Cobra Kai, Netflix's blockbuster show revolves around the story of an old school karate kid movie antagonist "Johnny Lawrence" (portrayed by William Zabka), but the show would not be a huge success without it's young star cast.
One of the major character in the series Cobra Kai is Miguel Diaz which is played by Xolo Maridueñ who finds himself in the exact same position as The Original Karate Kid Movie protagonist, Daniel LaRusso.
He is the underdog who finds his way to hustle forward by learning karate and be one of the greatest karate fighter.
The workout which Xolo Maridueña did to get ready for the cobra kai is majorly focused on lower body training because as a karate fighter you need a lot of lower body strength so to kick out your opponent effortlessly.
But if you want to build muscle mass and carve your mirror muscles like biceps, chest, shoulders then this might not be something which you would want to follow.
Remember these actors have some purpose behind their training, that's why they train a certain way. Xolo Maridueña trained like because it was the demand for the character. If you want to build up your athleticism or simply improve your martail arts training then you can try this routine.
Xolo Maridueña Cobra Kai Workout Routine
In an Interview Xolo's Trainer told what his workout consisted of during the shoot for Cobra Kai
His Workout consisted of some cardio, the weight training, and finally, the stretching.
Let's see what it takes to be a karate kid.
The workout starts off form developing some lower body strength. the stronger your legs are, the more you can do the higher your kicks and the more stamina you have on your legs.
- Goblet Squat
3 sets of 15 reps
- Romanian Deadlifts with Dumbbells
3sets of 15 reps
So next up is the explosive pushup. These explosive pushups, really helps you get those nice explosive punches.
Pushups are a great, they help build up, not just strength in the chest, but also working on that speed. Same as a regular pushup, you're just gonna go fast on the way up so that you come up off the ground just a little bit.
- Explosive Pushups
3 sets of 15 reps
So move on to the ropes. Getting those arms pumping and keeping that heart rate coming up.
You can use it as a form of cardio but also to strengthening the arms, getting those biceps pumped a little bit. This is definitely one where you want everything to be tight during the whole time. Your abs to arms and legs.
- Battle Ropes
3 sets of 30 seconds
The workout doesn't solely focus on building up the strength but also the agility. So the muscles get bigger and generate maximum power.
So that you can move faster, quicker, and again, just to make it look good on camera.
- Med Ball Knee Strikes
3 sets of 15 seconds
So finally, the butterfly stretch, and this is really gonna help that like inner hips/groin area stretch.
When you need to get those sidekicks or roundhouse kicks, the biggest problem usually is that your hips are too tight. So this one right here, is the key to get flexibly and delivering more powerful kicks.
- Butterfly Stretch
Xolo Maridueña Workout Routine inspired by The Cobra Kai series
- Barbell Back Squats
- Db Rowing + Face Pulls
- Db Bench Press
- Front Raise + Side Raise
- Preacher Curls
- Standing Db Triceps Extensions
- Burpees
- Jump Ropes Moderate Pace
- Weighted Chin-ups
- Incline Barbell Bench Press
- Db Lunges + Db Goblet Squats
- Db Overhead Press
- Incline Bicep Curls
- Triceps Pushdowns
- Battle Ropes
- High Knees
- Conventional Deadlifts
- Dips + Low to High Cable Crossovers
- Seated V-Bar Cable Rowing
- Front Raise + Side Raise
- Barbell Bicep Curls
- Lying Barbell Triceps Extensions
- Burpees to high Jump
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