Kellan Lutz, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and now you.
Hercules Training coming up, ATHLEANX style.
What's up guys?
Jeff Cavaliere, ATHLEANX.COM
2014 is no doubt the year of Hercules.
We've got 2 movies coming out being played, the lead role by two different guys.
One, Kellan Lutz and Two, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.
But for you guys today I wanted to put that YOU in Hercules.
To get you guys training with Hercules Training.
And what is that?
Guys it's ATHLEANX Training at it's core.
Part of my job responsibility is to review what some of the top guys in Hollywood are
doing to prep themselves for their roles.
Because we know that those guys in general need to get results quickly.
Because they move from role to role.
Very much the same way that I have to get my athletes ready for a season when the off-season's
become shorter and shorter.
Ok especially if there's postseason involved.
So looking at Kellan Lutz's preparation, what was really really interesting was, he's training
ATHLEANX style through and through.
And I wanted to show you some of the exercises.
I'll put them all together.
I'll demonstrate them all in a workout here in a minute or two.
But let's look real quickly at some of the movements and why they are so ATHLEANX based.
First of all, Running Pullups.
One of the things that Lutz said during his preparation was, it wasn't enough to just
isolate muscles.
He wanted to make sure that he was incorporating multiple muscle groups into everything that
he was doing.
Alright, that is a core principle of ATHLEAN Training.
You don't need to isolate.
Even when you're isolating a single muscle group, you should be trying to, let's say
you're working back,
you should be incorporating core, you should be incorporating your legs for stability,
you should be ground based at all opportunities.
Ok, so we have our Running Pullups, I'll show you again what that looks like.
Again a heavy dose of core involved.
And also peak contraction, you have to hold it to be able to do the move at the end of
every rep.
So more time under tension.
Split Squat Dumbbell Presses.
Again, challenge your base.
Don't always make it so easy.
Don't sit down.
Challenge your base, get on your feet and then do an exercise like a Dumbbell Overhead
Press.
It becomes much harder much more quickly.
Springboard Pushups.
Explosiveness.
He focused a lot on the explosivity.
He wanted to incorporate bodyweight training in with his weight training, in with his explosive
training.
Because he felt that's what gave him the best functional carryover.
So all these buzz words floating around here really in essence is describing ATHLEANX Training.
Especially for you guys that have been watching for any length of time.
And finally, Kneeling Cable Rows.
Again, bringing in a solid base of support instead of just sitting down, sitting on a
Seated Row machine.
Let's get you up into a more athletic position.
To get more muscle groups working.
To get the whole body working.
And to make our workouts much more effective.
And as I said, the last point all his workouts, brief but intense.
I will reiterate that through all of 2014.
Brief but intense.
When you want to build muscle you have to leave it all out there on the floor and do
so quickly.
Because you can't train hard and train long.
You can only do one or the other.
So with that being said guys, let me take you through the Hercules Training example.
And show you exactly what we're all about.
And if you haven't already guys, this is a good entree into what ATHLEANX Training is
all about.
Right, so sit back, enjoy and I'll be back in a minute.
So there you have it, Hercules Training.
This time starring you.
Guys, THIS IS ATHLEANX TRAINING.
It's ground based.
It's functional.
It's athletic.
Incorporates multiple muscle groups at the same time.
It's explosive, right.
Every single characteristic of what I've been preaching here for a long time now on this
channel is ATHLEAN Training.
They're doing it everywhere guys not just here on YouTube.
So with that being said, If you guys want to start training like an athlete this year
in 2014, then head to ATHLEANX.COM right now and grab the training program.
The other thing that Kellan liked was the fact that he never wanted two workouts to
be the same.
That I can promise you guys, as your coach.
I'll never deliver the same thing twice.
You guys will always be on your toes.
But because of that, constantly growing, constantly adapting.
And constantly ready to take on the new challenges that I throw at you.
Alright guys, that's it.
Make sure you leave a comment below.
Let me know what you thought of this video, if you find it helpful.
And in the meantime I'll see you guys over at ATHLEANX.COM.
And I'll sure you guys back here with another video in just a couple days.