![]() ![]() Note: While this workout plan is themed "Greek God Body", it is simply a program with two main goals - power and aesthetics. After all that, we will explain the finer details of the workout plan, as well as the best nutrition and supplementation to build the body of a Greek God. To start, we will go over the best exercises for pure strength, legs & glutes, chest, back, shoulders, and arms, then we will explain the programming of this workout plan and provide you a clear breakdown of the workouts (this is a 5 day workout program). This workout and diet plan won't tell you how to build the physique of a mere Greek mortal it’s going to show you how to build the body of a Greek god! Well, maybe not the mutilation part, but they do have the ideal body. Big, defined muscles with low body fat yet nimble enough to jump around and slice off legs. The physiques of the Greek gods are what most guys really want. It’s ok everyone watched that and wondered, “how in the hell can I look like Gerard Butler?” We did. ![]() “She was fearsome,” Owen told you watched 300, and maybe the good-but-not-quite-as-good sequel, 300: Rise Of An Empire and decided you want to look like that. Knightley did weight training for two hours a day, four days a week, and also took up archery, sword fighting and-yes-boxing. “When I accepted the role, they said, 'You really have to bulk up,' because otherwise you simply wouldn't believe that I could fight on equal standing with a man and come out all right,” she said. “As far as training in my own life, I just can't motivate myself at all.” That goal in the 2004 film King Arthur was to play a pugnacious, sword-fighting Guinevere opposite a beefed up Clive Owen. “I always love training for films, because you've got such a specific goal,” She said. What really gets Keira Knightley to the gym are the rigorous demands of a movie contract, she told IGN. If you have trouble motivating yourself to work out, you might be in good company with this Pirates of the Caribbean bombshell. Trainers often go to boxing, martial arts and the old French military art of parkour to keep actors nimble and athletic so they can climb, jump and do whatever else their action-packed roles demand. Jennifer Lawrence put in hours upon hours working on her archery skills to make her performance in The Hunger Games believable.Īnd all that conditioning isn't for show, either. In addition to doing grueling regimens of weight training and cardio - not to mention going on sometimes freakish diets - actors have to learn physically demanding skills like sword handling and horseback riding for specific parts. They've got that structure, as well as not having to go to actual work and do like a 14-hour day and then train, like an actor has to." "Professional athletes get to have 12 hours sleep, they get to nap, they get the right food. "It is tough having to do these things, especially with actors who are being asked to be athletes," he told. An ex-British Royal Marine, Waterson has trained the last two James Bonds, Halle Berry, Chris Evans and Jake Gyllenhaal, and, in his opinion, being an actor is akin to being a sports pro. (Do a web search for "300 workout" for an endless list of instructional videos, variations and how-tos.)īut however much you sweat and grimace on your way to emulating Butler's bulging abs, you're at a distinct disadvantage: Getting into shape for a role is part of an actor's job, and he or she can dedicate hours a day to work with the world's top trainers.Ĭelebrity fitness gurus like Harley Pasternak and Simon Waterson have their patented methods for transforming their charges’ bodies depending on the demands of a role. Not particularly known for his physique before, this Scottish-born actor put on such a tremendous coat of muscles for his role as King Leonidas in the film 300 that Butler’s workout regimen, devised by trainer Mark Twight, has become a phenomenon. ![]() Here they are, practically changing shape from role to role, performing athletic feats that surely aren’t all done by stunt doubles, and they look good doing it. Take one look at the well muscled, well toned actors and actresses in your favorite flicks and it's easy to wonder how on earth they got so fit. ![]()
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