Last updated on November 22nd, 2021 at 05:04 pm
This is a Birds of Prey themed week, if you didn’t notice.
Which means a Huntress workout is a must have.
It’s not everyday we have two female characters in one week, on top of a female celebrity workout (actually, basically never happened before), but with the Birds of Prey release we have a bunch of inspiring, badass females to look up to.
We’ve obviously already seen Margot Robbie’s workout and Harley Quinn’s workout at SHJ in the past, but this week we stepped it up a notch.
We have already seen a Black Canary workout, Ewan McGregor’s workout and diet, AND Jurnee Smollett-Bell’s workout and diet as well.
Which means we’re rounding out the entire team…and the villain.
Huntress Stats:
Height: 5’11
Weight: 149 lbs.
Real Name: Helena Bertinelli
Powers: No
Huntress is actually super tall.
She’s not the tallest character we’ve seen, but she would be considered one of the tallest females among celebrities we’ve had on the site.
Supergirl and Erza Scarlet were our shortest at 5’5 before Wasp came in at 5’4 and Kale, Anna and Nina Williams matching her there. BUT, now we have Caulifla at 4’8 and Sailor Moon at 4’11! Katana is just behind her at 5’2.
We had Wonder Woman come in standing 6’0 tall, Mockingbird and Hawkgirl at 5’9, Mystique, Miss Martian, and Sonya Blade at 5’10, and Storm 5’11.
But the average height for female celebrities on the site is generally more-so ranging from 5’4-5’6 – and our Black Widow is just above that at 5’7 with Spider-Gwen, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy at 5’8.
And, the tallest we’d seen before She-Hulk was Starfire at 6’4!
But don’t worry, either way.
Not only are these routines for all shapes and sizes – they also work for both men and women – regardless of the gender of the hero!
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Huntress Diet and Nutrition
**Keep in mind: this section will be nearly identical for each hero, unless I mentioned differently (for example someone like Hulk may get something specifically different)**
Every hero needs to still have a good diet.
Unfortunately we can train like them, but I don’t think any of us are suddenly getting their powers, or the ability to magically stop caring about nutrition.
You can’t out train your diet, so I want to still give some pillars for nutrition.
You can start by checking out The Nutrition Pillars on the site, but I’ll break down some more information for you guys as well.
Guys like Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart incorporate 80/20 dieting with big weekly cheat meals, Hugh Jackman, Tom Hopper, Benedict Cumberbatch and Terry Crews utilize intermittent fasting (something I use daily as well), Ariana Grande, Mustafa Shakir and Madelaine Petsch are vegans, Brandon Routh and Frank Grillo opt for paleo, and tons of others utilize their own variations as well.
It’s all about sustainability.
AND, there are a thousand different ways to reach your goals, so finding the most sustainable way is what’s important.
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Huntress Workout Routine Research
We’ve made it to “the fun part”.
And, if you don’t know by now, I say that every single time we get to the workout routine research section for character workouts.
For those of you who don’t know much about Huntress, or would like some additional background information, here’s what her Wiki Fandom tells us as an initial snippet for her bio:
The Huntress is a vigilante operating out of Gotham City, and a member of the Batman Family. She is also a devout Catholic, and is very in touch with her Italian heritage. Her career is inspired by a personal vendetta against organized crime, responsible for killing her entire family. At first, her ruthless methods and willingness to kill made her an outcast from the heroic community, but in time she learned to temper her methods and became accepted by her peers. She has also been a member of the Justice League and the Birds of Prey.
If you’ve already seen Birds of Prey you probably already know some of this information.
They give us a ton of information on her abilities as well:
- Archery: Huntress carries her trademark crossbows on her at all times. Whether they’re dual mounted mini-crossbows or one large crossbow is up to her as she has proficiency to use both. She’s once used a single bolt to split a bullet in two.
- Criminology: Huntress grew up in a criminal environment and later spent a few years surrounded by gangs and criminals. If there ever was a street-wise hero who stayed on the straight and narrow it would be the Huntress.
- Driving: Huntress is an effective driver, able to pilot the Batmobile in high stress and combat situations as well as her own motorcycle at varying degrees of above-average driving situations (being shot at, accelerating to high speeds and over semi-separated bridges).
- Firearms: Over the years Huntress realized that firing and reloading bolts at armed individuals may not be the most effective even if they were the most non-lethal. She’s adapted her arsenal over time to include various firearms.
- Investigation: Batman, himself, has mentioned Huntress’s prowess during investigation situations. She is credited as the “Batman” of the Birds of Prey team and regularly spends her free-time solving cold cases especially when the Mafia is involved.
- Martial Arts: Huntress was very much a street fighter before honing her skills in martial arts. She spent many years getting into intentional fights just to prove and test her mettle. She has since fine-tuned her skill after years of work with Black Canary. She learned various disciplines of martial arts, enough to challenge even Lady Shiva. She prefers to use a specific kind of Kung Fu learned from Richard Dragon.
- Boxing
- Dragon Style Kung Fu: One of the many disciplines she has learned is Dragon Style Kung Fu.
- Karate
- Muay Thai
- Stick Fighting: Although she prefers to use her martial arts and hand-to-hand combat when it comes to close quarters, there have been many occasions where Huntress has used her Battle-Staff to take on multiple enemies.
- Multilingualism: She can speak both English and Italian fluently.
- Peak Human Condition: Huntress works hard to keep her body in peak physical condition. She stated her costume change to include more skin was a result of her 300 ab crunches a day.
- Pedagogy: Before and sometimes during her career she has taught at various schools and varying people the complicated language of English. She has cited her skill as a teacher on a few occasions but prefers to leave her civilian life out of sight.
- Stealth: Huntress can be very stealthy when she needs to. With her specially outfitted suit and various toys in her utility belt she can sneak into a facility and learn whatever information she desires although she sometimes prefers to fight her way in.
- Throwing: Helena learned the art of throwing from her cousin Salvatore Asaro.
And while normally I might cut down the abilities a bit, especially considering how big this section is, I decided to keep it all for those of you who think it’s as interesting as I do.
I particularly like what they tell us about her “Peak Human Condition”:
- Peak Human Condition: Huntress works hard to keep her body in peak physical condition. She stated her costume change to include more skin was a result of her 300 ab crunches a day.
So you better believe we’re doing 300 crunches a day.
We’ll also be utilizing other training to get in peak human condition, but will focus in on core, endurance and fat loss, and some calisthenics mixed with some light weighted movements as well.
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Huntress Workout Routine
Training Volume:
5+ days a week
Explanation:
We’re going to be training 3 days a week devoted to some endurance, calisthenics, weight circuit and core, and then another 2 days a week devoted to parkour and calisthenics; but you do have the option to add in more long distance endurance training as well.
Weight Circuit Explanation:
Further explanation is provided in the actual circuits below, but you are to complete one on each training day (not all three on the same day).
Mixed Martial Arts Explanation:
Feel free to add in extra mixed martial arts training as well, or sub it for your parkour training. I will provide links to MMA styled training resources we have on the site.
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Huntress Workout: Sample Workout Schedule
Monday: Endurance Training, Calisthenics, Weight Circuit and Core
Tuesday: Parkour and Calisthenics
Wednesday: Endurance Training, Calisthenics, Weight Circuit and Core
Thursday: Parkour and Calisthenics
Friday: Endurance Training, Calisthenics, Weight Circuit and Core
Saturday: Rest Day or Extra Endurance Training
Sunday: Rest Day or Extra Endurance Training
Huntress Workout: Endurance Training, Calisthenics, Weight Circuit and Core
Endurance Training:
30 Minutes of Varied Cardio
Option Include:
- Treadmill High Intensity Interval Training
- Bike HIIT
- Steady Incline Walk
- Steady Jog
- High Level Bike
- High Level Row
Calisthenics:
Air Squats
4×25
Push Ups (sub Knee Ups)
4×20
Dips (sub Assisted or Chair Dips)
4×15
Shoulder Taps
4×10 each side
Chin Ups
4×5 (sub Assisted or Pike Push Ups w/ more Reps)
Core Work:
Hanging or Lying Leg Raises
4×20
Sit Ups or Sit Ups w/ Twist
4×20
Planks or Side Planks
4×60 seconds (or 30 each side)
Weight Circuit A:
The first weight listed is for men, the second is for women.
Complete 3 Rounds for Time:
Round 1: Complete 21 Reps of Each Movement
Round 2: Complete 15 Reps of Each Movement
Round 3: Complete 9 Reps of Each Movement
Movements:
- 95/65 lb. Thrusters
- Pull Ups
Weight Circuit B:
The first weight listed is for men, the second is for women.
Complete 3 Rounds for Time:
Round 1: Complete 21 Reps of Each Movement
Round 2: Complete 15 Reps of Each Movement
Round 3: Complete 9 Reps of Each Movement
Movements:
- 225/155 lb. Deadlifts
- Handstand Push Ups
Weight Circuit C:
The first weight listed is for men, the second is for women.
Complete 3 Rounds for Time:
Round 1: Complete 21 Reps of Each Movement
Round 2: Complete 15 Reps of Each Movement
Round 3: Complete 9 Reps of Each Movement
Movements:
- 135/95 lb. Cleans
- Ring Dips
Huntress Workout: Parkour and Calisthenics
For this one we’re going to be utilizing The Nightrunner Parkour Workout.
The calisthenics training goes like this:
75 Pull Ups
75 Hanging Leg Raises
100 Dips
100 Lunges
100 Sit Ups
150 Push Ups
150 Air Squats
**These can be broken down into any number of sets/reps that are needed to complete the overall count.**
And for your parkour training and stretching refer to the actual Nightrunner article here:
Huntress Workout: Mixed Martial Arts Resources
SHJ Mixed Martial Arts Styled Routines:
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