Dwayne Johnson had muscle padding taken out of Black Adam super suit because he was ripped enough

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He's noted for being one of the muscular actors working in Hollywood thanks to years of bodybuilding.And Dwayne Johnson revealed on The Tonight Show on Wednesday that he had to tone down the fake muscle padding that is a fixture of almost all superhero suits because he was more than muscular enough already.The 50-year-old former pro wrestler joked with Jimmy Fallon that it originally looked like he was filming a Saturday Night Live sketch when he was initially fitted for a padded suit, before he put his foot down.

Natural: Dwayne Johnson, 50, admitted he had to tone down the fake muscle padding in his Black Adam suit because he was already muscular enough during Wednesday's Tonight Show appearance'You were telling me when they were making this super suit for you, for Black Adam,' Fallon said. 'I mean you are The Rock.

You are Dwayne Johnson. You are in just awesome shape.'And you got the suit, and the first one had like pads in it, right?' he inquired.

Dwayne explained that even the most ripped superhero stars still get an extra boost from their costumes. 'Dude, with the muscle … with the superhero costumes, all throughout the superhero — like Marvel and DC, they all have these muscle pads,' he explained while clearly trying not to criticize any of the earlier actors or films.