Last updated on October 19th, 2022 at 12:33 pm
We’ve had a good mix of weight training and calisthenics within our Classroom Of The Elite Inspired Workouts – and even a good mix of male and female characters so far.
Now we’re bringing in Horikita Manabu with a mixture of calisthenics and endurance work.
Manabu is still a super popular character that got a good amount of requests to be added on the site – and he’s also going to be a great variation for us training-wise, while also being able to build around a beginner to intermediate level for our beginners inside The SHJ Army.
So if you’re not looking to do some cardio with your calisthenics you might want to hop into a different calisthenics workout.
Horikita Manabu Stats:
Real Name: Horikita Manabu
Height: 5’10
Weight: N/A
Anime: Classroom Of The Elite
Powers: No
Horikita is actually fairly tall, coming in above average when compared to other male anime characters.
Although he doesn’t even come close to the behemoths we have within our Anime Workouts Database.
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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Horikita Manabu 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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Horikita Manabu 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 Horikita Manabu we’ll start by pulling right from his Wiki Fandom page that starts with this bio section:
Manabu Horikita was a former student of Advanced Nurturing High School and the older brother of Suzune Horikita. He initially served as the Student Council President.
This doesn’t tell us much about what we’ll be working with in terms of building a workout routine, so we’ll keep moving.
Here’s what they tell us about his appearance before moving down into his abilities section:
Manabu is a well-built young man of average height with short gray hair that is swept to the left, violet eyes and square-rimmed glasses.
When we move down into his abilities section we learn a lot more about what we’re going to be working with.
Here’s how they break it down:
As the former Student Council president, Manabu had great authority over the students, especially shown when he intimidated Kakeru Ryūen, a delinquent with strong influence. He is the only known person to able to bring out fear and dread in Suzune Horikita, who is apathetic towards most matters, even if she is directly subjected to threats.
He is very proficient and experienced in fighting, as he holds a 5th-Dan in karate and a 4th-Dan in aikido, which are both high ranks for his age bracket. Some of his martial arts skills were shown in Episode 2 when he attacked Kiyotaka Ayanokōji, although the latter avoided being hit with relative ease, much to Manabu’s surprise. Suzune even vouched for her brother’s skill and was amazed Ayanokōji avoided his attacks let alone held his own against him. Knowing it won’t do him any good to continue the fight, he stopped short after acknowledging his opponents talents.
He has a perceptive side as he was able to recognize the talents of Kiyotaka from their brief skirmish and instantly identified him as the student who scored the same grades of 50 exactly throughout his entrance exams. This was seen again as he could tell that Kiyotaka had some role in the dismal of the complaint from C-Class. He correctly deduced that he did it purposefully to hide his true talents and even offered him a role in the student council despite him being a Class D student, showing a high amount of respect and expectation for him from their brief interaction.
The majority of what we learn is in regards to Horikita’s fighting and intellegence level.
We’ve also seen Horikita on the track, so I’ll be adding in some running; but more-so to help with that fighter endurance.
The means the goals of our Horikita Manabu Inspired Workout are:
- Horikita’s Lean and Toned Aesthetic
- Horikita’s Fighter Endurance
- Horikita’s Fighter Body Control (Calisthenics/Core)
This one won’t be all that intense, and will be ready for beginner to intermediate level members to jump right into it, but it’ll still definitely get the job done.
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Horikita Manabu Workout Routine
Training Volume:
3-5 days per week
Explanation:
For this one we’re going to have 3 days a week of calisthenics, core and cardio, and then 1 day per week devoted to either your Student Council Circuit Test that can be done weekly, biweekly or monthly; and then a final day devoted to endurance.
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Horikita Manabu Workout: Sample Workout Schedule
Monday: Fighter Calisthenics A
Tuesday: Student Council Circuit Test
Wednesday: Fighter Calisthenics B
Thursday: COTE Endurance Work
Friday: Fighter Calisthenics C
Saturday: Optional Endurance and Bonus Training
Sunday: Rest Day
Horikita Manabu Workout: Fighter Calisthenics A
Warm Up:
Walk/Jog
800-1600M
Workout:
Decline Push Ups
3×25
Air Squats
3×20
Sit Ups
3×15
Lying Leg Raises
3×15
Dips
3×10
Horikita Manabu Workout Routine: Student Council 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!)
Student Council Circuit Test: Complete 3 Rounds
20 Mountain Climbers
20 Half Burpees
14 Mountain Climbers
14 Half Burpees
8 Mountain Climbers
8 Half Burpees
Horikita Manabu Workout: Fighter Calisthenics B
Warm Up:
Walk/Jog
800-1600M
Workout:
Explosive Push Ups
3×25
Glute Bridges
3×20
Slow Crunches
3×15
Hanging Knee Raises
3×15
Bodyweight Rows
3×10
Horikita Manabu Workout: COTE 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
Horikita Manabu Workout: Fighter Calisthenics C
Warm Up:
Walk/Jog
800-1600M
Workout:
Incline Push Ups
3×25
Lunges
3×20
V-Ups
3×15
Flutter Kicks
3×30
Plank to Push Ups
3×10
Horikita Manabu 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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