Comedian Kevin Hart is definitely no stranger to the gym. The 37-year-old entertainer has graced the cover of Men’s Fitness and Runner’s World magazines and wants to be an ambassador for running and, seemingly, all things fitness. Kevin has worked hard to pack muscle onto his 5’4” frame, and it appears he’s been quite successful. For all of you who have posted a gym selfie to social media you can probably relate to Kevin’s wanting to show off the results of his training. Me? Never. But if that’s your thing, I respect your dedication to fitness. I just know what I look like after a workout. It’s not pretty.
Kevin posted a shirtless photo to Instagram, showing off a decidedly more buff physique than what he was rocking back in September of last year, when he was the Men’s Fitness cover boy. He captioned the pic, “Transformation Thursday…..The only time that you should look back in life is to see how far you’ve came!!!! I’m not done yet….The road to becoming the best version of myself continues!!!” He went on to give credit where credit is due, to his trainer, Ron “Boss” Everline, adding, “Shoutout to my partner in fitness @justtrain1 for helping me change my life.”
Ron is obviously proud of his client, posting a side-by-side before and after pic of Kevin with a caption that reads, in part, “It’s a lifestyle! No day is the same. The road to new challenges lies ahead. We won’t stop here. There is much more greatness to achieve. Just Train your mind and you’re body will follow.” Great message, not so great grammar. He is a trainer, not a writer, so I’ll let it slide.
You know, working with The Rock on movies like Central Intelligence and the upcoming Jumanji sequel, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (yes, they went there), has had to have influenced Kevin’s workout ethic. Kevin might also want to keep his body tight since he’s the spokesperson for underwear brand Tommy John. He’s appearing in various stages of dress (and undress) for the brand’s 22-episode Kevin Hart’s Morning Briefing short video series.
Another reason Kevin might be bulking up? He’s father to a teenage daughter. Kevin recently told E! News that, as far as being Dad to 12-year-old daughter Heaven, “It’s scary stuff. It’s about to get tough,” as she’s beginning to talk about boys. He told Maria Menounos:
This is the first time I’m dealing with this, so it’s not like I have a ton of experience. My mom had two boys. It was me and my brothers, so this is me dealing with a girl at a different level. I mean this is my heart. I don’t want to prohibit things, but she is a child, so you make sure she understands the parameters that she can and can’t do.
We’re living in different times, so the way you could prohibit things back in the day, it’s different now. The Internet gives kids access to anything and everything. Communication is extremely important, and that’s what my daughter and I have. I love that.
Speaking as someone who gets up at 4:30 every morning to hit the gym – well just Monday through Friday, I’m not completely obsessed – I can’t help but admire Kevin’s commitment to fitness – but how much more can he really do? His current muscles work on his frame, and I’d hate to see him look like one of those over-inflated bodybuilders. He looks good. He’s no Sterling K. Brown, but you won’t hear me complain.
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I fully approve all six pack selfies. Thirsty gentlemen, I am here for you! (Sorry sixer, I love some shameless selfies)
Also, 4:30am? Every weekday? On purpose? That is dedication. Lunch hour and after work for me.
Me too, lunch or after work 🙂
i have a hard time with lunch, unless its a light one though.
How do you deal with makeup/hair post work out during the day?
In my lab I could come back kind of sweaty and not very polished and it was fine because lab coats and goggles and pony tails are the norm, now i’m struggling. do i buy a whole second set of basic makeup?
SAME! Come on Thirsty Lads, It’s really your Moment, in my eyes! ( im doing After dinner … But dear God Do i go to bed ready to DIE!)
I think we are doing a public service, these poor boys are obviously dying for lack of attention. we just can’t have that.
on the work out front, i try to do before dinner or right after. i get all ramped up if i work out too late. i’ve got to be done before 10pm or i am up until 1am trying to come down.
Really, God’s work, that’s us, asking them to Divest their Thirst on IG for us to Follow…
Oh SAME Before 9f bf is cooking, after if i’m cooking! I must get me out the way by 10 else i’m getting up at 3 like clockwork
Go Kevin!!
I love the “train the mind and the body will follow” mantra. I’m a yoga teacher, so I’m all about that mind-body-spirit union.
Agreed. The trainers at my gym espouse the same philosophy and the people they’ve converted to a healthier lifestyle are the proof it works. It’s funny but my journey has been somewhat the reverse of this, as I discovered how beneficial fitness was to my mental health, i.e. train your body and your mind will follow.
How cool that you’re a yoga teacher, Shambles. I think the best I’ve ever felt in my life was when I added regular yoga practice to my fitness mix. It’s not easy finding a class/instructor that clicks, though.
I hear you, it can be hard to find the right yoga space for you. There are a ton of online options now too, which is awesome. Come take a class with me, EsMom!!
ooh which online classes are you liking? and Shamby, do you like doing what you do, or have any advice for someone starting? My ‘sister’ is looking to start out on her own, in seniors focused yoga.
I’m also a yoga teacher, but there is nothing wrong with taking care of the body- Isn’t it a temple to house the spirit? AnyWhoZee, came to say I’m more a fan of his “before” body, but have no idea how he was “feeling” in either phase. “After” looks sinewy and dehydrated. While I’m all about body care, I certainly don’t espouse extremes!
You go to the gym at 4.30 every morning? How? Teach me your ways Obi Wan 🙂
+1 Corey you impress me!
Yes, I’m impressed. It’s 4:34 right now and I haven’t even slept yet.
Yeah, that’s impressive!
Is there even a gym open at 5 or 5:30?
Thanks, everybody! I have to workout in the morning, as by the time I get home from my full-time, day job, I’m drained. I also feel a sense of accomplishment when I get my training knocked out in the morning (and having a gym rat BF doesn’t hurt. We’re always trying to one-up each other and the “healthy competition” is even more of a motivating factor for me!)
Ugh, I can never work out in the morning like that. I’m always too dehydrated after sleep to do any major exercise until later in the day. But kudos for the dedication.
His comment on his daughter is surprisingly grounded. It’s a nice shift away from the whole paternalistic, “I must protect my baby girl from all things!” mindset some men have.
I agree about his comment about his daughter, I loved that. I have teen sons and surprisingly my husband seems inclined toward prohibition as a strategy. For example, my 16 year old wanted to go to Lollapalooza this summer and his (my husband’s) first instinct was “no way.” I am fully aware that it can be an underage drunk fest but I convinced my husband we should trust him to make good choices. It helps to know he’s going with the group of boys who are definitely more interested in the music than the festival aspect. I feel like we need to let him have these independent experiences or he might really go crazy once he goes off to college.
That’s unusual, and probably a sign you need to drink more the day before
Why don’t I trust this guy? He just seems so… I can’t put my finger on it but I do know that it’s not his real personality we see.
I think because he was shady toward his ex wife Torrei in the past? I went through a phase where I couldn’t stand him because of that whole situation. But Torrei handled everything amazingly and I do love they way they co-parent.
Dang, he looks good. I bet he would be a good lover, energetic and prob a giver. Jmo
I bet you’re right. I like this guy! The muscles don’t hurt at all.
I didn’t get his comments about having brothers, and no he is “dealing with a girl”. What does gender have to do with it?
it’s personality. we should be, imo only, raising and “dealing” with our kids on the basis of their personalities, not their gender.
I know I am being somewhat picky here, at the same time we need to stop with gender roles and stereotypes, but that’s what he is implying, that raising girls is somehow different because they have vaginas. I have both, and they are very different personality wise, so while the basics are the same, we use different methods sometimes to teach them.
ETA: I read O’Rielly and Spicer, then came here, and read again how in the basic form, women are treated differently, it starts from birth, basically, and it’s just not ok, from Spicer or a father 🙁
Eh, I didn’t take offense because I feel like I know what he meant. I grew up in a female-heavy household with no brothers and was a little nervous when I had a baby boy, and then another after that, because I was less familiar with the dynamic/energy of a household of boys vs one of girls. I didn’t think I’d raise them differently depending on their gender, I just knew the overall vibe can be different depending on the mix of genders in a family.
The overall vibe can be different depending on the mix of personalities in a family.
gender has nothing to do with it 🙂
I have mixed feelings about it because I think upraising should be based on a child’s personality more than anything, but I do think there are legitimate concerns a man may have about raising a daughter in our society. It would be one thing if misogyny (misogynoir in their case) and sexism weren’t very real issue, but they’re unavoidably present and can/will impact their lives at some point. Not that boys don’t have their own challenges (i.e. culture of toxic masculinity), but a father can empathize with that on a personal level.
It’s sympathize. Empathy is the ability to feel what another is feeling without actual firsthand knowledge.
I understand this is a difficult subject to navigate. But both of you are just spitting back the stereotypes society perpetuates.
My daughter once told me that movies have no gender, and she was right. Same thing applies to raising children to be active, respectful members of society. Gender has nothing to do with it. We should be teaching our children the exact same things, not changing based on gender. we should not be teaching our girls anything different than our boys.
ETA: just take gender right out of it, don’t even look at them thinking of boy or girl. some kids are transgendered, so… just take it away and raise them to be the best person they can be. see?
I do try to raise my kids to be the best people they can be. I agree that movies (and toys and books and extracurricular activities, etc) have no gender. I agree that personality plays a big part in family dynamics. But I also think gender can be a factor. For example,I’ve been in a basement full of teen boys at my house and a basement full of teen girls at my friends’ house and the dynamic/energy/vibe is very different. It’s not just personalities at play.
Esmom, the personalities of those boys created the vibes, not their penises.
If you had a group of different boys, say gamers VS football people, the vibe is different based on the collective personalities of the group- not their anatomy.
Same with girls. gamer girls VS football girls. they collect around each other based on common interest, and that creates the vibe- not their anatomy. gamer girls and boys together create a different vibe than football girls and boys, based on their common interests and personalities. Vaginas and penises have nothing to do with it.
and of course you are raising your kids to be the best they can be. I apologize if my post came across otherwise, those comments were intended to be pluralized, not specific.
OG Kay, I had one of the hardest times with this in general.
I’d been brought up with very specific ideas of what women do and men do, and was constantly, oh that’s a typical guy thing, girls do this etc. Even though I fought those norms for myself, i applied them to everyone else.
It’s a hard habit to break, but i think you are right on this, well said.
Thanks Detritus 🙂
it is hard to break and it’s sometimes so subtle, we don’t even recognize we are doing it. I think the concept of gender itself is becoming outdated, and that’s a good thing.
It makes him look older. I think you gotta be careful when you’re past 40 not to have too little body fat. Sure, it brings out the abs but also makes you look gaunt and wrinkly in the face.
I agree. I admire his commitment to fitness but the extreme low body fat is aging him.
Yeah, his before picture looks better to me. The after picture makes him look like his muscle is wasting away, like what I saw on my grandpa.
+1, he looks better in the before picture. I wish I had the motivation to work out every day!
Kevin wasn’t that fat before so his transformation isn’t that shocking. But congrats anyway. His kids are beautiful.
I really like what he had to say and also his attitude toward fitness and parenting. As for “what more can he do?” He looks really good, no doubt, but if he filled out his chest, lats and forearms he would achieve that “V” shape and overall have nice balance. I’m not criticizing at all, I just have a different perspective because my boyfriend was a champion body builder and owns health clubs so I am around this stuff a lot.
Wait. Is that a before and after? Or two different angles? The pic on the right is MUCH preferred over the picture on the left.
I guess for men it’s about choosing abs over face? I do not get it.
Personally, I like the after better
He definitely wasn’t overweight or anything. I think he just really wanted to add muscle and get super toned. I’m not a fan of huge muscles on guys…hope he stops here and doesn’t get bigger but I guess that’s his wife’s problem lol.
I love Kevin but he is not 5’4 lol. More like 5’2.
His children are very beautiful.
I seriously enjoy his stand-up. Also, some of his movies, his ambition and nerves have made him a star, all props to Hart. But I kinsa wonder about the rock, or jackman, or a lot of people in terms of bulking up because isn’t the longtime underground tea is that Rock’s bod is/has been helped by supplements for all the bodybuilding? Dunno?! Anyway, there is an argument that hormones, newer semi-legal supplements should be regulated and legal – which is an good point . So, Kevin Hart works hard to get this body probably naturally, I wish there was more transparency & less judgment and he looks great irregardless.