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by Kaya Marley


There are numerous similarities in the coaching methodologies between today's pro sportsmen and the traditional gladiators of past. Although lots of the gladiator's coaching routine incorporated activity they also had weapons training strategies that they used. But since most of the world today is just looking out for a better method to get in shape we cannot be covering that part. In this gladiator workout routine I'm going to give you some of the training techniques that the traditional warriors would use to get in great shape and make preparations for battle.

In today's world there isn't going to be a big advantage to learning to fight like a gladiator but there are advantages when it comes to looking and training like a gladiator. One thing we should get straight is that ancient soldiers didn't go to the gym to train their pecs and biceps. They weren't sitting on weight lifting machines and they surely weren't reading books while on the elliptical trainers. Naturally they also failed to have the technology advances that we have today but that does not imply they used their bodies for everything that they were worth to get in a great gladiator style workout.

Instead of training like the current day gymnasium rat it'll be way more advantageous to train like an athlete by way of doing total body complex exercises. Developing athlecism is going to be key if you're looking to coach like a soldier and to get the body of one too. You won't need a handful of expensive gear but you'll need your bodyweight to accomplish many of those workout strategies. There are a few basic core bodyweight movements that I highly suggest to develop the body such as push-ups, pull-ups, deadlifts, squats, lunges and step-ups. Concentrating on these general movements are going to offer you most of your results but the disadvantage is that they will also be the toughest exercises to do.

To workout like a gladiator you're also going to need to maintain a far higher heart beat rate then you would with the traditional coaching styles. Warriors have to be prepared for battle at every point and this means unexpected strikes and fast spurts of energy. They were never coaching for marathons but fast action paced battles. For this I suggest doing strong intensity interval coaching by performing timed sets of hard exercise followed by a resting period of time. This way you can work at your maximum for a set time and elevate your pulse rate but have a tiny bit of time to rest before doing it all over again.

Coaching like a gladiator isn't going to be simple and to be honest with you it may be very difficult. If you are willing to put in the additional work then you may not only develop an athletic body but you'll also burn up the calories and build lean muscle fast. So next time you're in the gymnasium think about this gladiator workout over the aerobic lessons.




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