Research On Mark Wahlberg Diet and Workout For the Fighter
Mark Wahlberg does it again; the former Calvin Klein model and current Hollywood star/producer had work very hard for getting in top shape for his highly anticipated film: The Fighter!
And he didn’t take any chances. Judging by official movie photos and footage, he put in some serious work into his body! Mark Wahlberg’s workout obviously did what it needed to do and got him in shape for this highly anticipated award wining film.
And this is no surprise either. Mark Wahlberg has always sported a lean, muscular, look in his action flicks.
By the way, I’ve seen the film myself, and I thought it was great and will definitely win a plethora of awards.
Below what you will find is the culmination of research I did on the Mark Wahlberg workout and diet. Enjoy!
Like most more intelligent hollywood stars, Mark Wahlberg’s workouts are focused around intensity instead of time.
It’s only a matter of time before many hollywood actors and actresses start realizing the benefits of what Mark Wahlberg did with his workout.
The only “time” based workout Mark really puts is movie-specific training, which for this movie, is a few hours of boxing a week. Compared to running on a treadmill for hours at a time, that is great!
Mark Wahlberg’s workout was composed of split training. This meant he split his training up based on the bodypart. He did at-least 5 workouts a week, with each of them ranging between 30 and 45 minutes.
Each and every workout is focused on intensity and obviously form, but mainly on keeping the intensity up and pushing with every lift.
This is a great conditioning routine that has actually been shown time and time again to produce better results than standard 3-5 minute rest periods which not only waste time, but get boring.
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Mark reportedly did not do any long-distance or chronic cardio, nor did he participate in any direct abdominal work. This isn’t very surprising due to the amount of research out now saying how unnecessary the two are.
It is well known that long distance cardio leads to high cortisol levels and thus, higher body fat percentages. This is exemplified when examining the body of a sprinter versus that of a long distance runner.
The sprinter will have more muscle and in general, a better looking body.
This is also undoubtedly why Mark focused on high intensity training.
According to numerous interviews, his boxing training schedule went as follows:
- Warm-up
- Jump Rope/lLeg Work
- Boxing work for 45 minutes
His strength routine went as follows:
30-45 minutes long
Bodypart specific
Used supersets (pairs up bodyparts for less time and more intensity)
Superset Ex: 1 Set max push-ups, move directly to 1 set max pull-ups, repeat
Generally opposing bodyparts are paired up to give each bodypart adequate rest while maximizing intensity and time
The daily schedule went as follows:
- Monday: Legs, Back and Biceps
- Tuesday: Shoulders, Chest and Triceps
- Wednesday: Legs and Biceps
- Thursday: Rest
- Friday: Legs Back Biceps
- Saturday: Shoulders Chest Triceps
- Sunday: Legs Biceps
- Monday: Rest
And on and on… so 3 days on 1 day off in that order…
Mark Wahlberg’s workout speaks for itself. It’s the result of hardwork, patience and strategic planning.
But what else? What makes him different from the average joe? Nothing.
People seem to think that celebrities have a special strand of DNA that allows them to achieve “dream” bodies, which is obviously false. They just realize the true power and strength we have within, and put it to use.
You can do the exact same thing if you choose to.
If you want to improve yourself, GO DO IT!
Set a goal, formulate a plan to achieve it, and then go achieve it. It really is that simple!
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