The surprising training that Harrison Ford did to play Indiana Jones again at 80 years old

The surprising training that Harrison Ford did to play Indiana Jones again at 80 years old
The surprising training that Harrison Ford did to play Indiana Jones again at 80 years old

Last year it reached cinemas throughout Spain Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny (2023), the fifth installment of the saga starring Harrison Ford. The last adventure of the most famous archaeologist in cinema caused great losses to Disney despite the expectation that there was surrounding it, since the last time the actor blade runner putting on the hat was in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).

Over the last decade, Harrison Ford has reprized several of his most iconic roles, such as Han Solo in Star Warsthat of Rick Deckard in blade runner or Indiana Jones himself, but the physical form of the 81-year-old actor is not even close to what he had in the 70s and 80s. Therefore, in order to play the adventurer again, the protagonist of Filterless therapy He underwent a curious and demanding training routine.

This is how Harrison Ford prepared to be Indiana Jones

The famous bodybuilder and physical trainer Jake Steinfeld has revealed in DMarge how he prepared an 80-year-old Harrison Ford to step back into the shoes of Indiana Jones. The personal trainer revealed that the exercise routine started at 5:30 in the morning with some stretches, although being in the middle of a pandemic it was necessary to use a little imagination… and for that reason they used Cookware.

To get Harrison Ford in shape, Jake Steinfeld incorporated domestic elements such as towels or broomsticks to improve resistance. All of this was completed by exercises such as pull-ups with towels, triceps extensions or biceps curls. In addition, each day of the week they focused on one part of the body: on Mondays and Thursdays on the chest and triceps, on Tuesdays and Fridays on the back and biceps, and on Wednesdays and Saturdays on the shoulders and legs.

Harrison Ford in ‘Indiana Jones and the Destiny Dial’
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Each of these exercises consisted of 50 or 100 repetitions, although the training to turn Harrison Ford back into Indiana Jones did not stop there. The actor followed a strict diet rich in fish and vegetables, almost completely eliminating red meat and focusing on small, more frequent portions instead of very copious. All this helped the protagonist of the adventure saga to get in shape for Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny.

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