The Warrior Way of Fitness in ‘Ancient Workouts with Omar’
If you are interested in history and fitness, you might enjoy the series I recently watched. It’s called “Ancient Workouts with Omar”, hosted by Omar Isuf, a personal trainer and fitness influencer.
The series was produced by History Original in 2022 and explores how ancient warriors from different cultures trained.
Each episode focuses on a specific warrior group. There are nine episodes in total, with topics ranging from Roman gladiators (episode 1) to Aztec warriors (episode 9).
In each episode, Omar kicks off by introducing the ancient warriors and their training methods. Sometimes, he also discusses their diets and philosophies. Also, interviews with experts give more insights into the historical context. Lastly, Omar demonstrates exercises deemed equal to the ancient training.
Most episodes are short, about 12 minutes long. You can binge-watch them in 1 hour and 55 minutes.
The workouts
The interesting part about this series is how Omar tries to translate the ancient training into the modern one so that everyone can estimate the difficulty of the former. He also challenges himself with warrior…
