Training Movies

Sometimes I'm not feeling quite up to training. Another advantage of the home gym? Movies. Here are some of my favorites to get pumped up to train-I throw one of these on and it's like a Pavlovian response.

I like the opening to The Big Hit (full video posted here) (From about 3:34-4:40).

300-reminds me of Gym Jones

Predator ("Dillon! You son of a bitch.")

Rocky IV features some of the best training montages ever put to film. Don't try to bring your Karate Kids, Footloose, or even your Rocky III against these bad boys:

A good training movie has certain characteristics: muscle, music, and a steely-eyed determination to keep going beyond the limits of good sense or sanity. A good training movie is on the edge between awesome and stupid.

Therefore, many selections with Stallone, virtually everything that's not (intentionally) a comedy with Schwarzenegger, and Jean-Claude Van Damme are favorites. I like anything with a training montage, regardless of how ridiculous (see the Rocky IV video above). Blade 1-3 (especially one and three) are also good.

My favorite lately has been "Bigger, Stronger, Faster" which gives you something to think about while pumping you up.



I find that my endurance for the one-hand snatch goes up when I'm watching a training montage. I wish I was lying, but they're just too awesome to resist.

Try it out. You'll see.