{"id":37508,"date":"2013-12-18T16:36:04","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T22:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=37508"},"modified":"2021-06-01T11:06:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:06:57","slug":"the-santa-claus-workout-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/fitness\/the-santa-claus-workout-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The Santa Claus Workout [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LpGPNi2NvLI\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ho! Ho! Ho!<\/p>\n<p>Santa Claus here. With just a week to go until the Big Dance, things are hopping here at the North Pole. While the elves make their final preparations, I&#8217;m busy preparing myself physically and mentally for my grueling 24-hour work shift delivering toys to boys and girls around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I do have magic to help me, but magic only gets you so far. You need to be in pretty good physical condition to do my job.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I know what you might be thinking. Santa? In good physical condition?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it appears I have a belly that shakes like a bowl full of jelly. It&#8217;s part of my personal brand. But thanks to elf magic, I&#8217;m able to maintain my rotund physique, while simultaneously being a specimen of peak physical health and conditioning. Suck on that, mortals!<\/p>\n<p>Anyways, I thought I&#8217;d share with you the HIIT (high intensity interval training) routine I use to get in shape for my Christmas Eve flight. It works for me, maybe it will work for you.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe. Only if you&#8217;re good.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Workout<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Perform each exercise back-to-back with no rest. After you complete a circuit, rest for thirty seconds. Complete the circuit 10 times, 5 times if you&#8217;re a mortal man. If you can&#8217;t do one set, you&#8217;re on the Needs-to-Get-Their-Lazy-Butt-in-Shape List. Expect to receive a lump of broccoli in your stocking this year.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Snapping the Reins<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37510 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2013\/12\/reins.png\" alt=\"Reins.\" width=\"550\" height=\"305\"\/><\/p>\n<p>I spend an entire night driving a sleigh of unruly reindeer. To prepare my arms for all that rein snapping, I perform a 30-second round of intense double arm waves with a battle rope. Practice your reindeer roll call while doing it.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Toy Sack Lift<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37511 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2013\/12\/sack1.png\" alt=\"Man wearing red dress and picked a sack bag.\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37512 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2013\/12\/sack2.png\" alt=\"Man wearing red dress and picked a sack bag at his shoulder.\" width=\"550\" height=\"321\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To prepare for the loading and unloading of my toy sack from the sleigh, I perform 10 reps of the Toy Sack Lift with my sandbag. You can make your own sandbag for less than $25 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rosstraining.com\/sandbagconstructionkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">following the instructions here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to perform the hoists over each shoulder.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chimney Squat Jumps<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37513 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2013\/12\/squat1.png\" alt=\"Man siting in the ground and wearing red dress.\" width=\"550\" height=\"308\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37514 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2013\/12\/squat2.png\" alt=\"Man standing in the ground.\" width=\"550\" height=\"312\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While Christmas magic helps me get up chimneys after I&#8217;ve broken into homes and put presents under the tree, I need to use a bit of my own physical effort to get things started. When I jump up chimneys, I use a basic squat jump technique. So to prepare for a night of jumping up billions of chimneys, I perform a round of 2o squat jumps.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to practice putting your finger on the side of your nose. That&#8217;s what initiates the magic that carries you up the rest of the way.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Elevation Mask<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37515 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2013\/12\/mask1.png\" alt=\"Man wearing elevation training mask.\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To prepare my body for the decreased oxygen during my high-altitude sleigh flights, I typically train with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Training-Mask-2-0-Elevation-Black\/dp\/B008B91KH4\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=sports-and-fitness&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1510770116&amp;sr=1-3&amp;keywords=elevation+training+mask&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=artofmanliness03-20&amp;linkId=ca46db52fa51eaa478a19e7d3bd2c8bb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elevation Training Mask<\/a>. It restricts breathing, thus simulating breathing in high-altitudes. I don&#8217;t wear that mask around the elves though; they think I&#8217;m Bane from Batman and run in terror.<\/p>\n<p>Off the record: I&#8217;ve occasionally done blood transfusions to increase red blood cell counts, but don&#8217;t tell the Federation of Magical Beings that.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Post-Workout Meal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37516 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2013\/12\/cookies.png\" alt=\"Four tri-o-plex protein cookies and bottle of muscle cookies.\" width=\"550\" height=\"312\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After every workout, I replenish my muscles with a post-workout meal consisting of, what else? Four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000H6EN1Y\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000H6EN1Y&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=stucosuccess-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tri-O-Plex protein cookies<\/a> and bottle of Muscle Milk. I don&#8217;t do Paleo. I tried it back in &#8217;02 (when it was called the Atkins Diet). Made me cranky and less of a jolly old elf, so Mrs. Claus put me back on the carbs.<\/p>\n<p>Well, there you have it. That&#8217;s how, I, Santa Claus, get in shape.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s wishing you and yours a very Merry and Manly Christmas!<\/p>\n<p>Ho! Ho! Ho!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa Claus here. With just a week to go until the Big Dance, things are hopping here at the North Pole. While the elves make their final preparations, I&#8217;m busy preparing myself physically and mentally for my grueling 24-hour work shift delivering toys to boys and girls around the world. 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