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10th Sep 2015

Video: JJ Watt’s workout routine shows what it takes to be a beast

Barely a sweat

Gareth Makim

“Everybody wants to be a beast, until it comes time to do what beasts do.”

JJ Watt certainly qualifies as a beast, and the reigning NFL defensive player of the year has shown a glimpse of the relentless workout regimen required to reach the top of America’s biggest sport.

The Houston Texans lineman allowed Men’s Health magazine film one of his 90-minute training sessions ahead of the new season, which starts tonight, and it’s exhausting just watching Watt go through the gruelling exercises.

Sure what’s the point of a kettle bell unless you’ve got a resistance band to go with it?

The terrifying thing is that Watt classed this workout as light (!), given it involved no heavy lifting (Watt benches 400lbs) or tyre flips.

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