Given that The Rock is in Australia shooting San Andreas, by the time we post this his birthday may be over down under, but we wanted to make sure that he knew we’re giving him a shout out from our time zone. So, how did Dwayne Johnson celebrate his birthday week on the Gold Coast? Doing the things that we have come to expect from the man set to star in Hercules this July; working his ass off in the gym and inspiring fans by his own example of working his butt off to reach his goals.

Earlier this week, we got another workout shot from the big man himself:

There is no BS with The Rock, and as he tells us here, there are no short cuts when it comes to achieving goals and reaching targets:

Finally, we gave a Throwback Thursday shout to Mr. Johnson about his appearance on the cover of the March 2010 issue, and he replied in kind. Check it out:

To The Rock, we say more power to you and have a great birthday weekend! Keep on inspiring us inside and outside the gym, and keep up the good work.

Photo Courtesy: The Rock