'I didn't recognise myself': Zac Efron on gaining 18lbs of muscle for lead role in The Lucky One

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Zac Efron didn’t recognise himself after putting on 18lbs of muscle for his new movie.

The 24-year-old actor bulked up to play a war veteran in The Lucky Oneand admitted he was impressed with his own willpower.

Leading man: Zac Efron in the new issue of America's Men Health magazine

Cover guy: The actor proves he's come
along way from High School Musical 

He told Men’s Health magazine: 'By the end of the movie I didn't recognise myself. You hear about guys like Christian Bale who dive into it and are really able to transform.

'I've always wondered if I had the willpower to actually do it. And I'll always have pride around the sense that I can.'

Although the High School Musical actor claims he doesn’t have any special talents, he thinks his willingness to work hard plays has played a huge part in his successful career.

Zac added: 'I could pick up almost anything. If you put it in front of me, I could always find a way to tackle it.

[While training for The Lucky One] I’d get this strange sense of power as those weights increased. I was never a natural at anything, but I could always outwork everybody.'

The result of his hard work is put on show during steamy love scenes with co-star Taylor Schilling.

Buff body: The actor with Taylor Schilling in The Lucky One

The Lucky One: actress Taylor Schilling arrives on a flight at LAX Airport


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