Dark Schneider Workout: Train to Become The Bastard Behemoth!

Last updated on August 6th, 2023 at 08:50 am

The requests are in and you guys made it damn clear you want Dark Schneider as soon as possible.

Enough came in to make me prioritize him above others at the top of the list.

With the Netflix release of Bastard!!, Dark Schneider is a current fan favorite, and definitely a fun character to be able to build a workout routine around.

He’s technically not like our typical characters within our Anime Workouts Database, but his physique and abilities are definitely still ideal for training.

This one won’t be calisthenics-based, so if you’re a bodyweight member of The SHJ Army you’ll want to head into our calisthenics workouts instead.

Dark Schneider Stats:

Real Name: Dark Schneider (D.S.)

Height: 6’3

Weight: N/A

Anime: Bastard!!

Powers: Yes

Dark Schneider is big enough to be around average height if we compared him to male celebrities we’ve seen and quite massive in comparison to our male anime characters.

There’s no weight listed for him, but we can tell he has a good amount of mass and I’d guess he’d be anywhere from 175-195 lbs.

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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Dark Schneider Diet and Nutrition

**Keep in mind: this section will be nearly identical for each hero, unless I mentioned differently (for example someone like Hulk may get something specifically different)**

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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Dark Schneider 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 Dark Schneider I’ll be pulling right from his Wiki Fandom page, which leads us off with this information:

Dark Schneider (D.S. for short) is the main character of Bastard!! series and is the most powerful wizard of its universe. 15 years prior to the current timeline, he had an army of wizards and warriors led by the “Divine Kings”. He was defeated by Lars Ul Metallicana, but used his magic to reincarnate himself into a young boy named Lucien Renlen.

If we move into his physical abilities we learn even more about what we’re going to need to build this workout around.

We already know his physique will be a large part of this, but here is what they tell us about his abilities:

• Enhanced Strength: He’s incredibly strong, being capable of stopping the True Sword of Mystery of Gara with one hand. After his resurrection, his strength increases dramatically, to the point that he can dent Lynch’s Demon Mail with mere punches.
• Enhanced Durability: He’s able to withstand heavy physical damage, seen when he took Balvolt from Osbourne at point-blank with no injuries.
• Regeneration: After the battle with Gara, he regrew his arm, even though he was exhausted.
• Cast Illusions: He’s able to cast illusions, like when he created an illusion of himself to avoid the attack of Sean Ari.
• Fire Sword: He’s the wielder of the Fire Sword, with it he’s capable of launching blows strong enough to destroy entire armors.
• Magic: Dark Schneider’s most known ability is his magic, on the point of being known as the Legendary Sorcerer. He is a master of fire magics, and well versed in spells of thunder and lightning as well as Black Magic.  He has stated to lack any spells involving ice and cold, though he has a means of invoking such magics.
• Resurrection: In occasion of great dark energy flowing, such as Anthrasax awakening, Dark Schneider resurrects.
• Judas Pain: Dark Schneider has six shards (technically seven, since as the Adam of Darkness, he has his own shard in his heart) of the Judas Pain, an object which can open the gates of Hell. By using these shards, he can change into Majin Form and even summon the Dragon Knight.
• Other abilities: He also can shapeshift, react at superhuman speed, increase his attributes and transform into other forms that increase his power by trillions.

From there they also go on to break down a large handful of his spells, but I unfortunately won’t be able to program any exercises to help you with that.

Being that they didn’t note it in his initial bio or within any of his abilities, it’s also worth noting that he is over 400 years old – which is another thing about him that we won’t be able to recreate with this routine.

But don’t worry, we have plenty to work with.

Here are our main goals for our Dark Schneider Inspired Workout:

• Dark Schneider’s Massive Muscular Physique
• Dark Scneider’s Enhanced Strength
• Dark Schneider’s Stamina

On one of his other Wiki pages they make a big note about how much stamina he has, so that will be another secondary goal for this routine.

The first priorities will go hand in hand and work together to build his muscle and strength.

So be ready to lift heavy, and don’t be afraid to scale down or even start with our Beginner Behemoth Workout if you need to.

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Dark Schneider Workout Routine

Training Volume:

4+ days per week

Explanation:

For this one, I know we’ve seen a couple Bro-Splits recently, but how can I not program one for Dark Schneider. It fits him perfectly. We’ll be working with a Bro-Split 4 days per week, but I’ll also increase the intensity a bit and have some circuits and supersets in there as well as a Bastard Circuit Test you can use weekly, biweekly or monthly. We’ll have plenty of accessory work to build the Schneider aesthetic, but also be a bro with our big compounds as well as a nice mix of calisthenics and core work to really round it out for us.

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Dark Schneider Workout: Sample Workout Schedule

Monday: D.S. Bench, Chest and Triceps

Tuesday: D.S. Deadlifts, Back and Biceps

Wednesday: Bastard Circuit Test

Thursday: D.S. Overhead Press, Shoulders and Traps

Friday: D.S. Back Squat, Legs and Calves

Saturday: Optional Bonus Endurance Work

Sunday: Rest Day

Dark Schneider Workout: D.S. Bench, Chest and Triceps

Warm Up:

Incline Treadmill Walk

10-15 Minutes

Compound Lift: 

Bench Press

5 sets of Reverse Pyramid Training

2 Warm Up Sets

3 sets of 4-6, 6-8, 8-12

Workout: 

Superset One:

A. Incline Dumbbell Press

3×12, 10, 8

B. Close Push Ups

3xFailure

Tri-Set One:

A. Tricep Cable Pushdowns

3×15

B. Tricep Cable Overhead Extension

3×12

C. Dips

3xFailure

Core Work: 

Plank

3×60 Seconds

Sit Ups

3×20-30

Hanging Knee Raises with Twist

3×20-30

Dark Schneider Workout: D.S. Deadlift, Back and Biceps

Warm Up:

Incline Treadmill Walk

10-15 Minutes

Compound Lift: 

Deadlift

5 sets of Reverse Pyramid Training

2 Warm Up Sets

3 sets of 4-6, 6-8, 8-12

Workout: 

Superset One:

A. Bent Over Rows

3×12, 10, 8

B. Wide Grip Pull Ups

3xFailure

Tri-Set One:

A. High Cable Curls

3×15

B. Preacher Curls

3×12

C. Chin Ups

3xFailure

Core Work: 

Superman Hold

3×30-60 Seconds

V-Ups

3×20-30

Toes to Bar (or Knees to Elbow)

3×20-30

Dark Schneider Workout Routine: Bastard 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!)

Bastard Circuit Test: Complete 2 Rounds for Time

100 Boxer Skips

30 Push Ups

25 Kettlebell Swings

100 Boxer Skips

20 Sit Ups

15 Goblet Squats

100 Boxer Skips

10 Pull Ups

5 Snatches each arm

Dark Schneider Workout: D.S. Overhead Press, Shoulders and Traps

Warm Up:

Incline Treadmill Walk

10-15 Minutes

Compound Lift: 

Overhead Press

5 sets of Reverse Pyramid Training

2 Warm Up Sets

3 sets of 4-6, 6-8, 8-12

Workout: 

Superset One:

A. Barbell Shrugs [Close Grip]

3×20, 15, 10

B. Dumbbell Shrugs

3xFailure

Tri-Set One:

A. Cable Front Raises

3×15

B. Hang Cleans

3×12

C. Handstand Push Ups

3xFailure

Core Work: 

L-Sit Hold

3×30-60 Seconds

Weighted Crunches

3×20-30

Russian Twists

3×20-30

Dark Schneider Workout: D.S. Back Squats, Legs and Calves

Warm Up:

Incline Treadmill Walk

10-15 Minutes

Compound Lift: 

Back Squat

5 sets of Reverse Pyramid Training

2 Warm Up Sets

3 sets of 4-6, 6-8, 8-12

Workout: 

Superset One:

A. Leg Press

3×12, 10, 8

B. Calf Raises on Leg Press

3xFailure

Tri-Set One:

A. Weighted Lunges

3×10 each leg

B. Goblet Squats

3×12

C. Cable Pullthroughs

3xFailure

Core Work: 

Hollow Hold

3×30-60 Seconds

Cable Crunches

3×20-30

Lying Leg Raises with Hip Thrust

3×20-30

Dark Schneider Workout: Optional 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

Dark Schneider 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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