The Red Hood Workout Routine: Train Like Jason Todd in Real Life

The Red Hood Workout Plan

Transform your physique like Jason Todd!

 In this segment of the Superhero Training Series, we are going to dive in to everything we know about Jason Todd/Red Hood - and by the end, we will create a workout routine that will help you look, transform, and perform like him!

Red Hood Diet & Nutrition

The #1 ingredient to high level performance is what you fuel your body with. In order to train/perform with maximum efficiency, you can’t neglect this part of the regimen, and neither can Red Hood

Central to Jason’s training plan is a diet rich in lean proteins, complex carbohydrates, and essential nutrients. This sustenance fuels his physical demands, aiding in muscle recovery and endurance.

**Nutritional Guidelines are about the same for every character with this body type and performance level**

Physical Stats

Here’s what we need to know about his physique..

Standing tall at 6 feet and weighing around 200 pounds, mid-late 20’s, Red Hood has a physique of a seasoned warrior. Not to mention, he has a ton of abilities in his arsenal - a few including being an expert martial artist, marksman, and peak physical performance

**Even if your physical stats don’t match that of Red Hood, these training programs can be utilized by anyone of any fitness level. Just always remember, to go at your own pace and build up over time.**

Red Hood Physique Ranking

In Real Superhero Training, we came up with a system for physique analysis. We call it the attainability scale. 

This system helps us discover the realistic aspects when it comes to a character's physique, and if it is truly realistic/attainable. It’s pretty straightforward, goes a little something like this:

Tier 1: Realistically achievable (Natty)

Tier 2: Giga Genetics (Natty, but maybe not as easily attainable)

Tier 3: Not natty (requires substance for maintenance)

Red Hood’s physique is placed in the tier 1 category!

He actually has an exceptionally attainable physique! What stands out to me the most is the width of his shoulders and smaller waist, giving him the balance of an athletic and an aesthetic physique primed for performance!

So anyone could achieve the red hood physique.. now we need to know what it would take to get there, beginning with his physical abilities!

Here are some Tier 1 physiques we’ve covered at Action Hero Athletics: Red Hood, Toji Fushiguro, Ippo Makunouchi, Kento Nanami, Ghost Riley, Nathan Drake, DBS Goku, Sonic the Hedgehog, TMNT, Imai Cosmo, Nightwing and Leon Kennedy.

Red Hood’s Physical Abilities

Here is what we know according to the Red Hood Wiki

Feats

Strength

• Broke a large talon's bones

• Cut the arm of an alien lizard

• One hand tosses some terrorist out an airplane

• He put Lobo on his knees on the ground (full PIS, it’s likely Jason disorientated him by knocking him on the head)

• Can hold up the roof of a building.

• Capable of flipping Bane, who weighs over three hundred pounds.

• Beats up Batman

• Held down the roof of a broken building

• Cuts off the head of a dinosaur

• Capable of flipping Suzie Sue, who weighs around six hundred pounds

• Punches through the hull of an underwater submarine

• Sent Deathstroke flying with a kick

• Took on some Venom users

• He is strong enough to hold down the roof of a broken building

• Broke Supergirl's grip (Though, that was probably an outlier, since the venom is only a 10x strength booster, she wasn´t expecting a venom, and they weren´t even fighting in the first place)

Speed

• Dodged a point-blank gunshot

• Dodges sniper fire

• Dodges alien bullets 

• Kept up with Talons, who have enhanced speed

• Blitzed the GCPD (The Gotham Police) while just wearing a towel

• Is stated to be faster than Tim Drake - Red Robin

• Dodged attacks from Lady Shiva, one of the greatest martial artists in the world

• Dodged Batgirl's batarangs

• Dodges hits from a nerfed Bizzaro

• Dodges Artemis

• Dodges an axe thrown by Artmesis

• Hits Green Arrow before he can react

• Outruns a man on a vehicle

• Dodges attacks from James Gordon’s Bat Mech-Suit

• Dodges gunfire from Deathstroke

• Defeated a group of alien constructs in 17 seconds

• He has been shown to be faster than Tim Drake, who is fast enough to dodge a spray of bullets in a confined sewer

• Scales to Batman, who’s fast enough to dodge heat vision with reflective properties

Durability

• His helmet is incredibly durable

• All his armor is bullet proof

• It can withstand the pressure of deep water

• Gets knocked back by Frankenstein

• Tanks an explosive Batarang

• Survives getting hit by a bazooka

• Gets kicked in the stomach by Artmesis

• Survives multiple nukes going off underwater (though he was not directly in the explosion).

• Is set on fire by Roy Harper and is fine

• Tanked a kick from Cheshire

• Resistant to paralytic toxins

• Survived the All-Caste cleansing ritual.

Skill

• Became both the second Robin (following Dick Grayson’s retirement of the role) and the second Red Hood (following, ironically enough, the Joker)

• Has received extensive training in combat and detective skills from Batman

• Chosen by Talia al Ghul to lead the League of Assassins in case she and Ra’s al Ghul are out of the picture

• Defeated Black Mask

• Defeated Tim Drake, Ra's al Ghul, and Catwoman

• Stalemates Mr. Freeze

• Stalemates Ravager

• Stalemated Batman

• Defeated Cassandra Cain

• Received training in hacking from Tim Drake

• Even as early as his first time becoming Robin, Jason was capable of defeating The Joker.

• Considers himself to be one of the best assassins in the world

He also has great acrobatic skill in his arsenal. We have some workouts that will also help with Bodyweight mastery here: Nightwing, Spider-Man, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Last Ronin.

You can check those out after this one!

In a gymbro’s perspective, here is what we need for the Red Hood Program:

• Strength and Conditioning: To bulletproof the joints and muscle for high stake missions. For the physique aspect, we will implement the athletic bodybuilding training split for this character.

• Speed, agility and reflexes

• Power output: In order to maximize athletic performance.

• Martial Arts: Completely optional, but super useful!

Now, for the moment you have all been waiting for…

Here is the Red Hood Workout Plan!

Warm-up:

1. Jump Rope: 5 minutes

2. Dynamic Stretching: Arm circles, leg swings, hip rotations - 5 minutes

Workout:

1. Deadlifts: 3 sets of 12 reps

2. Goblet Squats: 3 sets of 15 reps

3. Dumbbell Rows: 3 sets of 12 reps per arm

4. Pull-ups or Assisted Pull-ups: 3 sets of as many reps as possible

5. Renegade Rows: 3 sets of 12 reps per arm

6. Russian Twists: 3 sets of 20 reps (10 touches per side)

Check out some more free workout plans from our Superhero Training Series: 

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