Action Actor

The English import actor is known for many popular movies, such as

• Mad Max:The Wasteland;
• Legend; Mad Max:Fury Road;
• The Dark Knight Rises;
• Inception;
• and so much more.

Each movie that he stars in shows a man who is in excellent physical health. To prepare for his role in many action movies, Tom goes hard in his preparation to create ripped abs and strong muscles.

The Warrior Workout

For Tom Hardy’s role in “Warrior” he followed the following program.

The Tom Hardy workout and diet consisted of working out seven days a week using the “signaling” principle. The principle is to direct your workout to only those muscles that you want to develop.

Hardy’s workout consisted of:

1. “press-ups” for his chest and biceps;
2. he performed “shoulder flies” with weights;
3. “dips” where he would raise his body from the floor with his lower arms;
4. he performed daily reps for abdominal strength.

Tom reported that to increase his workout regime, he did not want to stress his body, therefore he performed his routines slowly by taking breaks between reps and sets.

Tom followed a controlled carb depleted diet to lower his body fat and to develop a lean, muscular look. Tom drank lots of milk, protein shakes, ice cream, and lots of rice.

Dark Knight Rises Workout

Fainting on the set of Dark Knight Rises did not have anything to do with Tom Hardy’s workout regime. 33 year old Hardy’s workout was designed to be done four times a day, everyday for weeks. It looked like this:

 

Day 1

• Inclined Dumbbell Bench Press and One-Arm Bent-over RowReps: 8, 6, 4, 6, 8 ; Rest: 120 seconds

• Push-Press

• SnatchReps: 8, 6, 6, 8 ; Rest: 120 seconds

• Deadlift

• Front SquatReps: 8, 6, 4, 12 ; Rest: 120 seconds

 

Day 2

• SquatTom Hardy as Bane

• Romanian DeadliftReps: 8, 6, 4, 6, 8 ; Rest: 120 seconds

• Floor Press

• Power Upright RowReps: 8, 6, 6, 8 ; Rest: 120 seconds

• Weighted Chin-up

• Military PressReps: 8, 6, 4, 12 ; Rest: 120 seconds

 

Day 3

• Clean Press

• Yates RowReps: 8, 6, 4, 6, 8 ; Rest: 120 seconds

• Bench Press

• Upright RowReps: 8, 6, 6, 8 ; Rest: 120 seconds

• Bulgarian Split Squat

• Single-leg Step-upsReps: 8, 6, 4, 12 ; Rest: 120 seconds

• End with a heavy bag cardio finisher

Tom Hardy’s diet included lots of protein, high fat, low carbohydrate meals, lots of protein shakes and gallons of water. This workout was nicknamed “The Rise Workout.”

The Resolve

Tom’s movie workouts are very transforming, especially for an actor who is constantly working in action packed films. As soon as Tom transform from one role to another, he has less to do to bulk up, but his workouts still require dedication, perseverance, and commitment.

Sorry for this spoiler – but Tom Hardy receives help with some of his excess muscle roles, due to the costume’s that are made for him. However, he still trains fast and hard and his results are GREAT!