The Invictus Workout
It seems like every actor in Hollywood is able to add 10, 20 or even 30 pounds of muscle with ease…just to play a new role. As we talked about last week, young Taylor Lautner, when confronted with the possibility of not being cast as the werewolf in the Twilight sequel, worked his butt off to add 30 pounds to his frame to not be denied. Next up this week is Matt Damon. In order to be convincing as a South African rugby player, he built pounds of new muscle. His new physique has everybody talking. How did he do it? Well, as only AthLEAN-X and celebrity fitness trainer Jeff Cavaliere can do, we’re going to break down how you can get your body rugby “rugged”….or just plain jacked using a unique combination of high intensity conditioning and circuit based strength training to build more muscle fast. Just like the pros do! When you’re done watching this, make sure to head over to http and learn more about the workout system that you can do at home, that has the fitness industry buzzing, “The greatest new training program on the market today. Finally something real guys can do and follow easy that actually makes adding muscle fun!”
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That is not how you gain muscle. You have progressively overload your body with compound movements.
“just like the pros do”? wtf. this is a metabolic conditioning workout with high reps, light weight, and no rest. it’s for fat loss and conditioning. NOT for muscle building and NOT for strength.
This is an awesome change up for guys doing traditional S&C programs. They are usually pretty brutal and sometimes boring. This would not be appropriate all the time, but it would be an excellent cardio/metabolic shake up say at the end of a mesocycle before testing. That treadmill push is actually pretty smart.
@JDCav24
How many times a week should I do the Invictus workout?
Many thanks!
@SugarTomAppleRoger of course they have the money! its a professional sport! in england most premiership players are paid upwards of £300,000 a season. todays game requires extremely high levels of conditioning, strengh, and mental toughness to be able to compete effectively. look at the likes of pierre spies, sonny bill williams and steven ferris, all phenominal athletes with all these qualities.
@bassist862 maybe but its not as great of a workout because its not already going so you have to get going but its better than nothing.
@DARTHBANEREVAN any one condition burst workout like this you should do once, maybe twice a week, tbh twice a week is probably ideal in terms of fitness and results, but do other burst workouts in between so it keeps your body guessing and getting used to new things.
i played rugby for england under 16′s last year, and everyone gets bogged down on traditional workouts, but it is incredibly important to do more workouts like this, for example those who bench the most arent always the most powerfull or the strongest on the pitch, its all about functional strength, and although this isnt that great it definately has a good idea of whats needed, but that bit about the scrum as utter bulshit
Hey Jeff,
Can we use the AthLEAN X-treme (Red) or the AthLEAN Classic (black) depending on our fitness level? In the “SUPERBAND LUNGE PICKUP” exercise, the leg picking up the ball is always the right. Should we do the same for the left or the example you showed is already the complete exercise?
Thank you.
What is your height and weight? How did you get that chest?
@blueleaf1717
thanks very much for the advice. I really appreciate it ;^)
hey just a question, after i workout , i like to run home but i am not sure if i should take protein right after my workout or after my run back from my workout. From my last set to getting home it normally takes about 40 mins and i have heard that you will not gain as much muscle if you dont take protein right after your workout. Would you suggest that eat protein right after weights or after running?
btw do you take supplements?
for a rugby workout all exercises need to be more explosive with the movements. just a tip
@MrBrentraemillar not nessecarily (or however u spell it) completely depends which stage of training you are in and if the player is injured etc
@The0933240011 you should take your protein as soon as you finish in the gym (or at least with in half an hour), I presume ure a recreational trainer, so it may not make a massive difference but if you are well conditioned you should take your protein/carb supplement asap after you’ve finished your workout
Man I’m knackered just watching that lol,iv gone so out of shape.As I watching I could remember the way my arms used to get rock hard like they were going to explode when I was training an the veins would pop up.What the hell happened to me
im a rugby player, but let me tell ya nothing works you harder than wrestling
which muscles does the last exercise work out?
what a spoofer. you need to lift big weights to build muscle.
@mikehuncho1 I’m 14 and in awesome shape all because I started getting really into rugby and then started doing workouts for it. This sport is AWESOME.
invictus was so wrong nz team in final was poisend
does it really work? is it that effective?
This will not build a lot of musvle
This type of training would be considered multifunctional/multidirectional strengthening and is a valuable co potent to rugby training. Our Allblacks team incorporate this type of training into their regimes. If you are lifting weights it’s ideal for battling muscle restriction and joint movements as well as ensuring you can perform at your optimum. Those who just stick to weights are failing themselves. Don’t be afraid to touch a medicine or a Swiss ball guys they won’t bite.