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300 Spartan Workout DVD- The Original Workout to Achieve the 300 Movie Body!

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Steve Maxwell takes you through a circuit of ten exercises that use just body weight and a pull up bar. The idea is to perform thirty reps of each exercise before moving to the next exercise. You may need to do say 10 reps, rest 10-20 seconds, then do 8 reps, rest, do 6 reps, etc. until you finally reach thirty reps.

Steve also points out ways you can modify the exercises in case you are able to perform the full exercise. For instance, if you cannot do a full pullup, then you could use a lower bar and rest your heels out away from the bar so you only pull up a portion of your weight. Over time you can raise the bar incrementally until you are able to do all 30 pull ups from hanging position. Likewise, pushups could be started on a raised bar so you are at an incline and only pushing a portion of your total weight.

The Spartan reference is not needed. It plays off the popularity of the film "300" and the legendary toughness of the Spartan warriors. But it does emphasize the point that this will get you into super "functional" shape.

You could use this workout as a basis for designing your own weekly workouts, or as a periodic test of your overall conditioning. There are no gimmicks and minimal equipment, and he carefully demonstrates and explains how to do each exercise as he is performing the entire 300 reps.

I think, before we write a review, we have to know for what audience the product is intended. The spartan workout 300 is definitely not for MMA fighters or anyone with high fitness level. Probably also tha name is incorrect marketing gimmick.
The workout itself, for a men with low fitness level, who want to improve his strength,stamina and flexibility(not the main focus) in home environment(without expensive equipment, mostly bodyweight) is one of the best. Common bodyweight exercises, not Pilates or Yoga if someone expect that.
My friend asked me to make excercises program for him. I had not time to measure his strength level, calculate the weight for exercises, etc and gave him this DVD. Explanations are detailed,easy to understand, Maxwell even says how to breath(what is very important and unfortunately missing from many exercises DVDs) and you can combine exercises from different levels(begins-advanced) to make your own workout if some parts of your body is stronger. My friend is excited with the result/time what this workout gave him, and I think the same.
Conclusion: for the office worker, without time for personal trainer and going to gym, this is very good do it yourself workout. Also true, the price is higher than it should be, but workout realy make you better.

I just got the DVD delivered and it was fast!! Ordered it one week, got it the following week, way before estimated delivery time.
Now, Ive read all the reviews about this product and Its looks like an effective routine to alternate with anyones weight training rouitne. If your envious of Brad Pitts Fight Club, like me, then this and your body sculpting weights will do the trick. FORGET ABOUT THE ACTUAL 300 WORKOUT THE ACTORS DID, this is good, plus, they did that routine as a one-off test, not as a regualr workout.

You can easily search the web for what they had to do to get prepared for the final 300 test and this is a very descent alternative, without weights, as it makes you use almost all the same motors as the actors had too.

He even does the workout himself as demo for 40 minutes and hes raw with it. Make the investment, forget the haters.

Ignore the other people bashing this DVD. There is no such thing as the "300 Workout." If you want to work out like the guys from 300, go to gymjones.com and check out their daily workouts posted on their schedule. NOW, once your realize that you can't even do half the stuff they are doing buy this DVD.
You see, most of the "actors" from 300 were stuntmen, who were already in decent shape when they started training. The workouts they did just took their athleticism to an extreme level. It is not intended for the average joe.
This DVD is intended for people whose athleticism is inferior to the 300 guys (which is the vast majority of you whether you want to admit it or not). What makes this dvd so valuable is the fact that you can trust Maxwell. If you've seen him, you would know that he's 55 and is ripped like a 300 actor. He is a very knowledgeable man, and not only that but he also visits Gym Jones regularly and trains them in kettlebell exercises. Check out this: [...]
The hardest thing in the fitness world today is finding an instructor whom you can trust has the proper knowledge. Steve is one of those guys.

This product would rate 5 stars if the 'basic' and 'intermediate' workouts had been follow-along. The title gimic not withstanding, I modified the workout a bit, adding a leg exercise with every cycle, so there is always a push-leg-pull or abdominal-leg-upper body cycle of 3 sets, and I followed Steve's timing, 3 sets of 8, and 4 cycles of exercises:

1. pivot pushups, single leg squats (on box), pull ups, 8 reps each
2. dips, rocking chair (stand up from back roll w 1 legged squat), leglifts
3. row on rings, deck squats (or sumo squat), 'hindu' pushups
4. leglifts to elbows, slow lunges, crocodile (one handed) pushups or other pushup.

This took more than 30 mins, taking only a break in between to drink water as in the dvd, and I could not finish the last cycle! Now that I have done this workout several times, I can see a difference. My clothes fit tighter, my muscles have become denser, etc. If I can stop feeling sore after every workout, I might do it 2/week. Like the other reviewer, do not listen to the negativity, this dvd is very good; thanks Steve!!!

This is a great DVD, Steve Maxwell explains it better than you can imagine and from different angles, it is just overall great, its not worth 40 dollars but i split it with 3 of my friends so its ok.

Normally, I'm a bit more frugal with my money, but I had been looking for a DVD showing the workout the actors in '300' were put through to get them in shape for the movie, and for obvious reasons, I thought this was it.

This is NOT the workout used to prep for the movie!!! It's just packaged as the "300 Spartan workout" as a marketing gimmick, and gets away with it by basing the workout aroung 300 reps, and gives a brief, irrelevant little reminder of who the Spartans were in the introduction.

The workout is effective, but not any more effective than anything I could have (and actually have) come up with on my own. Definitely not worth the $40 they're asking for it.

I was led to this workout DVD after reading "The History of Western Philosophy" by Bertrand Russell. There is a chapter on Sparta in Russell's book, and subsequently, I became very interested in the Spartans and their physical conditioning. I didn't buy this DVD because of the movie "300" (I think it's one of the worst movies of all time!), I bought it because I want an intense workout with minimal equipment like the way warriors and athletes probably would have trained in Ancient Greece.

All this DVD will do for you is make you stronger, more agile, improve your coordination, and over time, give you a good looking body. Ignore the reviews by the 300 fan boys. The marketing guys should have left the part about the movie body out. Other than that, the workout program itself is good.

Steve Maxwell impresses with his simple instruction yet difficult exercises. Listen to his instruction and perform the exercises to your best ability and you will be improved. Mr Maxwell provides an interesting array of bodyweight exercises that are challenging physically and mentally. After 4 weeks of training twice a week I have noticed considerable reduction in my shoulder pain and knee pain. I have dropped from 24% to 22% BF. If you want to get your body under control then this work out is a very good tool to use. This is a no fluff work out; it is you, your body and mind. No gimmicks, no pep talk, just work. Your improvement is up to you.

This is a great concept and challenged presented in a way that is easily understood. All of the exercises are excellently demonstrated and a plan for attaining the final goal is presented.