Spartacus Blood and Sand Workout

smallville

Has anyone tried this workout at all that they actors used for the TV show?

http://my.menshealth.com/workout/The-Spartacus-Workout-2.0/workout-a

Just curious if anyone has and what results they found.

jon_dub

Never heard of it but saw the show.. would love to work out like that

toots99

I was in the gym one day, in the studio room, while two regular members were working out to a dvd on a laptop. They were killing themselves! During a rare break, I asked what dvd they were using, and it was Spartacus. It looked intense. The one guy is in super shape, and he was huffing and puffing.

Shaye85

omg that show is AMAZING!!! anyone who hasnt seen it is really missing out!

WarriorJayne

that is the work out that got me wanting to get back into shape. I saw it, and i was like I WANT TO DO THAT... its been down hill ever since. LOL

MakingAChoice

Looks kind of like a P90X or Intensity workout.

MsLisaB

I haven't done that one but I have done a modified 300 workout. (http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/muscle-building-11) which is apparently the one used by the actors for the movie 300. It's a killer. Definitely a great workout but you'll feel it the next day!

MakingAChoice

I haven't done that one but I have done a modified 300 workout. (http://www.menshealth.com/fitness/muscle-building-11) which is apparently the one used by the actors for the movie 300. It's a killer. Definitely a great workout but you'll feel it the next day!

Wasn't 300 all CGI?

SoFLYFireman

Just gonna be honest. You wont build serious muscle doing this, youll just get cut.. also, if you did the same thing every time, your muscles are gonna adjust to it, muscle confusion is really the most effective.

SoFLYFireman

also, the 300 workout is a hoax in a sense, its nothing like what they used for the actors. It was the entrance test for people trying out..

mideon_696

muscle confusion aint real, lol. your muscles dont care/nor do they "know" what you are doing...
all they care about is being stimulated.

sure they adapt. as in they'll only get as big, or as strong, or last as long, as they "need" to. hence progression.

the 300 workout is more a Metabolic conditioning workout, think crossfit, or HIIT. in fact its very much like a Crossfit "hero" workout, just not a heavy one.

its not overly difficult for most guys who do a bit of training. girls it would be harder i guess with the pullup and deadlifts. though a 135lb deadlift is nothing, so even "weak" girls would be able to deadlift that after a month or two. The clean and press is a joke. 36lbs??. thats 16.3 kg. very light, 50 of those would also be acheivable for most non-training guys.

"also, the 300 workout is a hoax in a sense, its nothing like what they used for the actors. It was the entrance test for people trying out.."

totally agree there man. had to be the test exam...they probably had to do it within a given time yeah??
i'd imagine they would have been doing it througout thier training as a progress test.

The spartacus workout is similar.
but if you were to use weights that you could only manage say 10-12 reps with, and do say 8-10 reps per set rather than a timed set, could becomd quite effective in building some extra muscle, while maintaining cardio fitness, if you move fast from station to station.