Hello and welcome to our first WorkoutWednesday blog post! We’re going to be running a weekly blog series every Wednesday which looks at how celebrities get into shape.
This week we’re looking at one of Hollywood’s biggest superheroes, Chris Pratt. The star rose to fame a few years ago after completely transforming his body from Andy Dwyer in Parks and Recreation to a Navy Seal in Zero Dark Thirty and everyone’s favourite superhero in Guardians of the Galaxy.
Chris’ training regime consisted of a number of different types of training, such as swimming, boxing, running, kickboxing and he even participated in a triathlon!
We’ve looked at Chris Pratt’s workout routines and have broken his training regime down into 15 core exercises to transform your body. The exercises cover your core, upper body and lower body, so no stone is left unturned.
The first set of exercises are:
1) Pullups supersetted with pushups
2) Dumbell rows
3) Wide grip lateral pulldowns
4) Hammer strength exercises
5) Barbell curls
These exercises will blitz your upper body, especially with the supersets. Hammer strength exercises are done on weight machines which allow you to individually work each side of your body. For instance you can work one arm at a time whilst doing lateral pulldowns, whereas on normal equipment you have to train both sides simultaneously.
The second set of exercises are:
1) Plank
2) Sit-ups
3) Crunches
4) Hanging leg raises
5) Toe to bar
This set of exercises is focused heavily on your abs. After completing a few sets of these 5 exercises your core should be on fire! This is how Pratt went from having excess stomach fat to wash board abs that he showed off in the recent Guardians of the Galaxy film.
The third and final set of exercises are:
1) 800 meter run
2) Cleans
3) Box jumps
4) Squats
This combination of exercises incorporates heavy weight lifting movements that will help you gain muscle mass, with high intensity cardio that will burn body fat.
With regular training of all the above exercises at heavy weights and a good number of repetitions this is an extremely effective regime. The proof of that is in Pratt’s massive physical change over the course of 6 months.