Utopian Workout: Train like The Image Comics Superhero!

You guys have been enjoying when I bring in some bonus workouts from some superheroes that aren’t actually Marvel and DC, so now I’m bringing in some more Image Comics!

We have an Image Comics Inspired Workouts mini-database slowly growing with some super popular characters, so I thought we needed to at least have one from Jupiter’s Legacy.

And who better than Utopian to be that one.

The Netflix Series was quickly cancelled, but I still thought it had some promise to it – although I can also see why it didn’t do great.

Either way though, we have some members in The SHJ Army who love(d) the comics and are going to love this one dropping among our Superhero Workouts.

Utopian Stats:

Real Name: Sheldon Sampson

Height: N/A

Weight: N/A

Comics: Jupiter’s Legacy

Powers: Yes

There is no official height and weight listed for Utopian anywhere I could find – but we do know he’s huge. 

We also are going to go through a long list of powers and abilities 

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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Utopian 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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Utopian 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 Utopian, his powers, and how we’ll be building out this routine I’ll be pulling right from his Wiki Fandom page which starts us off here:

When Sheldon Sampson was a young man, he lost everything he had in the stock market crash and it was shortly after this event in his life, that he first began having visions of the “Island.” So profound were these visions that talked his best friends and his brother, Walter into abandoning their lives and joining him on the journey to find the “Island.”

Finally, Sheldon was able to locate the “Island,” off the coast of Africa, and chartered a ship to go there. At first the ship’s captain didn’t want to, because he knew those waters well and there was no island in that area. However, Sheldon eventually persuaded him to take him and his six friends to that location.

A short time later, as the ship approached the “Island,” the entire crew was amazed as they witnessed an island appear where none had ever been before. When they landed, Sheldon led them all, friends and crew, up the side of the mountain to the entrance to the doorway to the place where they would receive and learn about their powers. This doorway as it happens, lead to another dimension where aliens were waiting for them to arrive.

Sometime later after they departed the “Island,” Sheldon, Grace Kennedy, George, Richie, Fitz and Walter formed the Union of Justice. Whatever happened to the members of the crew have yet to be revealed.

This is actually technically his “history” section instead of what we usually have for a bio – but it’ll have to do to give some much needed background for Utopian.

From there we also don’t get much more information other than a list of his actual powers.

Here’s how they break that down for us:

• Superhuman Speed
• Superhuman Strength
• Superhuman Durability
• Superhuman Agility
• Superhuman Stamina
• Superhuman Sight
• Flight
• Enhanced Vision
• Enhanced Senses
• Energy Projection
• Accelerated Healing
• Decelerated Aging
• Self-Sustenance
• Telekinesis

As you can see, he’s extremely powerful.

The main things we’re going to be pulling here are: Superhuman Speed, Strength, Durability, Agility and Stamina.

The rest won’t necessarily be useful to how we build out our routine.

That means the goals for our Utopian Inspired Workout are:

• Utopian’s Massive Muscular Physique
• Utopian’s Superhuman Strength and Speed
• Utopian’s Superhuman Stamina

We clearly have our work cut out for us, and this routine will be built around an intermediate to advanced level – so you can choose to scale down if needed, or even start with our Beginner Behemoth Workout instead.

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Utopian Workout Routine

Training Volume:

6 days per week

Explanation:

For this one we’re training like the most powerful superhero in Image Comic’s Jupiter’s Legacy, so we definitely need to step it up. We haven’t seen this crazy training split in a long time so I decided to bring it back for Sheldon Sampson to have you guys step it up a notch and train around all of his insanely powerful and diverse abilities.

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Utopian Workout: Sample Workout Schedule

Monday: Chest and Endurance Work

Tuesday: Arms and Endurance Work

Wednesday: Legs and Endurance Work

Thursday: Shoulders and Endurance Work

Friday: Back and Endurance Work

Saturday: Agility Work

Sunday: Rest Day

Utopian Workout: Chest and Endurance Work

Warm Up:

400-800m Jog

Main Lift:

Bench Press

2×12, 10 Warm Up Sets

3×5, 8, 10 Working Sets

Accessory Work:

Cable Chest Flyes

3×10

Incline Bench Press

4×12,10,8, 6

Weighted Dips

4×8

Hammer Strength Decline Press

3×12

Cardio Work:

Run 2-3 Miles

(Scale to Walk-Run Intervals)

Utopian Workout: Arms and Endurance Work

Warm Up:

400-800m Jog

Main Lift(s):

Preacher Curls

4×12, 10, 8, 6

Seated Overhead Tricep Extension

4×12, 10, 8, 6

Accessory Work:

Reverse Grip Tricep Cable Pushdowns

3×12

Standing Alternating Dumbbell Curls

4×10 each arm

Dumbbell Skull Crushers

3×10

Cardio Work:

Bike 5-10 Miles

Utopian Workout: Legs and Endurance Work

Warm Up:

400-800m Jog

Main Lift:

Back Squats

2×12, 10 Warm Up Sets

3×5, 8, 10 Working Sets

Accessory Work:

Leg Press

3×10

Leg Press

4×12,10,8, 6

Bulgarian Split Squats

4×8 each leg

Cable Pullthroughs

3×12

Cardio Work:

Row 1600-3200 Meters

Utopian Workout: Shoulders and Endurance Work

Warm Up:

400-800m Jog

Main Lift:

Overhead Press

2×12, 10 Warm Up Sets

3×5, 8, 10 Working Sets

Accessory Work:

Seated Straight Arm Front Raises

3×10

Power Cleans

4×12,10,8, 6

Barbell Shrugs

4×8

Kettlebell Swings

3×12

Cardio Work:

Swim 800-1200m

Utopian Workout: Back and Endurance Work

Warm Up:

400-800m Jog

Main Lift:

Deadlift

2×12, 10 Warm Up Sets

3×5, 8, 10 Working Sets

Accessory Work:

Wide Grip Cable Rows

3×10

Close Grip Cable Pulldowns

4×12,10,8, 6

Wide Grip Pull Ups

4×8

Hammer Strength Single Arm Pulls

3×12

Cardio Work:

Run 2-3 Miles

(Scale to Walk-Run Intervals)

Utopian Workout: Agility Workout

Being that we want to be fast enough to be compared to The Flash, or potentially even race him, it seems only right we take a page out of his book and train like him.

Here’s an agility workout right from Kid Flash’s Workout Routine:

• Hill Sprints
  • Beginner: Complete 3-5 reps. “Remember, this is pure explosiveness, so it should be difficult,” Bradshaw says. You can always increase the time for fewer reps, too. Completely recover between reps. Take about 3-5 minutes in between.
  • Advanced: Complete 5-6 reps, taking 3-5 minutes rest in between each rep
• Interval Runs
  • Beginner:
    – run 50 meters
    – walk/jog 50 meters
    – run 100 meters
    – walk/jog 50 meters
    – run 150 meters
    – walk/jog 50 meters
    – run 200 meters
    – walk/jog 50 meters
    – run 250 meters
    – walk/jog 50 meters
  • Advanced: Complete the same workout above, only go “up and down” the ladder. Once you run 250 meters, work your way back down (200m, 150m, 100m, 50m).
• Fartleks (Swedish for “speed play”) – 15 minute workout:
  • Beginner:– 1-minute run
    – 1-min walk/jog
    – 2-minute run
    – 2-minute walk/jog
    – 3-minute run
    – 2-minute walk/jog
    – 4-minute run
    – 3-minute walk/jog
    – 5-minute run
    – 3-minute walk/jog
  • Advanced: Follow the same workout pattern above—1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, and 5 minutes—only with a 2-minute jog for active recovery between each. Once you’ve reached 5 minutes and completed the 2-minute recovery, go back down the ladder and complete 5 minutes, 4 minutes, 3 minutes, 2 minutes, 1 minute.
• Sprints – Short and Long
  • How to do a long-sprint workout: For long sprints that’ll tap into your speed endurance, do 2-3 sessions per week.
    • Beginner: Complete 6-8 sprints of 100 meters at 75%-80% effort. (“This means you can utter a few words, but can’t maintain a conversation,” Bradshaw says.) Recover for 50-60 seconds between reps.
    • Advanced: Complete 8-10 sprints of 100 meters at 80-85% effort. At this intensity, you’re pushing very hard, but not going as fast/hard as you can. Recover for 45 seconds in between reps.
  • How to do a long-sprint workout: For long sprints that’ll tap into your speed endurance, do 2-3 sessions per week.
    • Beginner: Complete 3 sprints of 300 meters at 75% effort. Recover for 3 minutes between sprints.
    • Advanced: Do two sets, each 3 sprints of 300 meters at 75% effort. Recover for 2-3 minutes between sprints, and 5 minutes between sets.

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