![]() For the crew of 300, they were often working with swords and other weapons in their down-time. Personal trainer Mark Twight believes that the 300 Workout recovery involves active rest. Gerard Butler says about the 300 workout:Įverybody learned and improved together until we became one single impenetrable unit. You may also want to do some abs exercise, as well.Īs a result of their intense training, the crew acted like one unit during filming. Get up to 4-5 sets, and you’re ready to move on to the 300 workout. Go for 2-3 sets starting out, and add a set each week. ![]() Unless you are already in great shape, start with an easier, beginner workout routine. Obviously the 300 is an advanced workout. Aside from the gym, the actors ran steep hills, did boxing training, flipped tires, did weapons training and performed olympic ring drills. Well, not to mention, a killer spartan body, as well. What did they get as a reward? All they got was a “300” t-shirt: By the end of our four-month project, 17 people had done the workout. “300” is a one-time test, an invitation-only challenge undertake by those deemed ready for it. The misconception around the idea of the Spartan workout, aka 300, how frequently it was done or who actually finished it. He didn’t practice this workout, and neither did I. One actor from 300, Andrew Pleavin, completed the workout in 18 minutes, 11 seconds. Single-Arm Clean-and-Press with 36 lbs Kettlebell – 50 repsĬraig Ballantyne, the trainer in the video above, says:.Still, Mark Twight, personal trainer and world-record holding mountain climber, also had them do the following cardio routine when time permitted: It’s short duration, high intensity with a nutritional program to support that effort. The actors didn’t need much cardio, because their functional training elevated their heart rates sufficiently. Each session was competitive, with a penalty-reward system tied to performance and results posted daily for all to see. Primitive tools-medicine balls, kettlebells, and rings-were used instead of machines. To support fight preparation, 300 training emphasized athleticism by combining compound movements, lifting, and throwing. The objective is genuine fitness, not the appearance of fitness…appearance is a consequence of fitness. They trained at the Gym Jones, invitation-only, fitness center in Utah. 300 training was done, while eating barely enough for recovery. Including the work they did with weapons training, the cast of 300 trained for 10-12 hours per day, five days a week, for four months. It often reminded me of something present day Scottish folk hero John Smeaton might say : " Dinnae come tae Sparta, we'll set aboot ya up here " But despite these very noticeable flaws this is a truly memorable movie down to the jaw dropping visuals and it's the visuals the film will be rightly remembered for. The Spartans don't really come across as real characters from ancient times, more of a crowd of wise cracking macho cyphers and let's be honest here, with the exception of voice over the dialogue is rather poor. Unfortunately by concentrating on the visuals there's other aspects lacking. This is cinema strictly for adults only Fans of ancient history and classical studies will find a lot to criticise because it's not an accurate depiction of ancient Greece but you should always make the legend according to John Ford. Did I say this film is like a painting come to life ? In some sequences it looks like a nightmare come to life and this stylish formalist type of cinema will send a chill down your spine. The battle scenes are entirely different from those seen in LORD OF THE RINGS or KINGDOM OF HEAVEN but are no less impressive and some of the battle sequences, most notably the ones featuring the immortals are terrifying. Sometimes prejudice can get in the way of judging a film of its own merits because 300 is one of the more memorable movie moments from last year and one that seems unforgivably ignored at the more prestigious film award ceremonies Being based upon a comic book you could say in all honesty that the visuals mirror those of a graphic novel, but I would claim it goes far, far beyond that and say it's like watching a painting come to life. ![]() Also I was very unimpressed with director Zack Snyder's previous film the remake of DAWN OF THE DEAD which is a pale imitation of a superior movie. Hearing that 300 is based upon a " graphic novel " which is a pseudo intellectual phrase used to describe a comic book I didn't go out of my way to watch this because the present Hollywood movie making factory spends too much time and money bringing these type of stories to the screen. ![]()
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