Saw Paing Workout: Train like The Kengan Ashura Lethwei Fighter!

Last updated on June 26th, 2022 at 02:24 pm

We’re officially hitting our tenth member within our Kengan Ashura Inspired Workouts Database.

Actually, on the same week we’re hitting ten within our Record of Ragnarok Inspired Workouts!

That means within the next week or so we’ll have Kengan Ashura (and ROR) added to Workout Placement Quizzes and even our Unofficial Workout Booklet Series!

Saw Paing was an early request, he just didn’t have quite the number of requests for me to be able to prioritize him early one.

But here we are with a flood of Kengan characters making their way to the site all because you guys continue wanting more and more.

Saw Paing even came in at number twelve among our strongest Kengan Ashura characters, so he’s clearly someone we know going in that we’ll have some intense training to be able to keep up with.

Saw Paing Stats:

Real Name: Yoroizuka Saw Paing

Height: 6’

Weight: 194 lbs.

Anime: Kengan Ashura

Powers: Yes

Saw Paing comes in above average height compared to male anime characters we’ve seen, but I wouldn’t consider him to be a behemoth within our Anime Workouts Database.

He comes in at a range that’s shorter than what we’d consider average (by an inch or so) among male celebrities and superheroes we’ve had at SHJ.

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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Saw Paing 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!

Curious where over a hundred celebs fall in their dietary choices ranging from High Protein and Keto to Vegetarian, Vegan and Intermittent Fasting? Want exclusive celeb meal plans? Check this out.

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Saw Paing 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 Saw Paing we’ll be pulling right from his Wiki Fandom page which, as always, leads us off with a brief bio:

Yoroizuka Saw Paing, also known as The Howling Fighting Spirit, is the affiliated fighter of Village of the Dawn in the Kengan Annihilation Tournament.

The Kengan Wiki is notorious for leading us off with not much information, but I do like starting with it even if just for the other names the characters are known as; in this case The Howling Fighting Spirit!

From there, though, we can move into Saw Paing’s powers and abilities. His Wiki Fandom starts off by giving us an overall view of them:

Saw Paing is a practitioner of lethwei, a particularly brutal martial art from Myanmar. Often compared with muay Thai, one of lethwei’s major differences is its rule set: no protective gear, with exception for hand wraps and occasionally tape, and headbutts are allowed. This lack of padding means that fractures are a common occurrence. With this constant cycle of fracturing and repairing, Saw Paing’s bones have become so dense that they’ve become near indestructible, allowing him to withstand and deliver powerful blows with no fear for fractures.

They continue on to say:

This fracturing and repairing also applies to Saw Paign’s skull. Because headbutts are not only allowed, but also a main staple of attack, Saw Paing’s skull is the strongest part of his entire skeletal structure. Described as hard as a kabuto, Kaolan notes that Saw Paing’s skull is the “strongest skull of humanity”. His hard skull gifts both a potent defense and fearsome offensive power; prior to the tournament, of his 17 victories, 8 were won from a headbutt and 6 of those headbutts came as counters. He remains the only fighter against whom Kaolan Wongsawat won by points, and not by knockout, purely due to his resilience. Hanafusa Hajime also noted that, because of the sheer rigidity of his skeleton, his muscles are able to clench harder than ever without repercussion, enabling him to hit that much harder and nullify vital attacks; he won’t come out of assaults unscathed, but the damaged will be halved at least. Despite Saw Paing often being incredibly hot-blooded, he has shown some tactical prowess when fighting.

Continuing on with the headbutt discussion, they actually even tell us more about his main ability/skill – which is a headbutt:

The Hammer of Burma is Saw Paing’s most powerful attack, a headbutt wherein Saw Paing fully pulls back his head before fully slamming his head into the opponent. During his first use of the Hammer of Burma, he missed but combined with his exceedingly durable skull, left a massive crater in the floor, a sign of its destructive power. Saw Paing typically uses this move as a counter.

Here’s the issue: we’re not going to be building this workout around making our skulls and headbutts the most powerful tool in our aresenal.

So if you’re here for that, I apologize.

Instead, here are the goals of this workout:

• Saw Paing’s Shredded and Muscular Physique
• Saw Paing’s Fighter Endurance
• Saw Paing’s Strength and Speed

For this one we WILL be training with weights, so if you were looking for a calisthenics workout you can head back into Kengan Ashura Inspired Workouts and sort by calisthenics or even go directly into all of our calisthenics workouts – but my goal is to build the most efficient way to achieve Saw Paing’s physique for this one – which I believe will be done with some weight training.

This one will have a decent amount of volume and intensity, but you could always scale down a bit or even start with our Beginner Behemoth workout (or Beginner Ninja if you want calisthenics).

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Saw Paing Workout Routine

Training Volume:

4-5+ days per week

Explanation:

For this one we’re going to be training with 4 days of full body workouts, and then I’ll also be giving you a day devoted to fighter endurance and a final [optional] training day which we’ll call the Howling Fighting Spirit Circuit Test that can be added on weekly, biweekly or monthly to put your skills to the test.

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Saw Paing Workout: Sample Schedule

Monday: Hammer of Burma Full Body A

Tuesday: Hammer of Burma Full Body B

Wednesday: Howling Fighting Spirit Circuit Test

Thursday: Hammer of Burma Full Body C

Friday: Hammer of Burma Full Body D

Saturday: Fighter Endurance or Optional Additional Resources

Sunday: Rest Day

Saw Paing Workout: Hammer of Burma Full Body A

Warm Up: 

10-30 Minute of Varied Cardio

(Incline Walk, Jog/Run, Bike, Elliptical, etc.)

Workout: 

Incline Dumbbell Bench Press

3×12, 10, 8

Leg Press

3×12, 10, 8

Bent Over Barbell Rows

3×12, 10, 8

DB Front Raises

3×12, 10, 8

Preacher Curls

3×15, 12, 10

Seated Overhead Extensions

3×20, 15, 10

Saw Paing Workout: Hammer of Burma Full Body B

Warm Up: 

10-30 Minute of Varied Cardio

(Incline Walk, Jog/Run, Bike, Elliptical, etc.)

Workout: 

Back Squats

3×12, 10, 8

Cable Chest Flys

3×12, 10, 8

Wide Grip Pulldowns

3×12, 10, 8

Kettlebell Swings

3×12, 10, 8

Alternating DB Hammer Curls

3×10 each arm

Tricep Cable Pushdowns

3×15, 12, 10

Saw Paing Workout: Howling Fighting Spirit 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!)

Howling Fighting Spirit Circuit Test: Complete 4 Rounds For Time

400M Run

30 Kettlebell Swings

20 Goblet Squats

10 Curl to Press

Saw Paing Workout: Hammer of Burma Full Body C

Warm Up: 

10-30 Minute of Varied Cardio

(Incline Walk, Jog/Run, Bike, Elliptical, etc.)

Workout: 

Deadlifts

3×12, 10, 8

Upright Rows

3×12, 10, 8

Hamstring Curls

3×12, 10, 8

Weighted Dips

3×12, 10, 8

21s with EZ Bar

3×21

Close Grip Bench Press

3×10

Saw Paing Workout: Hammer of Burma Full Body D

Warm Up: 

10-30 Minute of Varied Cardio

(Incline Walk, Jog/Run, Bike, Elliptical, etc.)

Workout: 

Seated Military Press

3×12, 10, 8

Weighted Chin Ups

3×12, 10, 8

Quad Extensions

3×12, 10, 8

Bent Lateral Raises

3×12, 10, 8

Alternating DB Curls

3×10 each arm

Cable Kickbacks

3×15 each arm

Saw Paing Workout: Optional Fighter 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

Saw Paing 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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