Spartan culture was indeed focused on the ideal male form, to the point of instituting a ritual in which weakness is discarded even as early as birth. The film is ripe with eroticism and hyper-masculinity as the warriors themselves are near naked, incredibly buff and constantly cast in a romantic light. The film and novel are clear fictionalizations of these events, but are interesting to look at for their representations and misrepresentations of a central tenant of ancient Greek civilization: masculinity and sexuality. The film focuses on the historic Battle of Thermopylae in which a small contingent of Spartan warriors took on a vast Persian army. Perform 25 reps per arm.Upon reading David Halperin’s Is There A History of Sexuality? I immediately connected it to the 2006 film 300, directed by Zack Snyder and starring Gerard Butler, which is based on the 1998 graphic novel of the same name. Make sure it touches the ground before each rep. Bend at the knees and grab the kettlebell with an overhand grip.ĭrive your hips and legs through the floor to bring the kettlebell up to your chest (Note: your arm should be tucked in close to your body with the kettlebell resting on the outside of your forearm.) Push overhead before lowering it to the ground in a controlled movement. Stand shoulder-width apart with a kettlebell between your feet. Holding a 135-pound loaded bar above your chest, bring your feet up together to the left plate, down to the middle, and up to the right plate before putting them down in the middle. Related: 4 Ways to Become a Pullup Powerhouse Pull your chest to the bar, pause, and then lower your body back to the starting position. Grab the pull-up bar with an overhand grip that’s slightly wider than shoulder width apart, and hang at arm’s length. Complete all reps before moving on to the next move. Fortunately, this can all easily be adapted.Īppropriate exercises can be subbed in: Drop down to 150 total reps, or 4-6 exercises of 15-25 reps each.įor example, you might try this workout, great for a guy with moderate fitness: The Beginner 300 Workoutĭo the following exercises below in a row. You shouldn’t do it unless you are already in great shape. Obviously, this is still a challenging workout. Single-Arm Clean-and-Press with 36 lbs Kettlebell - 50 reps.All exercises are done without scheduled rest between moves. “I don’t plan on doing that any time soon or, really, ever again.”įor a Spartan-sized challenge to your daily routine, consider this your new fitness gauntlet. “It’s a brutal workout, starting out strong and slowing down, finishing at a crawl,” explains Ballantyne. My butt was kicked by a Hollywood actor!” “One actor from 300, Andrew Pleavin, completed the workout in 18 minutes, 11 seconds,” says Ballantyne.
#The cast of the movie 300 series#
Related: The Simplest Way to Build More Muscleīallantyne put together this workout video series for you to follow along with and-provided you’re fit like a king-try for yourself. To achieve movie muscles that pop, he and other cast members used this grueling, unorthodox 300-rep rite of passage. “It looks simple on paper, but I promise you, it’s a great muscle building workout,” posted one man on .Īnother posting noted the extreme interest generated: “I sense a new ‘Brad Pitt in Fight Club’ standard being born.”īutler’s training for 300 simultaneously built muscle, increased muscular endurance, and stripped fat fast. One of the most popular videos on our site since then has been the “300 Workout,” as demonstrated here by Men’ s Health contributor Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, M.Sc., a strength and conditioning coach in Toronto. Ever since Gerard Butler appeared on the cover of Men’ s Health, visitors to the website have been clicking on everything 300. The movie made a record $70 million in its first weekend and earned more than $450 million worldwide since its release in March 2007.Īt, 300 has been a sensation as well. Plenty of women, too, appreciated the parade of ripped bodies. Related: RIPTENSITY-Fast Bodyweight Workouts From Men’s Health That Are So Intense, They Rip Away Body Fat! This epic account of an ancient battle between the Spartans and Persians contained the kind of eye-popping visuals and head-snapping violence that men can’t get enough of. Sometimes a movie takes off for no apparent reason.Īnd sometimes the reason is readily apparent.
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