The '300' Workout

[dantelis]

Having just seen the movie '300' and impressed with the physiques of the "Spartans", I was curious how they built up these actors.  Here is a link to information on the workout and a video.  Pretty interesting that they didn't use the standard weight-training that most of us do daily and rather did core work for functional muscles.  With the popularity of the movie, it is only a matter of time before this type of training enters your gym.

http://www.youtube.com/v/w6Eyg32W4aE
http://joshsgarage.typepad.com/articles/2006/11/frank_miller_mo.html
http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/the-300-workout-can-you-handle-it
Here is the actual gym that designed the workout for cast and stuntmen:  http://www.gymjones.com/knowledge.php?id=35

[davie]

Looks pretty hard, especially as some of these guys would have been new to deadlifting etc.

I am alwasy impressed with actors that will go to these lengths.

You are right it might become popular in gym, the 300 workout done 2-3 times a week.

davie