In our quest for physical fitness and achieving the type of bodies we want there are several routines, methods, and systems to choose from. Some are put out by fitness gurus, others are based on certain celebrities or athletes, and some are just common-sense workout routines.
Some work better than others; some are better suited for certain body types, and on and on. Bottom line; provided your doctor approves of your method of choice, as long as you are doing something beneficial, you are on the right track.
One of the workout routines currently hot at this moment is what is referred to as the “Ryan Reynolds Workout.” This quite obviously is in reference to Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, who most recently starred in the Green Lantern movie and in 2010 was voted Sexiest Man Alive. That coupled with the fact that he has an absolutely killer physique is certainly reason for many people to want to find out more about and mimic his workout routine.
So, what exactly is the Ryan Reynolds Workout you ask? Well, for starters there is no actual official Ryan Reynolds Workout that, for example, has his official stamp of approval or name on it. With that said, to get the closest thing you can to a Ryan Reynolds Workout would be to go to your favorite search engine and type in the phrase “Ryan Reynolds Workout” in quotation marks. For a search in quotes Google would probably return the best results.
One site for example claims to have the routines he used for his roles in Blade Trinity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Green Lantern. For the most part the routine was as follows, and this is from his personal trainer Bobby Strom:
Monday and Friday: Legs
Tuesday and Saturday: Shoulders
Wednesday: Chest
Thursday: Back
Sunday: Rest
The routines would start out with sit-ups. And the sets would be with heavy weights in the 8 to 12 rep range and duration of 2 to 3 hours. Wow! But it sure seems to have paid off, wouldn’t you say?
He is also said to have a killer lower abs workout which consists of doing leg raises from a prone position on the floor with a 15kg dumbbell for – get this - 5 sets of 10 or more reps. Ryan would also throw in some cardio when he was ready to cut down on his body fat.
And as we all know, your diet and nutrition is equally as important as the workout itself when it comes to your physical development and well-being. His regimen for the most part was as follows:
7 small meals spread throughout the day packed with protein and good carbohydrates.
Ate every 2-3 hours to burn fat faster and avoid what is known as “starvation mode.”
And drank plenty of water to stay adequately hydrated.
His supplement intake consisted largely of a multivitamin, whey protein, l-glutamine, conjugated linoleic acid, better known as CLA, and creatine.
This is but one of various Ryan Reynolds Workout routines/methods that you will find with an online search. But seeing as to how it came from his personal trainer, I would venture it is pretty safe to say that this is as close to “official” as you can get. However, do search and read various articles and put together your own Ryan Reynolds workout routine. Hey, you’ve seen what it did for him.
