Natsu Dragneel Calisthenics Workout Routine: Fairy Tail Bodyweight Training!

As you guys know: I’ve been adding tons of updates to your favorite characters so they have two versions of their workouts.

One weight training, and one calisthenics workout.

A lot of you were forced to train from home for a long time now – and some of you actually decided you prefer it and want to stick to bodyweight work!

So I’m going to keep them coming; and next up on our list is Natsu Dragneel to make our Fairy Tail Inspired Workouts even more awesome.

If you guys want weight training then you should head over to our original Natsu Dragneel workout routine – but if you are here for bodyweight you’re in the right place.

While we’re here giving updates, I should also mention that we have an Erza Scarlet calisthenics workout planned for the next couple weeks as well.

We already have our original Erza Scarlet inspired workout – but you guys have been pretty adamant about both Natsu and Erza getting a bodyweight version!

Natsu Dragneel Stats:

Real Name: Natsu Dragneel

Height: 5’9

Weight: 140 lbs.

Anime: Fairy Tail

Powers: Yes

Natsu is actually tall if we compare him directly to male anime characters, but would be considered short if compared to male celebrities and superheroes.

Although there are some male anime characters in our Anime Workouts Database that make him look like a shrimp.

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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Natsu Dragneel Calisthenics Diet and Nutrition

**Keep in mind: this section will be nearly identical for each hero.**

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!

Curious where over a hundred celebs fall in their dietary choices ranging from High Protein and Keto to Vegetarian, Vegan and Intermittent Fasting? Want exclusive celeb meal plans? Check this out.

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Natsu Dragneel Calisthenics 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.

We’ve already been through Natsu’s powers and abilities, but we’re going to take another look for this one to help out any newcomers to the site who are wanting to know how we build out these workouts.

For that we’ll be pulling right from his Wiki Fandom page, which leads us off with this:

Natsu Dragneel is a first generation Fire Dragon Slayer and member of the Fairy Tail. He is the younger brother of Zeref Dragneel, who had died originally 400 years ago, having been revived as Etherious and become the former Tartarus leader as END (Etherious Natsu Dragneel). Fairy Tail Warcraft Age.

That tells us a bit about who we’re working with, as well as his younger brother Zeref, who we’ve also seen among our Fairy Tail characters.

Another thing we need to acknowledge before we even get into his abilities is the fact that we’re going to be also building a lot of this routine around his overall aesthetics (physical appearance).

Everyone wants to be jacked like Natsu!

Here’s how his Wiki Fandom breaks that down (just in case you can’t tell for yourself):

Natsu is a lean, muscular young man of average height with a slightly tan skin tone, black eyes, spiky pink-colored hair, and has abnormal sharp canines; Natsu has a scar on the right side of his neck, hidden by his scarf. He also has a cross-shaped scar on the left side of his abdomen, a result of the two fatal wounds dealt to him during his several altercations with the Rogue Cheney of the future. Natsu’s guild mark is red and is located just below his right shoulder.

I won’t be going through all of Natsu’s magical abilities, especially considering there is a LONG list of which we can’t really use to build the workout – but I will at the very least share some information about his Fire Dragon Slayer Magic.

They break it down like this:

Fire Dragon Slayer Magic: Natsu is adept with his Dragon Slayer Magic and makes use of it in many different ways in combat. As with all Dragon Slayers, he can consume his respective element, with the exception of that which he has created, to replenish his energy reserves. The heat of his fire can increase in temperature, which is proportional to Natsu’s emotional state such as anger; his flame’s heat significantly rose as he got more enraged. This is also called the “Flames of Emotion“. He incorporates the flames he ignites into his fighting style, greatly increasing the damage of his blows. As such, Natsu’s Magic revolves around the usage of fire that can spout from any part of his body like an ordinary Dragon. Natsu’s ability to eat flames gives him immunity to most types of flames, including explosions, and allows him to spew fire from his lungs. This fire is exceptionally strong – equivalent to a standard Dragon’s fire – being able to burn even through metal, including iron. He can even use his flames to create a propulsive effect. The type of fire he uses can be changed. For example, it can be solidified to cling to surfaces.

They go on to talk about his Fire Dragon Slayer Magic and everything that comes with it for a long time, and then eventually move into some of the stuff we’ll be able to utilize towards our calisthenics workout.

The first thing they bring up is his Demon Form, which comes with increase speed and strength:

Demon Form: Being an Eterious from the Book of Zeref, Natsu, through means of untapped anger, has access to his demonic heritage and grants him a massive boost in physical capability as well as other abilities. When using it he becomes more bloodlusted, aggressive and looses the capability for rational thought.

And on top of that, Natsu also has a ton of enhanced abilities that we’re going to be training around:

Immense Strength: Natsu has shown on numerous occasions to possess a very high degree of strength, enough for him to perform a number of physical feats, among which are freely swinging around the mast of a ship as a makeshift weapon, doing the same with a palm tree he personally broke, bare-handed, shattering a billiard table and cracking most of its balls simply by hitting one of them with the cue, and stopping the gargantuan Dorma Anim’s foot, which was going to crush him and his fellow Dragon Slayers, all by himself, subsequently throwing the robotic Dragon off balance by rapidly pushing it away. Furthermore, he was capable of battling both Sting Eucliffe and Rogue Cheney, alone, while they were in Dragon Force, easily overpowering the two with his sheer physical strength.

Enhanced Speed: Natsu’s speed and reflexes are impressive, enough for him to close great distances in a blink of an eye and dodge swift attacks. It was shown that Natsu’s body is able to almost immediately react to anything that would attempt to attack him, and with his numerous experiences fighting against opponents in his muscle memory, he is capable of countering with forms and attacks almost instantly, something that many recognized immediately after they lost their fight to him.

Enhanced Reflexes: Natsu possesses fast reflexes, having been capable of dodging attacks from Erza, Laxus and, most recently, attacks from Sting.

Enhanced Agility: Natsu’s agility, balance, and bodily coordination are all enhanced to levels that are far beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete.

Immense Durability: Natsu has proven himself to be incredibly durable. He has managed to take continual, deadly assaults from foes and continue fighting. Such impressive resistance was first shown during his battle with Erigor, in which he received wounds from his opponent’s strong, sharp wind, and kept fighting on, nonetheless. Also, during his fight with Cobra, Natsu displayed a natural resistance against the Oración Seis’ member’s poison, described as lethal and corrosive. A true testament to his durability was shown when he blocked one of Sting Eucliffe’s strongest attacks, Holy Nova, with a single hand, and emerged completely unscathed from the enormous explosion that followed the impact.

Immense Endurance: Natsu’s physical stamina and endurance is extremely large, as he has been shown to fight multiple opponents at once without resting, and remain active for an entire day even when at low strength.

The last thing to keep in mind is Natsu’s hand to hand combat skills, but for the most part we’re going to be building this one out around strength, speed/agility, endurance and Natsu’s shredded aesthetic.

Six pack abs, anyone?

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Natsu Dragneel Calisthenics Workout Routine

Training Volume:

3-5 days per week

Explanation:

For this one we’re going to be training with 3 days of intense calisthenics, 1 day that will be a Fire Dragon Slayer Circuit Test for you to test your skills weekly, biweekly, or even monthly – and one final day devoted to endurance work.

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Natsu Dragneel Calisthenics Workout: Sample Schedule

Monday: Demon Form Calisthenics A

Tuesday: Fire Dragon Slayer Circuit Test

Wednesday: Demon Form Calisthenics B

Thursday: Magic Endurance Work

Friday: Demon Form Calisthenics C

Saturday: Optional Viking Endurance Work

Sunday: Rest Day

Natsu Dragneel Calisthenics Workout: Demon Form Calisthenics A

Warm Up: 

10-20 Minutes of Varied Cardio

Demon Form Calisthenics:

Decline Push Ups

3×25

Air Squats

3×20

Dips

3×15

Lunges

3×12 [total]

Pull Ups

3×10

Demon Form Core Work:

Sit Ups

3×20

Hanging Leg Raises

3×20

Hollow Hold

3×30 Seconds

Natsu Dragneel Calisthenics Workout: Fire Dragon Slayer Circuit Test

In a perfect world our Academy members or 90 Day System members will use this day to work in our Benchmark Workouts to continue testing and improving scores and tracking them against other members; especially our SHJ Core Benchmarks (although our Hero Benchmarks are just as awesome).

If you are not an Academy member or you don’t have access to a 90 Day System, you can also sub in different circuits here from some of the HIIT resources I provide.

(Another note: You should continue coming back and re-trying to workout every so often to see how much you can improve your score!)

Fire Dragon Slayer Circuit Test: Complete 3 Rounds

50 Jump Rope

45 Second Plank

40 Mountain Climbers

35 Crunches

30 Push Ups

25 Air Squats

20 Lying Leg Raises

15 Second L-Sit Hold

10 Pike Push Ups

Natsu Dragneel Calisthenics Workout: Demon Form Calisthenics B

Warm Up: 

10-20 Minutes of Varied Cardio

Demon Form Calisthenics:

Explosive Push Ups

3×25

Glute Bridges

3×20

Plank to Push Ups

3×15

Box Jumps

3×12

Chin Ups

3×10

Demon Form Core Work:

Sit Ups with Twist

3×20

Hanging Knee Raises with Twist

3×20

Russian Twists

3×30

Natsu Dragneel Calisthenics Workout: Magic Endurance Work

For your endurance, HIIT or MMA/Parkour days you have quite a few options.
You can utilize enforced endurance training that I will program for you based on your fitness level like we do with other workouts here at SHJ…OR you can do 45-60+ minutes of varied cardio (bike, treadmill, elliptical, stairs, row, swim, etc.)…OR you can even use the HIIT resources I’ll provide.

I’ll break it down in that order:

Option One – Run Based on Overall Fitness Level:

Beginner: 1-3 Miles

Intermediate: 3-5 Miles

Advanced: 5+ Miles

Endurance Work 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
• How To Continue Training After Your First 5K (Workout Included)

Option Two – Varied Cardio for 45-60 Minutes:

Split your cardio up however you’d like but complete 45-60+ minutes using:

• Treadmill Walk/Run
• Rower Machine
• StairMaster
• Elliptical
• Swim
• Bike

Option Three – Complete HIIT Training Using SHJ Resources:

• The Best HIIT Workouts
• Jump Rope Workout Database
• Academy Members: Insert a Benchmark Hero Workout (Circuit) or SHJ Core Circuit Test

Natsu Dragneel Calisthenics Workout: Demon Form Calisthenics C

Warm Up: 

10-20 Minutes of Varied Cardio

Demon Form Calisthenics:

Wide to Close Push Ups

3×25

Wide to Close Squats

3×20

Skull Crushers

3×15

Skater Lunges

3×12 [total]

Wide Pull Ups

3×10

Demon Form Core Work:

Sit Ups with Twist

3×20

Hanging Knee Raises with Twist

3×20

Russian Twists

3×30

Natsu Dragneel Calisthenics Workout: Bonus Training Resources

Parkour Training Resources:

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

Main MMA Training Resources

• Anna Diop Workout Routine and Diet Plan
• Ryan Potter Workout Routine and Diet Plan
• Frank Grillo Boxing Workout

Other MMA Training Resources:

• Deathstroke Workout Routine
• Daredevil Workout Routine
• Moon Knight Workout Routine
• Sagat Workout Routine

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