A guy has gone viral on TikTok claiming to be training for a zombie apocalypse with some rather usual exercises:
Cory Rosenthal, 20, from New Jersey, grew up in a fitness-oriented family but now he incorporates techniques some people would find strange in his routines.
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They include things like submerging himself under water and doing sit ups, being punched in the stomach and balancing on a ball while doing squats with weights.
One of his videos is titled: "How to train for a zombie apocalypse," and shows him doing back flips, press ups and pull ups before repeating the process.
From the age of 16, the student at Indiana University, would train frequently at his father's gym and played basketball at school.
But when the pandemic hit, Cory decided to take his training to the next level by performing extreme bodyweight exercises to improve his fitness levels ahead of a bear crawl competition.
Social media users are now convinced he's training for the Avengers as he trains six days a week for two hours per day.
Cory said: "My training process is different, it's a bit unusual. You're not going to see me squatting, curling, benching because I get bored of doing those things, I like to always be actively moving.
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"It varies everyday. I spice things up. I always like incorporating backflips into my workouts because it's a great core workout.
"I also enjoy standing on a balance board just to loosen up my hips and always end my workouts by going into the sauna for 5-10 minutes."
Cory recently posted a compilation video of workouts on his TikTok page (@coryrosenthal), which has racked up over 2 million views and 567,500 likes so far.
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Responding to one of his videos, someone wrote: "Bro is training to join the Avengers."
Another said: "Bro what you training for? The Hunger Games? Damn," while a third added: "Is there a war I don't know about?"
Tiktok users were stunned at Cory's remarkable core strength, with one saying: "I have so much respect for u bro," another asked what he was training for and Cory replied: "It's a secret."
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Giving a few words of advice for people wanting to upgrade their fitness level, Cory said: "There are many alternatives to lead up to more challenges.
"For myself, I have worked with a ton of coaches; I had a backflip and callisthenics coach, a boxing coach, even a bear crawling coach.
"For instance, you can progress on muscle-ups by doing banded muscle up and get your form down, rather than putting a ton of tension and injuring your shoulder.
"Or you can have people spot you while you flip so that level of fear goes away. I love workouts that fire up my heart rate. I go into them saying 'how I am going to shock my body today?'.
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"I want to challenge myself every single day - to be the new era of fitness, I like to change the game and not do the normal."
You can follow Cory on Instagram here.
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