Simon Workout Routine: Train like The Powerful Gurren Lagann Character!

Last updated on December 8th, 2021 at 08:02 pm

Simon’s Gurren Lagann Workout Routine is the final one that will allow us to finally get our BIG and powerful listicle.

And by that I mean our Most Powerful Anime Characters of All Time listicle.

It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally going to be there this week.

Our Anime Workouts Database is definitely loving it, and the amount of viewers and members of The SHJ Army that is growing daily is pretty crazy as well.

So I’m fairly certain everyone is loving the anime themes as much as I am.

That, and the fact that anime in general is on the rise; with Netflix even seeing insane numbers of household viewership last year.

Simon Stats:

Real Name: Simon

Height: 6’2 (Part 2)

Weight: N/A

Anime: Gurren Lagann

Powers: Yes

In part one Simon is only 14 years old and a mere 5 feet tall and 80kg.

In part two we see his height shot up to over a foot taller!

Wolverine was the shortest spot among comic characters we’ve seen at 5’3, prior to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coming in at 5’2, (and Gimli even shorter) – but Damian Wayne (Robin) is only 5’4.  Goku isn’t that tall either, though, standing only 5’7, with Miles Morales only an inch above him.

One Punch Man falls in at 5’9 right there with Ryu, Nightwing at 5’10, and then Spider-Man, Daredevil, and Green Arrow coming in around 5’11 and Beast joining them.

We’ve had Superman and Eddie Brock’s Venom at 6’3, and Captain America, Scorpion and Batman at 6’2, and Carnage at 6’1. Thor and Cyborg are towering over them at 6’6, Thanos and King right there with them at 6’7, Bane at 6’8, and Deathstroke right below at 6’5, and Black Manta at 6’4.

Ronan and Sagat are 7’5, and Doomsday came in at 8’10, and I doubt any characters are touching that anytime soon.

But, don’t worry if you’re not the same height or weight range.

We write these routines to be utilized by anyone and everyone.

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Simon 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.

Which is why our Academy utilizes multiple different Nutrition Classes (Greek Gods, Vikings, Spartans, Hunter Gatherers, Monks, Samurais, Minimalists, SuperHumans) to allow people to choose what is right for YOU!

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Simon 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.

Simon actually isn’t the first character we’re seeing from Gurren Lagann.

We’ve already had our Kamina Workout and our Yoko Littner Workout as well!

But now it’s time to really round out our Gurren Lagann characters by adding Simon to this list.

To start off I’ll be pulling a brief bio from his Wiki Fandom page, which tells us:

Simon, also known as Simon the Digger (Anahori Shimon in Japanese), is the central protagonist of the anime and manga series, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. He begins the story as a short, unassuming and lonely young boy, but grows up into a commanding and well-loved man. Hailed for being like a drill (a dynamic he explains at the top of this article), he became known as a legendary hero who overcame impossible odds both personal and universal and now stands eternally as a beacon for the good of all man and Spiral kind.

Simon’s Wiki is extremely long with a ton of depth about his character.

So if you are interested in reading it in full you can use the link above, but we’ll have to keep it short because there’s also a TON of information about his abilities.

Here’s how they start it off:

Simon has the ability to use Spiral Power because the humans of his universe are Spiral Lifeforms. This is because humans have helix-shaped DNA. By the end of the series, Simon is the most powerful spiral being who possesses limitless Spiral Power. In the first half of the series, his Spiral Power surpassed the great Spiral King Lordgenome, as stated by Lordgenome himself, and later that of the Anti-Spiral by the end of the series, making Simon the most powerful being in the entire Gurren Lagann universe. He had no control of his Spiral Power at first, but he gained more control as he grew and eventually growing sufficient enough to transform Gunmen on a massive scale like Super Galaxy Dai-Gurren. He usually channels Spiral Power into his core-drill but towards the end he learned to unleash it alone. He can fire massive beams of Spiral Power from his core drill and can create drills for various purposes the latter requiring a gunman.

They also talk about his piloting abilities prior to going into depth about his Spiral Power:

Skilled Gunmen Pilot: Simon originally had no skills when using a Gunmen. Simon never really fought using Lagann as most of the time, he was in Gurren-Lagann or taking control of a Gunmen. However, once Kamina dies, Simon becomes skilled enough to pilot Gurren-Lagann by himself. Simon also was skilled enough to pilot the other forms of Gurren-Lagann, Arc Gurren-Lagann, Chōginga Gurren-Lagann, and Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann. He is also one of the few humans able to use spiral power and has used it more often than anyone in the show. Some of the moves include the Giga Drill Break, “Drill missiles,” and even drills that fly out and hit many foes.

But, the Spiral Power and the fact that he’s fairly skilled in hand to hand combat are probably the two things that we’ll be making the most use of while building out a routine for him.

Here’s what they tell us about his Spiral Power:

Deformation skills of reality: Gurren Lagann uses Spiral Power to create drills from scratch. Later in the series, with Arc-Gurren Lagann and Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann-Mecha, he has the ability to tear apart the structure of space-time itself through pure brute force. The Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann can traverse other dimensions and universes, can alter the probability and is equipped with kilometers of cannons that appear in the wires of the burner holes, each capable of firing a beam directly through the continuous space, used for achieve objectives independently of their location and temporality in the multiverse, being able to reach objectives in the past, present and future. The Super Spiral Space within the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann allows the recognition of the pilots to become reality.

Metaphysical Powers: The epilogue shows that Simon alone has the metaphysical power to extend anyone’s life and revive everyone back from the dead, but he refuses to do so, stating that the dead should stay dead. In the epilogue, Yoko explains to Gimmy that he should stop viewing Simon as a God, implying that Simon is not omnipotent.

Superhuman Durability: Lordgenome was able to utterly destroy Lagann with his bare hands yet Simon was shown to have little more than cuts and bruises after being punched by the man during their fated battle. This implies that Simon has a durability beyond that of an average human, even when he was a child. He was also able to withstand the blows of the Anti-Spiral, an omnipotent being, in the midst of their hand-to-hand melee.

Superhuman Strength: Simon has displayed feats of physical abilities on a superhuman level on multiple occasions. One notable example would be in Childhood’s End, when Simon is shown climbing up Shuzack with nothing more than his core drill and brute strength. There is also an instance in the third novel where, in the prison, he is able to physically beat up and take down an armed mecha that was used to guard the prisoners.

To break that down into what we can use…specifically…we’re going to be focusing in on superhuman strength!

Simple, easy, and fun focus for this one.

And, coming off of Akira’s Workout from Devilman we’ll look to switch it up and use a different style of strength training to step into Simon’s abilities.

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Simon Workout Routine

Training Volume:

3+ days per week

Explanation:

We’re going to be using a PPL Split (which is Push, Pull, Legs) but I’m also going to program you one full body day with weights, one full body day just calisthenics, and then also provide bonus training resources at the end; all of which can be utilized as training on your days between your PPL strength days.

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Simon Workout Routine: Sample Workout Schedule

Monday: Spiral Power Push Day

Tuesday: Bonus Training Day

Wednesday: Spiral Power Pull Day

Thursday: Bonus Training Day

Friday: Spiral Power Leg Day

Saturday: Bonus Training Day

Sunday: Rest Day

Simon Workout Routine: Spiral Power Push Day

Warm Up:

Walk, Row or Bike 10 Minutes

Workout:

Incline Dumbbell Bench Press

4×15, 12, 10, 8

Seated Arnold Press

4×15, 12, 10, 8

Seated Tricep Overhead Extension

3×12

Kettlebell Swings

3×12

Dumbbell Chest Flyes

3×12

Dips

3×15

Simon Workout Routine: Spiral Power Pull Day

Warm Up:

Walk, Row or Bike 10 Minutes

Workout:

Deadlift

4×15, 12, 10, 8

Alternating Dumbbell Curls

4×15, 12, 10, 8 each arm

Wide Grip Cable Rows

3×12

Cable Hammer Curls w/ Rope

3×12

Reverse Cable Flyes

3×12

Chin Ups

3×15

Simon Workout Routine: Spiral Power Leg Day

Warm Up:

Walk, Row or Bike 10 Minutes

Workout:

Leg Press

4×15, 12, 10, 8

Goblet Squats

4×15, 12, 10, 8

Cable Pullthoughs

3×12

Hack Squat

3×12

Weighted Step Ups

3×12 each leg

Box Jumps

3×15

Simon Workout Routine: Bonus Full Body Weight Training

Warm Up:

Walk, Row or Bike 10 Minutes

Workout:

Hammer Strength Bench

3×12

Power Cleans

3×12

Preacher Curls

3×12

Wide Grip Cable Pulldowns

3×12

Tricep Cable Pushdowns

3×12

Goblet Squats

3×12

Simon Workout Routine: Bonus Training Calisthenics & Ab Day

Warm Up:

Walk, Row or Bike 10 Minutes

Workout:

Push Ups

4×25

Dips

4×20

Sit Ups

4×20

Air Squats

4×15

Lying Leg Raises

4×25

Pull Ups

4×10

Simon Workout Routine: Bonus Training Resources

HIIT Resources:

• The Best HIIT Workouts to Add to your Workout
• Jump Rope Workout Database

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• Deathstroke Workout Routine
• Daredevil Workout Routine
• Moon Knight Workout Routine
• Sagat Workout Routine
• Anna Diop Workout Routine and Diet Plan
• Ryan Potter Workout Routine and Diet Plan
• Frank Grillo Boxing Workout

Endurance Training Resources:

• Constance Wu Workout Routine and Diet Plan
• Ewan McGregor Workout Routine and Diet Plan
• Kid Flash Workout Routine and Diet Plan
• Grant Gustin Workout Routine and Diet Plan

Parkour Training Resources

• The Nightrunner Parkour Workout Routine
• The Assassin’s Creed Parkour Workout Routine
• The Robbie Amell Parkour Workout Routine

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