Hobin Yoo Workout: Train like The Viral Hit Protagonist!

Last updated on May 30th, 2023 at 09:14 am

You guys have made it pretty clear we need to get Viral Hit on the site as soon as possible.

And while we have had some requests for a handful of other characters, I wanted to make sure we start with our main protagonist just like we did with our Lookism Inspired Workouts.

Thankfully for us, Hobin Yoo had quite the transformation after Episode 120, so we’ll be putting all his hard training to work and looking to do the same with this workout.

For this one we’re actually going to be adding Hobin Yoo into our calisthenics workouts and putting the weights aside so our bodyweight members of The SHJ Army can jump right in as well.

Hobin Yoo Stats:

Real Name: Hobin Yoo

Height: 5’11

Weight: 169 lbs.

Anime/Manga: Viral Hit

Powers: No

Hobin Yoo actually started a bit shorter, around 5’7, but then grew to 5’11, which actually puts him a bit above average compared to male anime characters, but still missing the behemoths we have inside our Anime Workouts Database by over half a foot.

His weight at 169 actually seems fairly good (especially compared to a lot of anime weights we see) given his lean physique.

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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Hobin Yoo 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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Hobin Yoo 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 Hobin Yoo we’ll be pulling right from his Wiki Fandom page starting with his appearance section (which is extremely weird, being that we almost always start with the bio section, but his is just “the protagonist of Viral Hit”) here:

Hobin is small for the average Korean male at a height of 170cm (5’7″), his height would later be confirmed by the author to be 180cm (5″11), as he had grown, and he weighs around 50—58 kg. Hobin is also shown as pale and short compared to the other characters. Despite having trained hard throughout the course of the story, his physique hasn’t had any drastic changes until Episode 120. Hobin has shaggy, dark brown hair styled into a bowl cut, along with monolid shaped brown eyes. He is usually seen wearing his school uniform, consisting of a dark blue sleeveless jumper, a white button-up shirt, a blue tie, and gray trousers.

This tells us a bit more about what we’re working with here and also gives us some details about his intense training, even prior to a successful transformation.

From there we can immediately make our way into what they tell us about his fighting prowess, which will be a big part of how we choose to train.

Here’s how they break it down for us:

Learning from Samdak’s videos, Hobin has learned how to deal with fighters of different skill levels with an extended arsenal of fighting techniques. He does not appear to have his own distinct style, as he usually has his moves in fights planned ahead of time, dealing differently with each fighting style he encounters.

As the series goes on he is shown to be strong enough to dispatch common thugs with ease. Being able to beat two juveniles that were harassing his friends. He has even shown to outclass athletes with moderate skill. Though Hobin’s strongest trait in a fighting is his super-human pain threshold and tenacity, taking hits that would have knocked out or even fatally wound those that take it. He will keep fighting if he believes he can win.

As of Chapter 127, Hobin has been shown to be strong enough to do many one handed pullups, pushups, and chin-ups with minimal difficulty. He is now ambidextrous in his fighting style, meaning he can fight against both left and right handed fighters.

That last section is something I want to really focus on.

They tell us in Chapter 127 Hobin is strong enough that he is able to perform one handed pull ups, push ups and chin ups pretty easily – so we have our work cut out for us with our calisthenics training.

We also want to make sure we’re training to replicate a fighter’s intensity and work towards a peak endurance level as well.

That means the goals for our Hobin Yoo Inspired Workout are:

• Hobin Yoo’s Lean and Shredded Physique
• Hobin Yoo’s Incredible Bodyweight Strength
• Hobin Yoo’s Fighter Speed and Endurance

This one will be built right down the middle at an intermediate level so it will be pretty easy to step up a notch for advanced lifters or even scale down if you’re a beginner as well.

That said, the best beginner workouts to start with if you want to level up to this one would be The Beginner Ninja Workout or even The Beginner Speedster Workout.

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Hobin Yoo Workout Routine

Training Volume:

3-5 days per week

Explanation:

For this one we’re going to be using a framework we saw with Lookism character Vasco but we’ll be making some specific swaps to make it more of a Hobin Yoo feel. We’ll be training with three days of full body calisthenics training with supersets to increase the intensity a bit [and some fighter endurance to finish our days], as well as a Episode 120 Circuit Test (the episode of Hobin’s transformation) and a final day each week devoted entirely to endurance training.

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Hobin Yoo Workout: Sample Schedule

Monday: How To Fight Full Body Bodyweight A

Tuesday: Episode 120 Circuit Test

Wednesday: How To Fight Full Body Bodyweight B

Thursday: Fighter Endurance Day

Friday: How To Fight Full Body Bodyweight C

Saturday: Optional Additional Training with Resources

Sunday: Rest Day

Hobin Yoo Workout: How To Fight Full Body Bodyweight A

Warm Up:

Jump Rope (Boxer Skips)

3×50-100

Workout:

Superset A:

A. Close to Wide Push Ups

3×20

B. Plank to Push Ups

3×10

Superset B:

A. Chin Ups

3×10

B. Mountain Climbers

3×20

Superset C:

A. Air Squats

3×20

B. Hanging Leg Raises

3×10

Optional Fighter Cardio Finisher:

Walk/Run/Jog Based on Fitness Level

Beginner: .5-1 Mile

Intermediate: 1-3 Miles

Advanced: 3-5 Miles

Hobin Yoo Workout: Episode 120 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!)

Episode 120 Circuit Test: Complete For Time

Run 1 Mile

Complete 4 Rounds:

Run 400M

30 Push Ups

25 Sit Ups

20 Double Unders

15 Dips

10 Pull Ups

Hobin Yoo Workout: How To Fight Full Body Bodyweight B

Warm Up:

Jump Rope (Boxer Skips)

3×50-100

Workout:

Superset A:

A. Dips

3×15

B. Sit Ups with Twist

3×20

Superset B:

A. Wide Grip Pull Ups

3×10

B. Lying Leg Raises

3×20

Superset C:

A. Alternating Pistol Squats

3×20

B. Clap Push Ups

3×15

Optional Fighter Cardio Finisher:

Walk/Run/Jog Based on Fitness Level

Beginner: .5-1 Mile

Intermediate: 1-3 Miles

Advanced: 3-5 Miles

Hobin Yoo Workout: Fighter 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

Hobin Yoo Workout: How To Fight Full Body Bodyweight C

Warm Up:

Jump Rope (Boxer Skips)

3×50-100

Workout:

Superset A:

A. Push Ups

3×20

B. Plank

3×60 Seconds

Superset B:

A. Pull Ups

3×10

B. Inch Worms

3×20

Superset C:

A. Tricep Extensions

(Skull Crusher Calisthenics Version)

3×10-20

B. Glute Bridges

3×10-20

Optional Fighter Cardio Finisher:

Walk/Run/Jog Based on Fitness Level

Beginner: .5-1 Mile

Intermediate: 1-3 Miles

Advanced: 3-5 Miles

Hobin Yoo 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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