That’s right ladies, the dreamy Mathew McConaughey is starring in another romantic film. What more could you ask for? If he hasn’t won your heart over yet in The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Failure to Launch or Magic Mike… then it’s not him, it’s you.
In this recently released film, Mud, the 43-year-old actor plays a Southern fugitive who is hiding on an abandoned island on the Mississippi River. When two teenage boys become friends with the fugitive, they help him evade the authorities and reunite him with his true love, a troubled woman played by the one and only, Reese Witherspoon!
To prepare for his role, McConaughey spent some alone time on a deserted island in Arkansas. “The only neighbors were a few snakes and two donkeys,” he told the New York Post newspaper. “It was pretty cool.”
Snakes? Cool!? Well, we are talking about the adventurous Mathew McConaughey. His love for the outdoors plays a role in how he maintains his lean physique. He likes to break a sweat everyday through surfing, skateboarding, cycling, hill climbs, running outdoors and yoga.
McConaughey told Men’s Fitness, “When I work out, I like to run. If I see a tree, I’ll stop and do pull ups. Randomly, I’ll do push ups, too. And this is how I get the body I want!”
Well, Mathew McConaughey is more than welcome to do any pull up exercises on the trees in my front yard…
But wait, there’s more! Along with his outdoor hobbies, McConaughey keeps his fitness up year-round in the gym with the help of celebrity trainer, Gunnar Peterson. Gunnar Peterson incorporates a lot of circuit training in McConaughey’s workout routine, which includes short bursts of cardio. For example, with cardio he’d have him do something like 4 minutes on one machine, 5 minutes on another, 6 minutes on something else and then go 6, 5, 4. Peterson finds that people work harder when asked to train for short bouts of time. If he were to say, “go on that cardio machine for an hour,” his clients would take it easy and become bored.
Here’s an example of a Monday Matthew McConaughey workout routine:
*Do Circuit 1 & 2 (then repeat 2 more times), then proceed to Circuit 3. Rest 1 min between each circuit
Circuit 1
- Dumbbell Squat and Press (10-12 reps)
- Dumbbell Forward Lunges (10-12 reps)
- Dumbbell Side Lunges (10-12 reps)
- Stability Ball Leg Curls (10-12 reps)
Circuit 2 – (30 secs per exercise, 15 secs rest every 2nd exercise)
- Forearm Plank with Leg Lift
- Twisting Planks
- Crunches
- Reverse Crunches
- Walking Planks
- Leg Lifts
- Abdominal Twists
- Mountain Climbers
Circuit 3 – Cardio (Repeat this circuit 9 times)
- 5 minutes on any Cardio Machine
- 1 minute Jumping Rope
Tuesday / Friday
* Do Circuit 1– 3 (then repeat 2 more times), then proceed to Circuit 4. Rest 1 min between circuit
Circuit 1
- Dumbbell Chest Press (10-12 reps)
- Incline Chest Press (10-12 reps)
- Dumbbell Flies (10-12 reps)
Circuit 2
- Overhead Shoulder Press (10-12 reps)
- Lateral Dumbbell Raises (10-12 reps)
- Medicine Ball Push Ups (12 reps)
Circuit 3
- Stability Ball Crunches (12 reps)
- Stability Ball Climbers (12 reps each leg)
- Planks (15 reps)
Circuit 4 – 4-5-6-6-5-4 Cardio (30 mins)
- Machine 1 – 4 minutes
- Machine 2 – 5 minutes
- Machine 3 – 6 minutes
- Machine 1 – 6 minutes
- Machine 2 – 5 minutes
- Machine 3 – 4 minutes
Wednesday / Saturday
*Do Circuit 1 – 3 (then repeat 2 more times), then proceed to Circuit 4. Rest 1 min between circuits
Circuit 1
- Cable Lat Pulldowns (10-12 reps)
- Dumbbell Rows (10-12 reps)
- Dumbbell Bicep Curls (10-12 reps)
- Close Grip Bicep Curls (10-12 reps)
Circuit 2
- Cable Pressdowns (10-12 reps)
- Triceps Extensions (10-12 reps)
- Bench Dips (20 reps)
Circuit 3 (Advanced)
- Wall Climbs
- 2, 2-inch Thick Ropes: Single Arm Waves, Double Arm Waves, Alternating, Big Boys (Jump and Lift both ropes)
- Medicine Ball Slam
Circuit 4 – Cardio (Repeat this circuit 9 times)
- 5 minutes on any Cardio Machine
- 1 minute Jumping Rope
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