I love Kaiju No. 8 and can’t wait for the anime adaptation, but before that happens we need to fill up our Kaiju No. 8 Inspired Workouts Database more!
And that means Vice Captain Soshiro Hoshina needs his spot.
I’ll tell you right now that Gen Narumi is coming next, but I knew I needed to give our Vice Captain his slot first.
For this one we’re going to be training with calisthenics to build our routine around the swordsman – and this is a place we’ve been before with a ton of other characters – but Soshiro Hoshina brings a fun twist to these characters.
So for all of you bodyweight training members of The SHJ Army out there: we’re adding another awesome character to our calisthenics workouts.
Soshiro Hoshina Stats:
Real Name: Soshiro Hoshina
Height: 5’6
Weight: N/A
Anime: Kaiju No. 8
Powers: No
Soshiro Hoshino comes in around average height among our male anime characters, though the average is slowly increasing.
The increase in average is partially due to more behemoths coming into our Anime Workouts Database, but also because we’re seeing more characters in that mid range as well.
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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Soshiro Hoshina 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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Soshiro Hoshina 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 Vice-Captain Hoshina we’ll be pulling right from his Wiki Fandom page starting with a super brief bio they give us here:
Soshiro Hoshina is the Vice-Captain of the Third Division of the Defense Force.
From there they go on into his appearance section, which I’ll share a small snippet from to just reinforce the aesthetic portion of our goals for this one:
Soshiro is a athletic young man of average height with a lean and muscular build and dark violet short hair in a bob cut style. His red eyes are closed most of the time and he always has a jovial expression on his face, except when serious scenarios made him display an imposing expression with his eyes opened.
We can tell by the images I used (and if you’ve read the manga) that Soshiro Hoshina is shredded, but I want to make that clear so it’s not surprising when the workout routine is really intense.
On top of that, we learn a lot more about how insanely powerful Soshiro Hoshina is when we move down into his Powers and Abilities section which leads off with a portion about his overall abilities:
Overall Abilities: Soshiro is the Vice-Captain of the Third Division of the Defense Force and a very powerful combatant, capable of fighting on par with Kaiju No. 10. While his skill set puts him at a disadvantage against large-sized kaiju, Soshiro’s proficiency in defeating small to mid-sized kaiju in battle surpasses that of the Captain of the First Division, “Japan’s Strongest Anti-Kaiju Combatant”, Gen Narumi.
When they move into his swordsmanship, strength and other abilities that are the big portion of what we’re going to be training around, we can immediately tell we have our work cut out for us here.
It’s a long list, but I promise I made some cuts to make sure I’m only sharing what is relevant:
Master Swordsman: Soshiro is a master swordsman who hails from a family of kaiju slayers dating back to the Muromachi period. Using his custom-made dual blades, he can quickly cut down his opponents with extreme speed and precision. According to his father, even at a very young age, Soshiro would’ve been considered a prodigy in the Edo period due to his extraordinary mastery in swordsmanship.
Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Despite specializing in swordsmanship, Soshiro is a highly skilled unarmed fighter. He is capable of using Isao Shinomiya’s fighting style with great proficiency and easily overpower Kafka in their training session.
Enhanced Strength: Soshiro has great physical strength, able to slice through Kaiju No. 8’s incredibly tough skin with ease. He is also capable of slicing through Kaiju No. 10’s tough skin despite being heavily damaged, something not even Kikoru Shinomiya could do with her own personal weapon. During his training session with Kafka, Soshiro is able to overwhelm the latter with only a few punches, and sends Kafka back a great distance with one punch while he is holding a reinforced training bag.
Immense Speed and Reflexes: Soshiro is extremely fast and has extraordinary reflexes. He is shown killing a kaiju without any noticeable movement. Even Kafka in his kaiju form is surprised by how fast he moves and states that his speed is on a whole other level when compared to Kikoru Shinomiya. He is also capable of dodging incredibly fast attacks from Kaiju No. 10 at point-blank range.
Enhanced Durability: Soshiro is an incredibly durable combatant, as shown when he emerges completely unscathed after Kaiju No. 10 sends him flying through a building.
Enhanced Endurance: Soshiro possesses incredible levels of physical endurance. Despite being heavily injured after taking a powerful punch from Kaiju No. 10, he is able to continue fighting even after his suit overheats. After going well beyond his suit’s limit, he is still able to push beyond and use 63% of his suit’s power despite being heavily fatigued.
This makes it all pretty clear.
The goals for our Soshiro Hoshina Inspired Workout are going to be:
- Vice-Captain Hoshina’s Shredded and Muscular Aesthetic
- Vice-Captain Hoshina’s Enhanced Strength and Speed
- Vice-Captain Hoshina’s Endurance and Swordsmanship (in a gun-first world)
This one is going to be pretty intense, so don’t be afraid to scale it down a bit if needed.
If you’re not comfortable scaling on your own you can also jump into one of our Beginner Workouts – and we have a calisthenics workout, weight training workout, and even an endurance workout for all types of preferred training styles to get started.
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Soshiro Hoshina Workout Routine
Training Volume:
4+ days per week
Explanation:
For this we’re going to be training with 4 days of calisthenics training per week, and they’re going to be high intensity workouts built with jump rope, toe taps or jumping jacks (your choice of which). I’ll discuss scaling options below for this, but this will be a great way to shred down and also work on speed, endurance and all around swordsman training. On top of that I’ll also include some bonus resources and a Vice-Captain Player Circuit Test that you try out weekly, biweekly or even monthly.
Jump Rope / Toe Taps / Jumping Jacks Explanation:
I’m going to be using JR/TT/JJ as an abbreviation below, and you can complete anywhere from 25-100 depending on which you choose (I generally do 50-100 jump rope, but you can scale accordingly).
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Soshiro Hoshina Workout Routine: Sample Workout Schedule
Monday: Swordsman Calisthenics Alpha
Tuesday: Swordsman Calisthenics Bravo
Wednesday: Vice-Captain Player Circuit Test
Thursday: Swordsman Calisthenics Charlie
Friday: Swordsman Calisthenics Delta
Saturday: Active Rest Day or Optional Bonus Training Resources
Sunday: Rest Day
Soshiro Hoshina Workout: Swordsman Calisthenics Alpha
Superset One:
A. Push Ups (or Knee/Pause Push Ups)
3×25
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Two:
A. Air Squats
3×20
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Three:
A. Chest Dips
3×10
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Four:
A. Sit Ups
3×20
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Five:
A. Chin Ups
3×10
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Bonus Hold:
A. Hollow Hold
3×30 seconds
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Soshiro Hoshina Workout: Swordsman Calisthenics Bravo
Superset One:
A. Decline Push Ups (or Knee/Pause Push Ups)
3×25
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Two:
A. Glute Bridges
3×20
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Three:
A. Tricep Dips
3×10
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Four:
A. V-Ups
3×20
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Five:
A. Pull Ups
3×10
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Bonus Hold:
A. Plank Hold
3×60 seconds
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Soshiro Hoshina Workout: Vice-Captain 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!)
Vice-Captain Circuit Test: Complete 5 Rounds for Time
400M Run
20 Decline Push Ups
20 Jumping Lunges [total]
20 Second Hollow Hold
20 Crunches
20 Chair Dips
Soshiro Hoshina Workout: Swordsman Calisthenics Charlie
Superset One:
A. Wide Push Ups (or Knee/Pause Push Ups)
3×25
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Two:
A. Lunges
3×20
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Three:
A. Skull Crushers
3×10
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Four:
A. Lying Leg Raises
3×20
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Five:
A. Wide Pull Ups
3×10
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Bonus Hold:
A. Superman Hold
3×30 seconds
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Soshiro Hoshina Workout: Swordsman Calisthenics Delta
Superset One:
A. Close (or Diamond) Push Ups (or Knee/Pause Push Ups)
3×25
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Two:
A. Bulgarian Split Squats
3×20
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Three:
A. Plank to Push Ups
3×10
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Four:
A. Flutter Kicks
3×20
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Superset Five:
A. Handstand Push Ups
3×10
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Bonus Hold:
A. Planking Shoulder Taps
3×30 seconds
B. JR-TT-JJ
3×25-100
Soshiro Hoshina Workout: Defense Force Endurance Training
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
Soshiro Hoshina 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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