In his Muscle & Fitness (September 2015) cover story—as told to Shawn Donnelly—Joe Manganiello talks about realizing his quest for physical fitness was not just to get acting roles, and how that realization led to gains:

“And that's where you're going to grow. That's the spot. That's when you crack the pit, if you will. And that seed is inside. That's the good stuff.”

Man knows how to turn a phrase.

Dustin Snipes for Muscle & Fitness