The Matrix. “I want to be able to look good and be cut and lean, but also move and be quick,” he said. “That requires its own type of workout.”
In the clip, Abdul-Mateen II takes on a series of intense exercises, most of which target his back, pecks, and his backside.
He starts with a round of sprints on a SkiErg machine, which ramps up his heart rate, burning fat and challenging his entire body. Next, Mateen II takes up a med ball for rotational wall slams. He’s breaking out of the sagittal plane of movement (front-to-back and up-and-down) to include some transverse plane (side-to-side) and rotational plane (rotational) work, which makes the routine more natural since people move in all three planes in real-life activities.
While no details have been revealed yet about who Abdul-Mateen II is playing in the Matrix, the actor said in an interview on The Daily Show that he’s excited about the story the movie will tell.
“I don’t always have a six-pack,” Abdul-Mateen II told Noah with a laugh after being asked about physique. “I find myself perpetually in roles that require me to work out. [After] the last day of Watchmen, I stopped going to the gym for