Sasori Workout: Train To Become The Naruto Puppet Master!

Next up is another character to build out our already large Naruto Inspired Workouts Database.

We already have a handful of other Naruto characters on the list of requests that’s been moved to the top; and I was originally expecting to see one of those come out ahead of Sasori; but you guys love him.

He didn’t quite make it onto our list of the most popular Naruto characters; or even the list of the most powerful Naruto characters – but that’s also because we just have so many powerful and loved characters among the Naruto series and our lists are generally cut at ten to fifteen unless we’re bringing in multiple worlds and fandoms.

His routine is going to be fun because we’ll be able to switch it up a bit and also get a slightly beginner friendly calisthenics routine with our Naruto workouts.

Which means he’ll also make a great addition to our Naruto Workout Placement Quiz as well.

Sasori Stats:

Real Name: Sasori

Height: 5’4

Weight: 104 lbs.

Anime: Naruto

Powers: Yes

Sasori is actually quite short, but he’d also be considered fairly average if compared directly to male anime characters we’ve seen.

Although we do have our fair share of behemoths within our Anime Workouts Database now.

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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Sasori 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!

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Sasori 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 Sasori and how we’ll be building a workout around him I’ll be starting off by pulling from his Wiki Fandom.

Here’s what they give us for his bio section:

Sasori, renowned as Sasori of the Red Sand, was an S-rank missing-nin from Sunagakure’s Puppet Brigade and a member of Akatsuki, where he was partnered with Orochimaru and later Deidara.

So we know we’re dealing with an extremely powerful character, but we also need to recognize that he’s a puppet master.

When we continue into his powers and abilities section we’ll be able to learn more.

Here’s how they break down his overall power level:

Sasori was a very powerful shinobi, being able to, with effort, defeat and kill the Third Kazekage, the strongest ninja in Suna’s history. His use of his puppets was greatly feared throughout the Third Shinobi World War as he turned the sand red with blood, giving him the nickname, “Sasori of the Red Sand”. His legacy was such that Kankurō knew of and feared him despite being born after Sasori already left the village. Deidara himself even admitted that Sasori was the stronger of the two of them.

Next up we can go directly into his ability as a puppet master, which they give us this for:

Trained by his powerful grandmother, Chiyo, in the art of puppetry, Sasori was an extremely powerful puppeteer and had great skill in creating and controlling his puppets. He created a number of ingenious ones including the three main puppets that Kankurō uses, which were made in Sunagakure before he fled. At the time of his final battle with Sakura and Chiyo, Sasori had 298 human puppets in his collection. His status as a puppet master offered him a tremendous advantage against other puppeteer shinobi, especially if the puppets they were using happened to be ones that he created, as seen in his battle against Kankurō. As puppets are usually installed with long-range weapons, Sasori was an expert at fighting at long distances. He had tremendous skill with chakra threads, suppressing them to the point that they became invisible and he could control upwards to 100 puppets — a feat thought impossible for ordinary shinobi. Sasori can also control living people as puppets, even against their will, if they are weakened enough. His usage of puppets was at such a high level that he made mere techniques appear as an artistic performance, what he called his “Red Secret Technique”.

In terms of his actual strength and speed he ranks fairly low, though.

Out of 10 his scores in strength and speed are 3 and 4.5, and his stamina comes in at 5.

Which is why we’ll actually be able to build this one out around a fairly beginner level routine.

So our goals for our Sasori Inspired Workout are actually:

• Sasori’s Lean and Toned Physique
• Sasori’s Ninja Abilities
• Sasori’s Basic Level Strength, Speed & Stamina

This one won’t be far off from our Beginner Ninja Workout, so you won’t have to worry about starting there.

You can actually start with this one and then scale up to others if you’d like instead.

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Sasori Workout Routine

Training Volume:

3-5 days per week

Explanation:

For this one we’ll have 3 very basic calisthenics, cardio and core days per week, and then I’ll also devote one day per week to improving your stamina as well as a final Puppet Master Circuit Test, which will actually be a partner circuit; that you can complete weekly, biweekly or monthly as you please.

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Sasori Workout Routine: Sample Schedule

Monday: Puppet Calisthenics, Core and Cardio A

Tuesday: Puppet Master Circuit Test

Wednesday: Puppet Calisthenics, Core and Cardio B

Thursday: Ninja Endurance Work

Friday: Puppet Calisthenics, Core and Cardio C

Saturday: Active Rest or Optional Bonus Resources

Sunday: Rest Day

Sasori Workout Routine: Puppet Calisthenics, Core and Cardio A

Warm Up: 

25 Mountain Climbers

25 Jumping Jacks

25 High Knees

Workout: 

Push Ups

3×20

Air Squats

3×15

Sit Ups

3×15

Dips

3×10

Pull Ups

3×5

[Optional] Cardio: 

15-30+ Minutes of Varied Cardio

Run/Walk/Swim/Row/Bike

Sasori Workout Routine: Puppet Master 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!)

Puppet Master Circuit Test: Complete 2 Rounds Splitting The Reps with a Partner (Puppet)

** If you do this solo you can cut the reps in half **

800M Run

150 Push Ups

100 Air Squats

50 Pull Ups

Sasori Workout Routine: Puppet Calisthenics, Core and Cardio B

Warm Up: 

25 Mountain Climbers

25 Jumping Jacks

25 High Knees

Workout: 

Incline Push Ups

3×20

Lunges

3×16 [total]

Lying Leg Raises

3×15

Plank to Push Ups

3×10

Bodyweight Rows

3×5

[Optional] Cardio: 

15-30+ Minutes of Varied Cardio

Run/Walk/Swim/Row/Bike

Sasori Workout: Ninja 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

Sasori Workout Routine: Puppet Calisthenics, Core and Cardio C

Warm Up: 

25 Mountain Climbers

25 Jumping Jacks

25 High Knees

Workout: 

Decline Push Ups

3×20

Bulgarian Split Squats

3×20 [total]

V-Ups

3×15

Chair Dips

3×10

Chin Ups

3×5

[Optional] Cardio: 

15-30+ Minutes of Varied Cardio

Run/Walk/Swim/Row/Bike

Sasori Workout: Optional Additional 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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