And genetics do play a role in the development of these guys, especially the stuntmen. Stuntmen are athletes, and they excel at their craft because they have attributes that allow them to reach the top level of their profession. This kind of guy will always respond better to training than the average Joe, especially when you consider that many of the cast members are accomplished martial artists.
If you’re one of the guys – or girls – who have shrugged off the program and think that the results of "The 300 Program" are strictly due to computer generated graphics, other Hollywood tricks, and drugs then just go away. What color is the sky in your universe?
For those of you who have heard about “The 300 Program” and want to try it, you should. Don’t be silly and just go out and try to finish the test, especially if you’ve never seen a kettlebell or don’t know what “floor wipers” are. Visit Twight’s website and read about and watch what he does.
If what Twight does scares you, but you still want to learn more, that’s a good thing. Changing your beliefs is never an easy thing. And don’t get discouraged. Remember, getting in shape for this movie and pushing themselves to crazy levels was their job. These chaps were getting paid to get into shape to be in a major motion picture. That’s pretty good motivation for a guy to do the extraordinary.
On the other hand, we have jobs, families, and other responsibilities that change the timetable for success in this kind of program. So be patient.
The movie is damn good; the fitness concepts that are responsible for the way the cast looks are even better.
Article comments
1 - Richard McCoy
BACK IN 1988, IN HIGH SCHOOL, AS A 9TH GRADER, I WAS INTRODUCED TO A WRESTLING WORKOUT THAT HAD NO NAME. WIEGHTS WAS RARELY USED, BUT ALOT OF BODY WIEGHT AND FLEX MOVING WAS USED. THIS PRE/POST WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT AND PUT ME TO SLEEP EVERYDAY. I HAVE NOT PERFORMED THIS LEVEL OF WORKOUT SINCE 1991. I'M 34 NOW. I MISSED SWEATING. I MISS SLEEPING PEACEFULLY. I MISS THE CONDITION OF MY BODY.
I WANT IT BACK.
PROBLEM IS, I CAN NOT FIND A PLACE THAT WORKS OUT LIKE THIS. UNTIL I SAW THE MOVIE 300 AND RESEARCHED GYM JONES.
I WANT TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET BACK INTO SHAPE AND TO DO IT WITH A REAL INTENSE WORKOUT.
ANY HELP AND/OR ADVICE IS WELCOMED.
2 - Lloyd Shaw
"Changing your beliefs is never an easy thing"
Thats just funny coming from you Sal.
3 - sal m
what took you so long?!? at least you finally grabbed the bait, proving that not only are you a cyber-stalking zealot, but a predicatble one at that.
4 - Lloyd Shaw
Not my fault you keep running away . You going to front up to the other site and answer the questions posed to you about your education ?
5 - Di Heap
Sal, I thought you might be away on holiday!
Your previous feature article on the Soloflex Whole Body Vibration Platform has comments and questions for you to answer.
Many people could not even attempt "The 300 Workout" but almost everyone can try Vibration Training. Have you given it a REAL go yet?
6 - No 300 Workout
Great article, truthful where truth has been lacking, intelligent where intelligence has been lacking - oh that's right we were talking about the mass media that started this frenzy.
Congrats and thankyou for the sanity - anyone can achieve a good body if only they tried and stuck with it for long enough.
7 - Beastwood
300 workout is garbage. No one should be performing 50 deadlifts as fast as they can. You must have 3 years of resistance traing experience before performing plyos/box jumps and should be able to squat twice you body weight to avoid any problems with your connective tissue. Kettle bells cleans and presses do nothing except contribute to shoulder joint injury. "Anyone perscribing this should be charged with a felony" -
8 - BLURMAN
SO IM GUESSING THE GUY WHO WROTE THE LAST COMMENT HAS NEVER USED A KETTLEBELL, OR FROM THE SOUNDS OF IT GOT OFF HIS BOWFLEX LONG ENOUGH TO DISCOVER HIS WAY IS NOT THE ONLY WAY. I HAVE BEEN INTO WEIGHTLIFTING FOR CLOSE TO TEN YEARS NOW AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD TROUBLE WITH MY SHOULDERS. TRYING TO BENCH PRESS OR SHOULDER PRESS CAUSED INTENSE PAIN. I HAVE NO TROUBLE WITH SHOULDER PRESS AND MY BENCH HAS GONE FROM 250 TO 295 SINCE JUNE. NOT ONLY DO I BENCH MORE AND HAVE NO PAIN BUT I AM MORE TRIM AND OVERALL STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE. I CHALK THIS UP TO MY KETTLEBELL TRAINING IN CONJUNCTION WITH FREE WEIGHTS. I COULD GO ON ABOUT HOW PLYOS AND BOX JUMPS HAVE IMPROVED MY SKIING. PERHAPS SOME OTHER TIME. THE POINT IS I HAVE BEEN INTIGRATING GYM JONES STYLE METHODS INTO MY ROUTINES AND HAVE NEVER FELT BETTER. SO TO THE AUTHOR CONGRATULATIONS ON THE ARTICLE AND DON'T LET THE "EXPERTS" OUT THERE GET YOU DOWN.
9 - andrew
just wondering..
how many times a week are you supposed to do this?