Here I present to you the Joe Manganiello Workout also known as the werewolf workout and also his diet plan. Joe Manganiello is a perfect example of a natural amount of muscle with low bodyfat.
“When I read the books True Blood was based on, I saw that Herveaux had biceps the size of boulders. Then I learned that wolves can run 50 miles at a time,” 34-year-old Joe says.
He needed a combination of raw strength and agility, so contacted Hollywood trainer Ron Matthews who also transformed Hugh Jackman into wolverine.
Ron Matthew created a program of lightweight, high repetitions with an intensive cardio workout which has become known as the werewolf workout or simply the Joe Manganiello workout.
“The idea wasn’t only to make me look a certain way but to move a certain way,”
Joe Manganiello Workout
When Joe got the role as Alcide in True Blood, he weighed 240 lbs with 18% bodyfat. For those interested Joe Manganiello’s height is 6’5″ (1.96m) tall. He was big but had no definition. Therefore for him, ” it was about becoming more defined and cutting up the mass [he] already had,” said Manganiello in the August 2010 of Men’s Fitness. He worked out 6 days a week, twice a day! That’s twelve workouts a week!
His workout is very intense, and I wouldn’t advise doing it unless you are in good shape and have ample time. Celebrities have time to workout at this level, so be physicall and mentally prepared if you want to follow along.
For 3 of these 6 days, Joe used a Ron Matthews’ workout routine which involved working out twice a day and 3 times a week. He also trained by himself 3 times a week. Joe would perform cardio on an empty stomach in the morning and resistance training in the afternoon.
Examples of Joe Manganiello Workout
If you follow Visual Impact Muscle Building (if you don’t your just silly as this is the best muscle building workout ever), you may notice the similarity in workout style. The workouts in Visual Impact for Men were designed to build a physique just like Joe Manganiello.
Okay, so finally here are some of Joe Manganiello’s workout tips, he revealed to the New York Post.
Shoulders
Joe Manganiello performed drop sets for his shoulders. Starting heavy and working to failure, then stripping the weight off and carrying on really fatigues your muscles causing a really big stimulus for growth.
Arms
To build those huge toned arms, Joe Manganiello worked his biceps and triceps from every angle and direction known to man to stimulate every single muscle fibre in the arms. Joe also focuses on the ends of the muscle to create separation and definition in his arms.
Chest
Joe and trainer Ron Matthews utilised supersets to build Joe’s impressive chest size as well as definition. I done a post on a superset workout routine, but in short it is when you pair one exercise with another. For example Joe may of paired the bench press with incline dumbbell press using a same muscle superset. This type of workout burns a ton of calories and can feel almost cardio in nature. This contributed to building a calorie deficit for Joe Manganiello.
Six Pack Abs
As mentioned earlier, Joe had a lot of size to start, but he was lacking definition in the obliques and lower abs. Matthews had Joe performing a lot of twisting movements for the obliques and hanging leg raises for his abs. This made the muscle under the fat look better, and with his cardio and diet, when the layer of fat was burned, well the results you can see in his picture.
The Werewolf Workout Weekly Setup
Morning: Exercise bike
Evening: Legs, Chest
Tuesday
Morning: HIIT training
Evening: back, triceps
Wednesday
Morning: exercise bike
Evening: shoulders, biceps
Thursday
Morning: HIIT workout
Evening: legs, chest
Friday
Morning: exercise bike
Evening: back, triceps
Saturday
Morning: Sprint workout
Evening: shoulders, biceps
Sunday
Rest day
The Joe Manganiello Workout is unrealistic for the average person, as work commitments and what not give you less time. To get the same effect from a more simpler workout, check out the Visual Impact For Men to get a body like Joe.
Joe Manganiello Diet Routine
Okay, so now you know Joe’s workout, you wont get results like him if you don’t follow a similar diet. Joe was already big so was toning up. So to lose weight I am sure you are aware that you need to be in a calorie deficit. The workouts helped build a calorie deficit, but this only does so much.
As an example think about eating a whole pizza. It would likely take you about 20 minutes to eat and 1000 calories taken in. Perform cardio for 20 minutes and you are likely to burn 300 calories maximum working extremely hard. That is a 700 calorie difference, so you can see the easiest way to build a calorie deficit is through your diet.
Joe grew up on an organic diet it has been reported, so wasn’t much of a sacrifice for him to cut back on sweets and processed foods. When he did snack, he ate healthy nuts like almonds and took whey protein. For his main meals, he follows a well balanced meal, with a meat protein source (fish, chicken, beef), a salad and some vegetables.
When you combine the Joe Manganiello workout (remember he was doing 12 a week) with the diet plan outlined, you will find it hard to go wrong. I do feel this is excessive for the average person who has work and family commitments, so I strongly suggest you check out Visual Impact Muscle Building which only makes you workout 3-4 times a week.Even if you don’t invest in it, just watch the videos on the sales page and with this knowledge you will likely know more than even personal trainer. I hope you enjoyed the Joe Manganiello workout and let me know how you found it.
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I want to start going to the gym soon to lose a lot of weight. I’ve never been on a steady exercise routine. What’s a good workout session for me? …how many minutes of cardio…what other machines should I use? I’m pretty intimidated by all the machines to choose from. I need help!.
Sorry for late reply your message was in my spam folder. The most important thing for losing weight is your diet, and you have a handful of options here. You could follow a lower carb diet as laid out in this video. Or you could follow a diet such as the http://www.somebodylied.com/AnythingGoesDiet which allows you to eat your favourite foods and combine this with Eat Stop Eat which is an intermittent fasting technique which is probably the easiest way to build a calorie deficit and burn fat. The next most important thing is resistance training, when you practice intermittent fasting, you will wind up burning into muscle if you don’t send a signal to your body to keep it. Training programs that I have found to be highly effective are The Adonis Effect and Visual Impact For Men. Your next option to creating an even bigger calorie deficit is you could do cardio, if you go to best of somebodylied, and under cardio you can see some good options in there. Visual Impact For Men includes a great cardio program that I have personally used to get ripped.