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- Hey, what's going on?
I'm Laith Ashley, and we're here at Humble Warrior Gym
in Beverly Hills, California.
I'm gonna take you through some of my routine.
Come on, let's do it.
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I am an actor.
I'm a model.
I'm a singer songwriter.
I'm a dancer.
My body is everything
For a long time, with sports especially,
wanting to please my father growing
up and being the best athlete that I can be.
I push myself way too much you can say.
My philosophy was harder, faster, stronger.
No matter what you're going through,
you push through it, push through it, and as I got older
and I learned that we also have to be kind to our bodies
and take care of our bodies for prolonged health,
I started to take it easier.
I started to take some days off.
I started to focus on recovery, focus on mobility,
and focus on taking care of my joints.
The workouts are still pretty intense
still enough to maintain or get into fantastic shape,
but your elbows are gonna be screaming at you.
Your knees will be okay.
So my training goals are mostly maintenance.
My current weight right now is approximately 175 pounds.
Like that's normal weight for me.
I feel comfortable.
I feel healthy.
I'm not hungry.
If I am preparing for a film
or a TV role and I need to slim down, I cut out the sugar.
My family's from the Dominican Republic.
We love sweets, so just cut that out completely.
Maintaining physical health is of the utmost importance.
I wanna be able to move around,
run around for as long as I'm living.
So I'm gonna show you a little bit of what I do.
I'm going to show you some mobility moves,
warm down and also what I do
for recovery after a really strenuous workout.
We're gonna do some boxing specific training.
We're getting into here is shadow boxing.
Some of the benefits of shadow boxing.
It's a great cardiovascular workout
and we're visualizing our opponent.
We're focusing on properly throwing our punches.
Get a feel of a ring.
You wanna move around,
head movement, throw your punches nice and light.
I'm using these egg weights here to add some resistance.
Usually do this for two to three rounds,
of two to three minutes.
So the second thing I like to do
for a warmup when I'm doing boxing training is jump rope.
I usually like to do that for two to three minutes,
for two to three rounds.
The benefits of jump rope is cardiovascular endurance.
It's also fun to do.
I'm not the greatest jump roper.
If you've seen professional fighters,
you see them do all these tricks.
I used to do a little bit of something,
but now I just try to go as hard as possible
work up a sweat, get my body nice and warmed up,
so I can get into hitting the heavy back.
Like with everything else in boxing,
a lot of it is about endurance.
It's footwork, it's precision.
So for me, as a power puncher,
I like to really load my shots.
I get a really good workout out of it.
I also like to make sure that I'm throwing each shot
with precision, which with correct form.
I'm moving my feet, I'm bobbing my head.
And this like my warmups I like to do
for two to three minutes for two to three rounds.
The next thing we're doing here is a speed bag.
I love this,
especially after all that intense cardio workout.
It's kind of my cool down.
I focus on hand eye coordination, and I like to do this
for two to three rounds of two to three minutes.
I try to go as as long as I can without messing up.
I focus on speed, focus on power, and I have fun.
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All right, so the next thing we're gonna get
into is the row.
This is one of my favorite movements,
especially when I'm doing boxing training,
because it's so heavy on the shoulders
and I like to give my shoulders a little bit
of a break and really squeeze on the backside.
So I like to do this for about three to four sets,
12 reps really tire those muscles out.
They're a big muscle.
It is one of my favorite workouts.
This is the Mace Ball Tire Slam.
It's essentially a full body workout.
It works your grip, it works your chest,
it works your back, it works your shoulders
it works your core.
To start off with a lighter mace bell,
sometimes this is very awkward
for folks because the weight distribution, it's too heavy.
Don't be afraid to go 10 pounds.
I usually like to do this
for three rounds of 30 seconds nonstop.
As many times as I can, as hard as I can.
This ball slams.
So again, I like to incorporate a lot
of cardiovascular movements into my strength training.
This works out everything,
my legs, my core, my upper body.
We always use your legs first when lifting.
A big mistake that a lot
of beginners make is bending over and trying to lift,
lift with your back.
You end up pulling something.
You can really hurt yourself.
We don't want to do that.
Again, we want longevity.
So again, you wanna squat with your legs and lift up
and over your head and slam down as hard as you can.
Some incline chest press.
Again, I love working out my chest.
It's one of my favorite muscle groups to work out.
Make sure everything looks good on camera.
If I'm shooting a film, TV show,
or if I'm modeling, looks great.
Makes the front of your body look amazing.
So moderate weight, 10 to 12 reps
four sets to make sure you engage your chest
as you're going up and make sure
that you control your breathing.
At the end of all of that, I like to really finish it
off with some cardio, resisted cardio.
I have some resistance on this speed treadmill here
and I just go as hard as I can
until I can't anymore
and then it's off to recovery.
All right, so you joined me
on my super intense boxing routine.
Do not overwork yourself,
especially if you're not used to that type of intensity.
You can injure yourself very easily.
Be kind to your body.
Love your body.
Take care.