By Steve Kamb

“Madness? No. THIS IS SPARTAAA!!!!”

Few stories have captured the hearts and imaginations of nerds in the past few years like the epic graphic novel 300 and its faithful movie adaptation. I remember going to see 300 during its opening weekend: I walked out of that theater absolutely blown away. I honestly felt like I had just been injected with steroids and caffeine: I wanted to go sprint up mountains, wrestle bears, train with weapons, and get as strong as possible as quickly as possible.

300 is still the movie I turn to whenever I’m in the need of some hardcore motivation to push myself while exercising.

In case you’ve never seen the movie or need a quick refresher, watch the trailer. It’s then time to start imagining yourself... More...