In the world of celebrity Instagram accounts, you’d be hard-pressed to find a celebrity who’s better at Instagram than The Rock. The guy has taken the same domination that he’s shown in the wrestling ring and box office and applied it to his Instagram, pulling in a whopping 45 million followers with a mixture of fan snapshots, lavish lifestyle photos, and workout pics that are sure to make you feel guilty about skipping the gym.
If you aren’t following The Rock on Instagram already, this post is about to show you what you’ve been missing, and if you are following him, consider this a reminder of why he’s one of the most entertaining figures in pop culture. With over 1,700 posts on his Instagram account, sifting through all those moments was a daunting task, but using a top-secret algorithm (subjective opinion and gut instinct), we’ve pulled the best of The Rock’s Instagram posts and arranged them into seven distinct categories of “Rockness.” Now, onto the photos that the internet can’t get enough of.
Those insane gym photos.
It’s hard not to scroll through The Rock’s Instagram without thinking, “I really need to squeeze a little exercise in-between those Netflix marathons.” Generally, photos of somebody doing a few bicep curls would be kinda dull, but when the guy does them with truck tires, it takes it up a notch. Johnson’s known for rising at the crack of dawn to squeeze in a gym session and regularly snaps pics with the gym members standing around in awe of the 6-foot-5 movie star training for the next Fast & Furious flick.
The photographic evidence of the Ballers lifestyle.
The Rock manages to regularly pull off fabulous movie star lifestyle pics without coming off as a showboat. Which is probably why it’s just fun to live vicariously through the dude’s photos as he cruises around on private jets and drives around movie sets in sports cars that have six figure price tags.
The guy is all about showing his fans love.
Johnson is regarded as one of the friendliest movie stars around, and for good reason. The guy regularly shows how much he truly appreciates his fans and doesn’t seem to give it a second thought when it comes to snapping a quick selfie with a young fan, or offering a hello to fans who happen to spot him driving around in his truck.
The guy’s a total goofball.
It’s pretty obvious that while Johnson may take his job very seriously with a schedule that would send most people into an exhaustion coma, he doesn’t take himself that seriously. The Rock’s never afraid to ham it up for the camera. Whether it’s posting a fan-made meme or serenading a horse, the guy makes sure there’s a solid injection of humor in his posts.
The softer side of The Rock.
Yeah, the guy is dropping opponents with “the people’s elbow” in the ring and battling lions in movies like Hercules, but that doesn’t mean he’s gotta be 100% badass, 100% of the time. Johnson’s a sucker for animals and regularly features himself goofing off with his French bulldog Hobbs and various other four-legged partners in crime.
Those 3,000 calorie meals.
You’re obviously doing something right on Instagram if fans are creating artwork based on what you had for breakfast. You won’t find any photos of a mimosa or avocado on toast on Johnson’s Instagram account, but what you will find are cheat day meals with enough calories to put down a horse. When you spend so much time at the gym that it produces results like this, eating three pizzas in a single sitting doesn’t seem like such a big deal.
Looking back and looking forward.
As any wrestling fan knows, The Rock comes from a long line of wrestlers and he regularly looks back at his younger days and the mentors who helped him achieve his success in and out of the ring. His photos of him as a young boy posing with greats like Muhammad Ali and the late Andre the Giant allow fans a candid look at the men who were around him growing up and inspired him to enter show business. Posts like his list of 2015 goals also highlight Johnson’s work ethic while still maintaining a sense of humor.
