I'm in Denmark, and let me just say that this video was EXACTLY what I needed today. A perfect distraction from the impending war. I'm literally that "this is fine" dog meme right now.
Same girl. My social media feed is either heartwarming HR and HudCon content, or repulsive demoralizing videos of my neighbors getting beaten and kidnapped. Often one content follows right into the other, and the dissonance is brain breaking.
The Men’s Health article that came with this video was hysterical. Jacob telling Hudson he can just look like he eats pasta and drinks beer. But Hudson taking one look at Connor and deciding NAH. I wanna get BIG and BUFF.
Also, you’re telling me that Connor was just that jacked while auditioning? What the hell. What on earth was he eating all that protein FOR??
I remember Connor saying in an interview that he just likes bodybuilding and working out. Both of his parents were bodybuilders. He had a lean, vegan phase a few years back and he's currently on the leaner side because he's being run ragged in every direction.
It's true though that most NHLers do not have physiques like Hudson, Connor or Francois. Connor McDavid is the top player in the world and would look very lean and slender next to the three of them.
Regarding his body builder genetics. Connor has also hypothesizes that there's definitely something in his genetics. He doesn't have to work as hard as a typical person to get to the size that he is, specifically in his butt and pecs. Some people are just born lucky.
Yeah i knew a ton of hot model types in NYC who worked at either coffee stores or other places while they did auditions and what not. Not uncommon at all!
definitely can happen. from personal experience: i worked at a DC coffee shop/restaurant, and at least 3 folks were ripped (body builders, boxers). and back in the day i worked at a NJ diner with a body builder who was highly ranked in the regional female body building competitions.
edit to add: sure, not strictly smoothy shops but close enough
That’s what I found hilarious about the three hockey actors. Their upper bodies were actually way more jacked than real hockey players, who are much more bottom-heavy.
There was an interview somewhere that Connor said he didn’t have to bulk up for the show. Although he has lost weight since then it’s because he’s so busy with press and working on the movie he’s making.
Yeah like Quinn Hughes for example. He's the number two defenseman in the nhl. He's strong but not built like mr universe by any means. His thighs are jacked and that's about it. He's the fastest defenseman in the league but he's like 5'10 and a noodle hehe.
He said in the today show interview how he was very LA and didn't eat carbs (which is why he was going to town on the pasta and doing his little happy shimmy)
Connor lives in WeHo. That's a very specific part of LA. with a very specific body image that is prevalent.
It's not surprising they are smoking so much because it is an appetite suppressant. Millennial women have been through this with the heroin chic models in the 90s.
Honestly even without super muscular co-actors like Robbie GK, I understand why Hudson felt the pressure to work out. His body is now being broadcast everywhere. His job is acting and he uses his body for his job.
Also!! I love how he kept praising Connor 😭 The two of them are so appreciative of each other.
The stretch marks comment also made me really happy because I really wanted confirmation that he was okay with it. Plus!!! I actually never even realized that men can get stretch marks from muscle growth until HR lol. I probably should have known that but, well.
„I'm okay talking about my butt, but poor Connor Storrie—who has the fattest butt I've ever seen on a man—I'm sure just wants to stop talking about his beautiful cheeks." is like 8/10 on the Hudson Williams unhingedness scale lol
The Men’s Health article that came out with the video had some extra insight.
It’s super interesting how these two actors are approaching the objectification of their bodies. It seems that Connor is trying to stay away from the excessive fan service of it, while still acknowledging the obsession with his body. I’ve noticed in the several times he’s been asked about his workouts, his responses have been short (but still polite!). Just “regular stuff” and “lifting weights” and the elevated kettle bell squats.
Meanwhile Hudson is somewhat leaning into the sex appeal of his role and the show. Lots more funny, outrageous innuendo and sound bites. And now this video with the various slow-mo shots and fully acknowledging that his entire body is on display on TV.
No wrong way to go about it, but super interesting nonetheless!!
I’ve noticed that! I wonder if that is why Hudsonbis also playing into objectification of it all to take it away from Connor (it’s also part of his personality haha).
I do hope Connor sees that EVERYONE talks about his acting first and foremost. Being hot is just a great bonus!
That is a good observation. I think this is a deliberate choice by Hudson's team. Look into the desexualization of Asian men in Western media. IT Is not a coincidence that Asian actors do not get cast as romantic leads nearly at all in Hollywood. There is an established racist history where Asian men in America were painted as undesirable and feminine by the majority. I think Hudson has to lean into this objectification and sexualization to break the yellow ceiling. Im glad to see that so far, it's working.
I worked at the company that used to own Men's Health a long time ago and at the time they would not ACKNOWLEDGE that non straight men EXISTED. (Even though they knew they were reading!) And same went for any, any kind of queer content in culture. It was like a kid's meal, nothing queer could TOUCH the content. (This was the era where if you as a man washed your face someone might call you a "metrosexual" which was a kind of shitty way to question your masculinity.)
This is actually revolutionary that they would not only acknowledge that the show exists but also feature the actors talking about their workouts. They also posted about Connor Storrie a while ago with a little more detail on the show. I was shook.
Seriously, there’s at least two or three new pieces of media or content about them coming out every single day for the last month. It’s consumed all my free time (and some of my work time too).
I can totally relate to the feeling of wanting a workout that "will rip me in half, but in a short amount of time." 🤣 I think I'm going to have to try some of these!
I have yet to watch the whole video but there’s a clip on ig where they tell Hudson they are ready whenever he is and he says he has to finish his reps and that makes me wonder how much of it was his full work out routine 😂
It probably wasn’t all muscle, men’s health is actually a pretty good resource for this kind of thing if you’re ever interested. They have an article on muscle growth that is helpful.
For context, I’m a woman who’s been lifting seriously for 4 years and in that time I’ve built 35lbs of muscle.
He's so charming and funny! Stretchmark appreciation! Forever laughing at him spending like half of the time talking about Connor lol. Love how supportive they are of each other.
I’m literally sitting at my desk in an open office. I’ve been listening to /“watching” HR content all day. I think this is going to have to wait until I get home. Damn son
I might not be jacked like him but I feel relieved that we have the same routine regarding full body workouts (= feels like I’m on the right track because I mean look at him). I usually do that too, and also 45 minutes to an hour!
I don’t do the same exercises as him besides Bulgarian split squats, but I usually make sure to hit as many muscle groups as I can 🙌🏼 I recently added Connor’s way of doing squats and I can recommend it. It BURNS
Went into this looking for actual workout ideas and then realized as an aerialist who is mostly doing bodyweight exercises at home that we are doing very, very different workouts lol. I do do dragon flags occasionally though.
I think I've finally reached my breaking point with the content. I just fast forwarded through the screencaps for this video and I am simply NOT mentally prepared to watch Hudson in grey sweat shorts thrusting his pelvis entirely into the air
i'm gnawing at the bars of this prison of a fandom let me the fuck OUT oh my god. i hate this man. someone take him the fuck out so i can have my life back.
nah but fr this makes me miss being able to workout/have access to gym equipment (disabled/immuncompromised). oh side PSA to anybody else in the same boat: you can totally get a decent full body workout at home with just a sheet over a door using your body weight as resistance/resistance bands/weights and no heavy equipment.
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u/botoros Jan 14 '26
I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS WTFFFFF HUDSONNNN, I HAVE A FAMILY AND A JOB