Kaneda Suekichi Workout: Train like The Kengan Fan Favorite!

Last updated on July 24th, 2022 at 01:52 pm

Next up to join our Kengan Ashura Inspired Workouts is Kaneda Suekichi.

There are characters that are definitely more jacked than Kaneda, but he is one of the most popular Kengan characters, and for good reason (which will discuss more about below).

We have seen some massive characters come in from Kengan, which are among some of our behemoths within The Anime Workouts Database, but Kaneda will be a fun addition to be able to add another calisthenics workout into the mini database.

I won’t be able to build a routine around Kaneda’s will and cunning insight, but hopefully having the routine built around his physique and abilities will be enough to light a fire under us and motivate us even a percentage as much as he is.

And until we get our Kengan Quiz, Kaneda will be building up our Anime Workout Placement Quizzes.

Kaneda Suekichi Stats:

Real Name: Kaneda Suekichi

Height: 5’7

Weight: 161 lbs.

Anime: Kengan Ashura

Powers: No

Kaneda is below average height if compared to celebs and characters we’ve seen at SHJ.

But, he’s actually around average height if we compare him directly to male anime characters we’ve seen.

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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Kaneda Suekichi 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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Kaneda Suekichi 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.

To learn more about Kaneda to not only build out this workout, but also discuss the things that make Kaneda such an awesome and popular character, I’ll be pulling right from his Wiki Fandom page, starting with a brief bio section:

Kaneda Suekichi, also known as The Giant Killer, is an affiliated fighter within the Kengan matches. He represented Ginokuniya Bookstore during the Kengan Annihilation Tournament after stealing the affiliated fighter’s spot from Himuro Ryo.

I mean…who wouldn’t want to be known as The Giant Killer?

From there we can go on to discuss how unimpressive Kaneda is when it comes to his physical abilities, which makes his overall power level even that much more impressive:

Despite appearing to have little to no experience in martial arts, Suekichi has shown himself to be a capable combatant by utilizing the Kujin Style and his foresight to his advantage. Physically, Suekichi is completely average: in school, he was a terrible athlete, always coming last in strength tests and marathon runs and, while training himself, it took three years for him to be able to bench 80kg. Despite this, Suekichi has proven to be resilient enough to continue fighting without issue. He has taken several direct blows to the face, had his ribs cracked, struck in the chest so hard he vomited and after took harrowing blows from a fighter of Kaolan Wongsawat’s level, yet still held his ground from receiving such damage. Still, even with his incredible mental fortitude, Suekichi’s relative physical frailty is a severe limiting factor, and he would not be competitive as a fighter without his Foresight.

Suekichi trained A LOT, at an extremely high volume, and we’re going to be doing the same.

But, before I go into detail about the specific goals of this routine, let’s talk about what makes Suekichi so powerful:

Foresight is Suekichi’s ability to use his superhuman analytical prowess to study his opponent’s movements in real-time. Suekichi can gradually begin to predict his opponent’s moves with sublime accuracy to the point where he is then able to exploit them using this knowledge. Suekichi was also able to correctly identify that Himuro was a Jeet Kune Do practitioner, having initially believed him to be a southpaw, after noticing Himuro’s centre of gravity. When he fought Kaolan, his strategy caused him to view the match as a “shogi composition”. However, the drawback to his Foresight is that it takes time for him to begin to understand and predict his opponent; he must withstand blows or barely dodge blows to begin to understand and predict, making his fighting style unfit for the Kengan Annihilation Tournament, since there are too many heavy hitters within the Tournament. Other than fighting, Suekichi can also achieve expert-levels in anything he can analyze: when he was in high school, three of his school’s experts in boxing, soccer and baseball lost to him.

This is what I mentioned NOT being able to train around, but it’s still something we need to be able to have the awareness of.

Your training will likely take you to a whole new level if you train anywhere near as much as Suekichi did, but Suekichi’s overall background and abilities are important to why he is such a popular character, and how me managed to be one of the most requested among Kengan Ashura characters.

Here’s what we’re going to be training around for this one:

• Suekichi’s Lean and Toned Physique
• Suekichi’s Insane Training Volume
• Suekichi’s Body Control and Endurance

So be ready for extremely high volume training – or be ready to have to scale down.

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Kaneda Suekichi Workout Routine

Training Volume:

3-5 days per week

Explanation:

As you know, we’re going to be training with a very high volume and intensity being that Suekichi trained HARD, regardless of his overall fitness level. We’ll be training with 3 days of high intensity calisthenics and then we’ll also have 2 days devoted to endurance work and then a Foresight Circuit Test which will be a mixture of high intensity and endurance being that we know Suekichi also did strength tests and marathon tests.

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Kaneda Suekichi Workout Routine: Sample Schedule

Monday: Kujin Style Calisthenics A

Tuesday: Foresight Circuit Test (Monthly – or Sub Endurance)

Wednesday: Kujin Style Calisthenics B

Thursday: Giant Killer Endurance Work

Friday: Kujin Style Calisthenics C

Saturday: Active Rest Day (Or Optional Additional Work)

Sunday: Rest Day

Kaneda Suekichi Workout Routine: Kujin Style Calisthenics A

Warm Up:

1 Mile Run (or Scale to 1/2 a Mile)

Workout: 

Tri-Set One:

A. Mountain Climbers

3×30

B. Push Ups

3×20

C. Pull Up Hold

3×30 Seconds

Tri-Set Two:

A. Jumping Jacks

3×30

B. Glute Bridges

3×20

C. Inch Worms

3×10

Tri-Set Three:

A. Dips

3×15

B. Lying Leg Raises

3×20

C. Hollow Hold

3×20 Seconds

Kaneda Suekichi Workout Routine: Foresight 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!)

Foresight Circuit Test: Complete 2 Rounds for Time

1 Mile Run

150 Air Squats

100 Push Ups

75 Sit Ups

50 Pull Ups

Kaneda Suekichi Workout Routine: Kujin Style Calisthenics B

Warm Up:

1 Mile Run (or Scale to 1/2 a Mile)

Workout: 

Tri-Set One:

A. Bicycle Crunches

3×30

B. Close to Wide Push Ups

3×20

C. Planking Shoulder Taps

3×30 Seconds

Tri-Set Two:

A. Jump Rope Skips

3×30

B. Air Squats

3×20

C. Wall Climbs

3×10

Tri-Set Three:

A. Plank to Push Ups

3×15

B. Skater Lunges

3×20 [total]

C. Superman Hold

3×20 Seconds

Kaneda Suekichi Workout Routine: Giant Killer 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

Kaneda Suekichi Workout Routine: Kujin Style Calisthenics C

Warm Up:

1 Mile Run (or Scale to 1/2 a Mile)

Workout: 

Tri-Set One:

A. High Knees

3×30

B. Decline Push Ups

3×20

C. Chin Ups

3×10

Tri-Set Two:

A. Double Unders

3×20

B. Jumping Lunges

3×20 [total]

C. Toes to Bar

3×10

Tri-Set Three:

A. Chair Dips

3×15

B. V-Ups

3×20

C. L-Sit Hold

3×20 Seconds

Kaneda Suekichi Workout Routine: Optional 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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