300

I know I'm a few years late, but I never felt I was ready to try this until now. On Friday I did the workout the stuntmen in the movie 300 used. I can confidently say it was one of the hardest things I've ever done.

The workout is:
25 Pullups
50 Deadlifts at 135 pounds
50 Pushups
50 Box Jumps
50 Floor Wipers with a 135 pound barbell
50 Kettlebell Clean and Press with 35 pound dumbbell
25 Pullups
300 reps total

I was nearly wiped out by the time finished my deadlifts and during the box jumps I thought I was going to throw up. I pushed through and somehow fought through it with as little rest as possible. Andrew Pleavin, the actor who played Daxos in 300, finished in 18 minutes 11 seconds. I managed to finish it in about 43 minutes.

Needless to say, I was wiped out for the rest of the day. In the late afternoon I sat down on my bed and unintentionally wound up taking a 3 hour nap. On Sunday, after taking all of Saturday to recover, I still couldn't manage enough strength for a decent workout. It's now Monday and my back is still sore.

I think I'm definitely going to try this again after another few days to recover and I'll probably end up working it into my regular routine.

In case you're not clear on any of the exercises, this video is a great example of the workout:


For further information check out:
http://www.gymjones.com/knowledge.php?id=35