Five Day Gym Workouts
Since Mark was to grow his body up to the level of his co-star, Dwayne Johnson in the movie, he submitted himself to old ways of workouts. His day started very early i.e. 4:30 in the morning with nutrient-laden pre-workout igniters. His personal trainer, Brian Nguyen who refers Mark as an athletic person exclusively designed his workouts to bestow him incredible results. His workouts primarily included core exercises and strength training. Rather than executing intense cardio workouts, he switched to high intensity weight lifting. Apart from that, right from power plate to resistance band, to boxing bag, there was no such exercise which he didn’t perform to get chiseled body. To keep up his pace and zeal in workouts, he swapped conventional cardio workouts such as running on elliptical, treadmill etc. with playing basket ball, rope jumping, or any other exhilarating activity.
Variation in Workouts
It’s not that Mark blindly abides by same exercises. His workouts in fact vary with his fitness objective. For example, to shed thirty pounds for his 2013 movie, “2 Guns”, he heavily relied on basketball. Not only does altering his workouts for diverse roles in the movies render him desired outcomes, they also keep him from weight loss plateau. For the movie, “Pain and Gain” his workout regime was allocated on the basis of his body parts.
Day One – Legs, Back, and Biceps
- Dumbbell Lunge – 4 sets, 8-12 reps
- Leg Curls – 4 sets, 8-12 reps
- Squats – 4 sets, 8-12 reps
- Bent Over Row – 4 sets, 8-12 reps
- Pull ups – 4 sets, 8-12 reps
- Barbell Curl – 4 sets, 8-12 reps