The Official Tom Welling Thread

[SatEL]

Yea tom has a great body for what superman should be, alot better then the shape routh's body was in SR.

Welling isnt as in shape as he was in older seasons, Yes his arms are bigger but thats just an addition with the weight his gained.

 

[Migu-EL]

IDK? He looks to be in pretty good shape to me. The only weight that he's seemed to gain is muscle mass, not fat.

 

[Syncos]

Welling isnt as in shape as he was in older seasons, Yes his arms are bigger but thats just an addition with the weight his gained.

Tom has much more muscle mass than he did previously, but i'd agree that he's not as ripped as he was at the beginning of season 3....

 

[triplet]

Tom has much more muscle mass than he did previously, but i'd agree that he's not as ripped as he was at the beginning of season 3....

He may not be as ripped, but he's not fat... He's hardly out of shape.

He looks great to me.

:heart:

 

[Webhead2006]

Yea he does have a pretty good body and i think people say his best was season 3 or 5 but he has gotten larger muscle size over the years.

 

[SatEL]

IDK? He looks to be in pretty good shape to me. The only weight that he's seemed to gain is muscle mass, not fat.

It isnt muscle mass, as he has got older he has gained weight. The reason his arms look bigger is because he added some mass to them and they are also defined. Thats the only part on Welling that is defined these days, He has no abs. and his chest isnt as defined as season 4 where he was at the best physical shape he had ever been on in smallville.

 

[mellyM]

It isnt muscle mass, as he has got older he has gained weight. The reason his arms look bigger is because he added some mass to them and they are also defined. Thats the only part on Welling that is defined these days, He has no abs. and his chest isnt as defined as season 4 where he was at the best physical shape he had ever been on in smallville.

I'm sure he's solid, he's just not overly cut, and his chest looked fine to me in Instinct, I prefer the way he looks to someone like Aquadude, I think he looks the right size to be Superman.

 

[SatEL]

I'm sure he's solid, he's just not overly cut, and his chest looked fine to me in Instinct, I prefer the way he looks to someone like Aquadude, I think he looks the right size to be Superman.

His size is not the issue its the high percent of BF and little to no definiton thats the problem.

 

[mellyM]

His size is not the issue its the high percent of BF and little to no definiton thats the problem.

Whatever, i don't see any fat on that man

 

[spark627]

His size is not the issue its the high percent of BF and little to no definiton thats the problem.

I am sorry, Tom has very little BF on his body, he is very built. His body is doesnt get sculpted like Alan Ritchson (for example). He has a build very similar to how Alex Ross paints Superman.

 

[SatEL]

I am sorry, Tom has very little BF on his body, he is very built. His body is doesnt get sculpted like Alan Ritchson (for example). He has a build very similar to how Alex Ross paints Superman.

Tom Welling has a higher Percent of BF than he did before there is no denying that, there is a reason they have cut down on shirtless scenes and its not because of the budget thats for sure.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

still looks pretty cut to me dude

 

[Migu-EL]

It isnt muscle mass, as he has got older he has gained weight. The reason his arms look bigger is because he added some mass to them and they are also defined. Thats the only part on Welling that is defined these days, He has no abs. and his chest isnt as defined as season 4 where he was at the best physical shape he had ever been on in smallville.

I guess that's ur opinion. To me he looks like he added alot more muscle mass since season 4 while still staying trim in the fat department. But then again I never really tried to keep a close eye in regards to his weight gain and physical stature.

 

[Syncos]

Tom Welling has a higher Percent of BF than he did before there is no denying that, there is a reason they have cut down on shirtless scenes and its not because of the budget thats for sure.

Maybe he wants to do less shirtless stuff. He's been the star of the show for eight years. That has to have some impact when stuff like that comes up in contract negotiations.

 

[Webhead2006]

Yea we havent seen clark shirtless alot in the later seasons. He probably put that in contract for what ever reason.

 

[AgentPat]

Guys (and gals), SatEL isn't saying TW is fat. He's simply saying that TW has a higher percentage of body fat than he did in earlier seasons. Big difference. I agree with him on this point; it's fairly obvious. But I wouldn't jump to conclusions about the fewer amount of scenes showing Clark shirtless. This is SV, after all. They will capitalize on any chance they get to rip off any and all of the cast's clothing, especially the star's. If the reduction of such scenes for Clark has been intentional, I'd put money on it being Welling's request, not the producer's.

As to Welling's current physique, I like it now more than ever. Justin Hartley is about an inch shorter than Welling and has a smaller percentage of body fat. He's pretty ripped. But he doesn't have a Superman physique, IMHO. I look at him and think, damn, he's skinny. LOL I don't want my Superman to look like an Olympic swimmer. I want him to look like a football player - big, wide, and built like a brick outhouse. Welling has that kind of frame and now the mass to go with it; I don't need to see every popping vein for me to believe he's Superman.

 

[MAN O STEEL]

As to Welling's current physique, I like it now more than ever. Justin Hartley is about an inch shorter than Welling and has a smaller percentage of body fat. He's pretty ripped. But he doesn't have a Superman physique, IMHO. I look at him and think, damn, he's skinny. LOL I don't want my Superman to look like an Olympic swimmer. I want him to look like a football player - big, wide, and built like a brick outhouse. Welling has that kind of frame and now the mass to go with it; I don't need to see every popping vein for me to believe he's Superman.

Couldn't have said it better. The physique Welling has now is far more inline with Superman than earlier seasons. Superman is as Agentpat says, a big, wide, brickhouse. His mass is what impresses me about Welling & what Routh sadly lacks. Routh's phsique is more inline with justin Hartleys & it's not right for Superman.




Steve

 

[LexFactor]

Good post Pat.

I think Welling has clearly lost a lot of his definition that he had in the earlier seasons but he now has a physique closer to Superman.

Man O Steel, I don't think Routh's physique is more inline with Hartley's. Routh is much bigger built. I think the problem with Routh is that he has a very thin waist which makes him have an hourglass type figure which isn't Superman. Welling, on the other hand, has a thick core and has a more Superman-like physique.

 

[Webhead2006]

hopefully with the new film in the works, they get an actor for clark/superman with the right body type, and has the acting skills to.

 

[ariellem]

Pfffft. We're talking about the real deal, baby.

There are really no words... *sigh*... :heart:

Just need one letter: "m".
As in, "Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..."

If the reduction of such scenes for Clark has been intentional, I'd put money on it being Welling's request, not the producer's.

: Boo-hiss. <sigh> Sam looks pretty nice, I must say.

Justin Hartley is about an inch shorter than Welling and has a smaller percentage of body fat. He's pretty ripped. But he doesn't have a Superman physique, IMHO. I look at him and think, damn, he's skinny. LOL I don't want my Superman to look like an Olympic swimmer. I want him to look like a football player - big, wide, and built like a brick outhouse.

 

[B]

As to Welling's current physique, I like it now more than ever. Justin Hartley is about an inch shorter than Welling and has a smaller percentage of body fat. He's pretty ripped. But he doesn't have a Superman physique, IMHO. I look at him and think, damn, he's skinny. LOL I don't want my Superman to look like an Olympic swimmer. I want him to look like a football player - big, wide, and built like a brick outhouse. Welling has that kind of frame and now the mass to go with it; I don't need to see every popping vein for me to believe he's Superman.

I LOL'd when I read that t:

 

[triplet]

Under the episode on The CW's site, they list "factoids"...

For Tom it lists this:

Tom Welling as Clark Kent:

Birthday: April 26th
Hometown: New York, NY
Holy Nickname: Tom's nickname on the set is Tommy-tights.



LOL!



Too funny.... I don't think I'd heard that before.



(Although, I think NYC is where he was born and not his home town... He was raised in Del. and Mich....)

 

[Whiteflag]

Under the episode on The CW's site, they list "factoids"...

For Tom it lists this:

Tom Welling as Clark Kent:

Birthday: April 26th
Hometown: New York, NY
Holy Nickname: Tom's nickname on the set is Tommy-tights.



LOL!



Too funny.... I don't think I'd heard that before.



(Although, I think NYC is where he was born and not his home town... He was raised in Del. and Mich....)

Yes, a cast member (I don't remember now who) mentioned in a recent interview that they joke with the Tommy-tights nickname on set. It's a way to tease Tom because every cast member is asked in interviews when is Tom going to wear the tights on the show. t:

 

[heliorei]

I don't know if this has been posted before but here's Tom at the New York Magazine party a few months ago, in May.

Linda Carter is also here.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UGnFcvMI3r8

 

[Serene]

I don't know if this has been posted before but here's Tom at the New York Magazine party a few months ago, in May.

Linda Carter is also here.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UGnFcvMI3r8

To clarify, it wasn't a NY Magazine party, it was the Costume Institute Gala featuring Superheroes. NY Mag was just reporting on it.

Thanks for the link though!