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Joe Manganiello’s ‘Magic’ Conditioning Routine to Get Ripped and Strong

The 'Magic Mike XXL' actor torches fat with these non-stop drills.

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Joe Manganiello trains six times per week. He started working with his trainer, co-owner of Reebok CrossFit Lab Ron Mathews, after booking his role as ripped werewolf Alcide Herveaux on HBO’s True Blood. His workouts are intense, so much so that he calls it “being in the pain cave.” Manganiello does 225-pound deadlifts for sets up to 10, 300-pound deadlifts for sets of four.

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“I don’t have him max out on the deadlift since pure strength is not one of our goals,” says Mathews. “He uses weights that are heavy, but he can comfortably move and get right into something else.” Joe then d rags the sled 40 yards (or flips the tire 10 times) and does 10 squat jumps.

Here’s his complete conditioning circuit:

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Deadlift to Toes-to-Bar

Perform 8 toes-to-bar after each deadlift set.

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 1 of 6

Barbell Deadlift

Equipment
Barbell
Sets
6
Reps
10,8,6,4,4,2
Rest
--
*Perform toes-to-bar after each set without rest.
Exercise 2 of 6

Toes to Bar

Equipment
Pullup Bar
Sets
6
Reps
8,8,8,8,8,8
Rest
--
How to
*Move directly to sled drags to plyo squat jumps with as little rest as possible.

Sled Drags to Plyo Jump Squat

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 3 of 6

Sled Pull

Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
40 yds
Rest
--
*Can substitute with 10 tire flips. Perform as circuit with plyo jump squats.
Exercise 4 of 6

Jump Squat

Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
5
Rest
--
How to
*Move directly to on-the-minute drill with as little rest as possible.

On-The-Minute Drill

Complete 5 times in 10 minutes.

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 5 of 6

Burpee Box Jump-Overs

Equipment
Box
Sets
--
Reps
8 (odd minutes)
Rest
--
*Five times through for 10 minutes total. You have a minute to complete the work in each set. The remaining time is rest.
Exercise 6 of 6

Barbell Front Squat

Equipment
Barbell, Squat Rack
Sets
--
Reps
8 (even minutes)
Rest
--
*Five times through for 10 minutes total. You have a minute to complete the work in each set. The remaining time is rest.
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