300 Workout

Ever since the movie "300" the hype has brought the idea of a "300 Workout" to the forefront of marketed workouts. While the ACTUAL workout was one of intensity and merit, it is not the one posted all over the web.

Mark Twight is the man responsible for training the "spartans" for their movie. He, however, did not provide them with the workout found peppered all over the internet, he gave them a strict regimen (including diet) geared towards each individual separately. You can find what he has to say about his training of the spartans on his gym website .

While Mr. Twight has proven his prowess in developing a program for people, his original effrts have been manipulated into the workout often posted by people who don't realize the true scope of his program. An article on webmd talks in depth about the program. In short, one of the experts (William J. Kraemer), an exercise physiologist with a PhD explained that the 300 workout often advertised is, in fact, dangerous.

Mr. Twight is quoted explaining, in this article, that the often advertised "300 Workout" is merely a graduation test for the men who went through his program for this movie. So yes, while we all want to look like the spartans in this movie, it will take more than this purported "300 workout" to attain the look the spartans had after their training.