties like Keira Knightley along the way. But Belfast-born model Jamie Dornan modestly claims that being “lucky with his genes” is the key to his billboard physique. The truth, however, is rather different.
Between takes on film shoots and during modelling sessions, Dornan works his upper body with a series of simple bodyweight drills. “There’s a lot of hanging around, so I use any downtime to work on my arms and my core with variations on push-ups and crunches,” he says. This habit also helps him to counter his dark side – his penchant for pints of Guinness. “I absolutely love the stuff,” he admits.
It’s a tactic that’s a hangover – if that’s the right term – from his lifelong obsession with rugby. “I’ve played on the wing since I was about eight,” he says. “I’ve always needed to bulk up, so until the modelling took off I was ramming Big Macs down my throat and doing plenty of bodyweight work.
Between takes on film shoots and during modelling sessions, Dornan works his upper body with a series of simple bodyweight drills. “There’s a lot of hanging around, so I use any downtime to work on my arms and my core with variations on push-ups and crunches,” he says. This habit also helps him to counter his dark side – his penchant for pints of Guinness. “I absolutely love the stuff,” he admits.
It’s a tactic that’s a hangover – if that’s the right term – from his lifelong obsession with rugby. “I’ve played on the wing since I was about eight,” he says. “I’ve always needed to bulk up, so until the modelling took off I was ramming Big Macs down my throat and doing plenty of bodyweight work.