How I Trained Alexander Skarsgård for The NORTHMAN

Alexander Skarsgård's trained like a Viking! We trained together for nearly a year to prepare him for his role as Amleth in the new movie The Northman. For the past 20 years, I have trained many of the world's top actors, actresses, and artists to help them become the superstars you see today.

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[ella]

To anyone wondering if the Northman is worth going to see...it is! One of the most original movies in years. Definitely Alex's best performance yet.

[PhantomSavage]

Should have given him the real viking workout.

Row a long ship from Norway to Egypt and back followed by several thousand rounds of a Viking children's game called "Catch the spear"

[reisman]

Is the next video going to be: “How I fixed Alexander Skarsgard’s posture after The Northman”?

[solitaryrefinement]

Mid-40's and I bet he never looked that good in his life.
A testament to his dedication and your work Magnus.

[declangrey]

As a personal trainer myself I’m always extremely impressed by Magnus and his ability to adapt to his clients needs. He doesn’t simply regurgitate bodybuilder splits that have been around since the 80s like a lot of modern trainers you see. I love he always puts the clients physical well being and them staying injury free above simply chasing a certain aesthetic. Training to look like a warrior and training to perform/act like a warrior for months at a time are two very different things and I very much appreciate Magnus and his ability to differentiate between those two scenarios. Alexander both looked and performed amazingly in this movie well done guys. Shoutout to Belfast! I’m northern Irish myself seeing amazing projects like the Northman being filmed here makes me very proud of our film industry.

[petrecismigiu]

It's an awesome and amazing insight into a routine necesarry for building up and preparing an actor for a role. However, do not ever fall into the trap of "I'll eat and train like X = i'll look like X". It is almost always not the case, because each and every one of us is different. And props to Magnus for just sharing the routines, and not advertising them as a way to get into the same shape as Alexander Skarsgard. Respect <3

[thrillcollectors]

8:41 is where the actual routine starts. Just fyi, the first 8 minutes are very interesting as well.

[AlexAgustin]

Truly an amazing feat for Alexander. The Northman was extremely impressive. His take on the character of Amleth was genuinely believable by how much his physique and character portrayal came to be. This is by far Alexander's best work. He deserves accolades for his work on the Northman. I have nothing but respect for Alexander as an actor. He is in my top 5 favorite actors of all time. He holds no barrier in his craft. I hope to see him in more epic movies like this.

[argentineanbodybuilder]

Mmmm so those exercises chicken and broccoli was all ? I hope to be alive to see the industry become honest about the chemistry use 🙏

[KyCandicee]

You and Alexander work TOO well together. His look in the film was INSANE

[mmlg]

This was very fun. Please more videos on his training and nutrition. Thanks

[juniordev]

Skarsgard got massive for this role. Hard to believe just a few months of working out with kettlebells did that.

[patriot]

After watching the movie and seeing just that first action scene with adult amleth I was actually stunned at how awesome he looked because it was so accurate to a berserker and he was such a beast

[liteCasual]

I wish the pharmaceutical routine was included along with the workouts and diet. Just so that we know what it actually took for this transformation. The results were amazing, but we know the syringe did a lot of the heavy lifting here.

[gijsvanosdeman]

Just saw ge movie in the cinema. FANTASTIC MOVIE!
@magnus I saw your name in the ending credits. You must be truly proud of yourself. Alexander looked amazazazing!!

[joshsauverwald]

Great Video! You can hear the passion in your voice for your job!

[vitaliyivanov]

I like that you have also included the rest times for the exercises. Really simple, concise and to the point. Thanks Magnus.

[seÑorX]

Sickest movie I’ve seen in years, lots of Conan vibes, Alexander nailed that part, gave me chills of emotion!!

[lucaskazama]

finally (my curiosity were killing me). thank you for the free explanations.
nice to see you are making your name in the products industry as well.
I hope your channel grows bigger and bigger. congrats

[Jade-bfwe]

@Magnus Method love these videos of behind the scenes fitness training for movies.