I’ve been doing TBT for about a month now and have seen tons of size increase with it. But I’m now trying to figure out how big I would eventually like to get in comparison to others. I would like to know how big Edward Norton was in American History X, things like chest and bicep measurements as I like that look and want to emulate it. If anyone knows this kind of info or could give me a good educated guess it would be greatley appreciated.
“Shaved his head and gained 30 pounds of muscle in 3 months by drinking protein shakes, meat shakes (blended roast beef), and liftings weights non-stop for his role as Dereck Vinyard in American History X.”
That’s all I could find. Found it in the trivia section of IMDB @ Edward Norton - Biography - IMDb
Meat shakes??
Oh, about six inches.
I don’t have a solid answer but I will say this. Take a look at say Woody Harrelson in People vs Larry Flint, then look at Edward Norton. Edward Norton is a pretty small guy ie. height, bone structure. Then in american history X he’s 30 lbs heavier. I’d say he’s normally about 150 and bulked up to 180 lbs, arms probably 16-17 no better bdyft (that’s the key) I’d estimate to be 6-8 % in that film. Decent physique not what I’m looking for, in other words not a bodybuilder.
As for meatshakes. That sounds really tastey…oh wait NO IT DOES NOT!!! I know I’m gonna get flack for saying it but I recall hearing he was “playing with the chemistry” for that role. However, I don’t think it was a necessity to obtain a body like that.
Why in the hell would you take a beautiful thing like roast beef and blend it into a drink?
http://images.t-nation.com/forum_images/./1/.1106694131722.com_carney_norton.jpg
You want to look like Norton?
http://images.t-nation.com/forum_images/./1/.1106694348859.norton2.jpg
Ok, here is what he looks like for the movie. Just make sure not to get the chest tattoo.
Thats not very big. He gained 30 pounds? He must have weighed a buck twenty before. You just need to be very lean to get that look. If thats your goal, then best of luck. Keep working hard man.
My wife says he was “perfect size” in that movie, then she started drooling and stuff and trailing off. I dunno, women are weird.
well if we r talking about looking like big skin heads in movies i would wanna look like the big footplayer one in any given sunday. the one who throws the gater into the showers. anyone knows his name and stats?
[quote]relentlessfury wrote:
well if we r talking about looking like big skin heads in movies i would wanna look like the big footplayer one in any given sunday. the one who throws the gater into the showers. anyone knows his name and stats?[/quote]
http://www.andrewbryniarski.net/
That’s his web site. I just saw this movie again on TV and forgot how huge he was, so I looked it up. Turns out he used to be a bodybuilder before acting found him.
Yeah Knocko would be more the look. Another 20 and I’m there 
And guess who’s due for a tren/drol/ m-1t /prop/igf-1 cycle in another 2 weeks.
I second wanting to look like andrew bryniarski. Seeing him in The Program is what made me want to get serious about lifting.
I don’t know his exact measurements, but that was a pretty great transformation. Why would he let himself go like he did in fight club?! He looked like a little bitch in that movie, which was only like 6 months apart. Great movie…no Great movies by the way.
If his arem are 16-17" I’ll kiss your ass.
yeah, looking like lattimer would be pretty damn cool. Then I could smash my head through a car window and yell “starting defense, place at the table”.
[quote]a_train wrote:
I don’t know his exact measurements, but that was a pretty great transformation. Why would he let himself go like he did in fight club?! He looked like a little bitch in that movie, which was only like 6 months apart. Great movie…no Great movies by the way.[/quote]
I think Fight Club (and his other movies) are just the way he is when he doesn’t devote himself to getting bigger. American History X was the only movie he looked like that, and when I saw it I thought whoa, he bulked up. He is normally very small. I mean, just listen to his voice. Also, not everyone cares about having a muscular body, especially when they get hot chicks just by saying who they are.
[quote]a_train wrote:
I don’t know his exact measurements, but that was a pretty great transformation. Why would he let himself go like he did in fight club?! He looked like a little bitch in that movie, which was only like 6 months apart. Great movie…no Great movies by the way.[/quote]
Because that is what the role called for. Who is more believable in that role? American History X Norton, or “skinny little bitch” Norton who needs a change from his miserable life and develops a split personality. I say the skinny bitch Norton.
[quote]rainjack wrote:
If his arem are 16-17" I’ll kiss your ass.[/quote]
I second that.
Speaking of AHX, I know a guy who said he wanted to become a skinhead after seeing that movie. I told him that if I ever saw a swastika tattoo on him I would kick his ass on the spot.
Good movie though.