YouTuber and bodybuilder Will Tennyson tackles all kinds of fitness challenges on his channel, from intense morning workouts on The Rock to Jennifer Lopez’s iconic core-strengthening pole dancing routines. there is Hustlers. He has also trained with some of the absolute top athletes in the game, including the world’s strongest man and a record-breaking powerlifter.
But in his latest video, Tennyson meets and joins what he believes to be the “best jobs in the world”: professional dancers and gymnasts performing for Cirque du Soleil. Participate in full-day training.
After refueling with a high-calorie lunch, Tennison calls it a “mindfuck workout” with a few performers, including jumping rope on a trampoline and walking a tightrope with someone on her shoulders. Watching him perform a perfect stunt. He points out how “scary” the trampoline job alone is and speculates on the great risks that come with it. Even if someone makes a small mistake, it can mean a career-ending or life-threatening injury.
More familiar to Tennyson is the minimally equipped gym. “It’s not about strength training, it’s about flexibility and cardio,” he says. “But you can do pretty much anything here.” This part of the tour was a highlight for Tennyson, who reached a PR of 285 pounds on the incline bench press and said, “Oh my God, I can’t believe I did that.” ‘ said.
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Next, Tennison trains core strength, flexibility and mobility in Pilates workouts with gymnast Aruna.
“I hate Pilates,” he says. “It’s like yoga with the torture aspect… I’m basically flexible as a brick. I make an 80-year-old look like a Russian gymnast. I felt like I was going to die.”
Tennyson can safely say that his career at Cirque du Soleil has been like this: no In the future, he will leave this experience with a truly renewed appreciation for the hard work and talent that went into that amazing performance..
“I’ve seen so much that I didn’t even know what humans were capable of, to be honest,” he says. “I have so much respect for these performers. Their commitment to art and fitness is admirable, and I often see why their work is only for the strong and dedicated.” understand.”
Philip Ellis is a British freelance writer and journalist covering pop culture, relationships and LGBTQ+ issues. His work has appeared in GQ, Teen Vogue, Man Repeller and MTV.
