Do you remember this movie "3oo". A Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 that was given a life by a Writer-director Zach Snyder.
In the Movie, King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) led 300 Spartans on a Battle of Thermopylae to stand against overwhelming Persian Army commanded by Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro). All started when Leonidas refused to bow down to Xerxes, all 300 Spartans are willing to give up their lives in order to keep Sparta Free from the clutches of Xerxes and his invading horde.
Majority of the scene is filled with nearly naked men with 6-pack abs, whittled waist and rock-hard thighs. How did they get those?
Zack [Znyder, the director], wanted the Spartans to appear like a real warrior during those days, lean and in hard fighting shape. He wanted them to appear like they have been fighting since they were babies. How long it took them to shape up like warriors??
In 10 weeks time, Mark Twight, a self-taught exercise guru and a former world class mountain climber turned 300 actors and stuntmen into a warrior-fighting shape. The 300 workout was created, but this kind of workout is quite extreme and not for faint-hearted, nor out-of-shape.
Remember that this workout is extreme. Not advisable to beginners. The 300 Spartan Workout was taken from the number of repetition. This workout has no rest in between and the challenge is to this is finishing the whole 300 reps in shortest time.
- 25 pull-ups
- 50 dead lifts at 135 pounds
- 50 push-ups
- 50 box jumps with a 24-inch box
- 50 "floor wipers" (a core and shoulders exercise at 135 pounds)
- 50 "clean and press" at 36 pounds (a weight-lifting exercise)
- 25 more pull-ups -- for a total of 300 reps
Guys, if you ever wanted to try this workout, make sure that you are constantly working out. But if not, i suggest you go and see a Professional trainers that can help with proper form, structure and progression if you want to try the 300 Spartan workout.
By: John Destacamento of Sweat Studio
John, a friend of mine, for the first time tried the 300 spartan workout. He wants to feel how is it to be a warrior during those days. This video is not final actually, there will be a much better video to watch out soon. There are also more available videos for you about fitness at Sweat Video.
