How Florian Munteanu Trained for His 'Toughest Role' in 'Borderlands'
FLORIAN MUNTEANU IS no stranger to building an imposing physique for the screen. Whether in his breakout role as Viktor Drago in the legasequel Creed II or Marvel baddie Razor Fist in Shang-Chi: Legend of the Ten Rings, the 33-year-old former boxer is known for his intensely-muscled screen presence.
So when he claims his latest role, as the jacked, masked, and perpetually shirtless Krieg in the video game adaptation Borderlands, was his most challenging physical prep yet, audiences can expect some truly impressive results onscreen. 'My philosophy is all-in or nothing, and that's what I'm coming with, always,' he told the MH crew.
The German-raised Munteanu started training at a young age – he says five or six years old – with his boxer father. That background served him well as he became a boxer himself, fighting in Germany with the ring name "Big Nasty," and when he transitioned into an acting career, his first major role was as a boxer in Creed II.
He shifted things up for the Borderlands program which featured lots of HIIT, core training – tons of it, with 20 different ab moves – and arm-pumping circuits. While he did need to swing a massive weapon, bringing a video game character to life was more important than performance. 'It's an unreal fictional character, so I had to come up with an unreal shape,' he says. 'Very thin waist, small torso, big arms.'
The MH crew caught up with Munteanu in LA for a look into that unreal process. Check out the workout to see how he did it.
Florian Munteanu's Borderlands HIIT, Abs, Arms Workout
Stretching
Up to 20 minutes
The Workout
1A. Clapping Pushup
6 to 8 reps
1B. High Knees
20 reps
1C. Burpees
10 reps
1D. Mountain Climbers
10 to 12 reps
Abs
Jackknife Crunches
45 seconds
Seated In-and-Outs
45 seconds
Russian Twists
45 seconds
Jumping In-and-Outs
45 seconds
Switching Mountain Climbers
45 seconds
Arm Training
EZ Bar Curls
6 sets to failure
Cable Triceps Pushdowns
6 sets to failure
You Might Also Like
