The following post is sponsored by FitFluential LLC on behalf of Solider of Steel™.
I think it’s weird when actors lose or gain a lot of weight to transform themselves for a role in a movie. Like Mila Kunis making herself emaciated for Black Swan or Jonah Hill gaining all his weight back so he’d seem funnier.
However, it is pretty cool when actors can dedicate themselves to a training regimen to bulk up in a positive way to increase their strength, like in Gerard Butler in 300 or Henry Cavill in the new Superman movie, Man of Steel™.
The trainer that coached Henry Cavill into the Man of Steel™, Mark Twight, also designed a training plan for soldiers of the National Guard, hence the Soldier of Steel™ name. Let me tell you, the workout is Intense, with a capital “I”.
The month long workout is available to download online, along with training instructions for 23 different exercises.
The goal of the workout program is to instill the daily habit of exercise. It’s based on fundamental and universal movements to improve both your strength and performance, using some crazy sounding exercises like: air squats, bear crawls, box jumps, burpees, dead hangs, dead lifts, deck squats, farmer carries, frog hops, goblet squats, and man-makers. Just reading that makes me tired. Actually doing the workout kicked my butt, in good way. Luckily the plan is designed with a hard day followed by an easy day, so I get to recover today.
I didn’t have all the equipment recommended for the training plan, but 80% of the workouts can be done without fancy stuff, so I adapted and made do with what I could.
If you need some motivation, check out the training videos and give the plan a try. It’s not easy, but nothing that makes a difference ever is.
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This Thursday, Mark Twight will be answering questions about the program on twitter at 3PM EST. You can follow the conversation at #TwightTakover and through @NationalGuard.
