Keanu Reevesโ€™ Hard & Fast โ€˜John Wickโ€™ Workout
โ€” Updated on 1 February 2023

Keanu Reevesโ€™ Hard & Fast โ€˜John Wickโ€™ Workout

โ€” Updated on 1 February 2023

While heโ€™ll always be Johnny Utah to me, Keanu Reeves has captured a whole new fanbase as assassin John Wick in the franchise of the same name. The action-heavy films require Reeves to be in tip-top shape, and with the third film in the series โ€“ John Wick 3 โ€“ Parabellum โ€“ almost here, L.A.-based trainer and corrective exercise expert Patrick Murphy has revealed how Reeves got in shape for the flick.

In a recent interview with Menโ€™s Health, Murphy explained how โ€œplaying that role is very hard on his [Reevesโ€™] body.โ€ Taking into account Reeves is also 54-years-old and has a track record of nasty injuries, Murphy created a program intent on building up Reevesโ€™ muscular endurance with what he calls a โ€œhigh-benefit, low-risk exercise program.โ€

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โ€œHe wasnโ€™t lifting crazy heavy weightsโ€”it was getting his body moving, getting his muscular endurance and stabilityโ€”it was just a mindset,โ€ Murphy said. โ€œHe would leave the gym exhausted, but feeling great. Where his body got beat up was in all those scenes [filming the movie].โ€

The program Murphy tailored for Reeves focused on a high volume routine with low impact exercises and limited rest. โ€œI would fit in, within the hour and a half, five to six circuits,โ€ he said. โ€œJust think of Keanu Reeves performing a thousand reps a workout, minimal rest, and it was just go time.โ€

Check out the workout below and be sure to read up on what to expect when John Wick 3 โ€“ Parabellum drops May 17.

Keanu Reevesโ€™ โ€˜John Wickโ€™ Circuit Workout

Perform 20 reps of each exercise consecutively as a circuit, resting as little as possible between moves. After finishing the round, rest for 2 minutes and then repeat for a total of six rounds.

  • Reverse Lunge Front DB Raise
  • Bosu Lunge Shoulder Press
  • Reverse-Step Resistance Band Row
  • Squat with TRX Shoulder Iso-Hold
  • Stability Ball Dynamic Plank
  • Banded Lateral Walk Pallof Press

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