KJ Apa Shares His Favorite Chest and Ab Workout | Train Like A Celebrity | Men's Health

KJ Apa, star of I Still Believe & Riverdale, along with his trainer Alex Fine, show off his favorite moves to get a skin-splitting chest pump. They utilize a giant set, which consists of of multiple exercises done back to back with minimal rest. This program combined with a cardio circuit is an example of a day of training for KJ Apa.
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#Riverdale #KJ #AlexFine

[@noahwhat5040]

Why is everyone hating on the set. The dudes playing a high schooler, not a body builder

[@masonruacho7572]

Noah What exactly what I was thinking

[@khawiehong8802]

Noah What yeah, they are profesionally trained based on what they are gonna look like in the movie or series hahaha

[@max8784]

jealousy

[@heyya7464]

Exactly

[@evgeniydeus8137]

But why would one watch a training where goal is to look like a high schooler? Is that even a thing?

[@madsitolifetrack186]

I tought he got shredded by building houses with his father

[@tonguekisser89]

oh man that made me laugh

[@nasserazimi7682]

@@tonguekisser89 🤣🤣🤣

[@mohitpandey125]

😂😂

[@k-popdragonball3195]

So find it funny how everyone is hating on his physique and workout. Not everyone is going to have the same build as the Avengers actors and he's playing a high schooler. He may like having this body type. Just because he doesn't lift heavy in this workout doesn't mean it's not an effective workout to meet his goals

[@ajack3526]

okay mr. K-pop Dragonball

[@DawgFL]

Shut up lol. This workout fucking blows. I wouldn't even recommend this shit to a fresh baby.

[@DawgFL]

@dan alrido cringe.

[@DawgFL]

@dan alrido tell me which part of this workout was good, and why each exercise was a good choice for this particular workout in accordance to his goals. GO.

[@max8784]

his physique is good i would prfer to look like him more than looking like an ugly body bulider you just dont know how much the lifting community online can be toxic and jealous

[@jlh5310]

Everyone is a fitness expert.

[@Marta1Buck]

this is internet afterall

[@Wyndamn]

@@Marta1Buck 😅😅😅

[@kool4209]

Its a basic workout, shit you do in high school as a freshmen lmfao

[@CAESAR-yj6ms]

JLH it’s jealousy

[@kbrarn8784]

CAESAR 2020 no

[@philipdoesrandomthings1742]

Why the heck is everybody hating? Let everyone do what they want. I am starting with lifting and would never want to look like a body builder. I wouldn’t like it. KJ is in perfect shape and honestly my motivation

[@Finn-lv5vd]

Because they both are in very average shape

[@Will-jg2zs]

The trainer seems like he doesn't even wanna be there.

[@EdwardAlcantara]

Sequency He’s still mad he got tricked into buying that fly machine

[@artieziff1732]

@@EdwardAlcantara 😂😂

[@corine4730]

They’re best friends lol and he’s not a camera guy

[@jamescook2723]

I think Aj should be his trainer 😂

[@shivpratap7544]

@@jamescook2723 who?

[@FRISHR]

Still a better video than an episode of Riverdale season 2-4

[@berto6725]

omg that was so funny

[@hugo6390]

Really?? Even season 2?

[@darindastan9471]

Season 2 was ok

[@leo-vb5jq]

season 2 and 4 weren't that bad, when the tree thing began terrorizing the town in season 3 is when it really hit a low

[@curlyfro97]

@@leo-vb5jq Nah season 3 was dope dude I honestly enjoyed all of it.

[@peytonbrezski]

For anyone hating on him keep in mind he’s not trying to be a body builder or a pro athlete lmao. The dude has a better strength to weight ratio than like 98% of the male population anyways

[@yus5866]

I’m hating the guy for putting 10lb plates before putting 25lb plates like come on

[@denirocastle132]

He is so calm when he is explaining this

[@Sam-zq4yx]

People hating on the trainer, but it’s only cause KJ isn’t juicing like so many other celebrities and has an actually achievable body

[@rageur6546]

exactly but ppl don't realise that the hollywood guys take roids they have no idea

[@eamonmoan7077]

Nah he’s just small

[@rageur6546]

Eamon Moan small cuz he is shredded it’s one or the other

[@eamonmoan7077]

Rageur i respectfully disagree

[@ajack3526]

Rageur thats not shredded bro

[@Tongomongo_1]

People are harsh hahaha. This is a brutal comment section hahaha.

[@poliewill2909]

Ryan Carlton Absolutely love it :)

[@scottttym]

Because dude is soft and following a BS workout in the first place. That pushup fly machine is just a recipe for shoulder impingement

[@scottttym]

@@max8784 huh? What are you talking about?

[@max8784]

@@scottttym lol sorry i replied to wrong comment there was some jealous guy in some other comment i replied to u by mistake

[@scottttym]

@@max8784 ok. No worries. I still think his workout routine is bunk. But he does look good enough. I look better, but hey... He has the TV contract... LoL

[@happzy]

You'd think he's benching 225 there but these are 10lbs plates rofl

[@pavelandonov3345]

I think they were 25lbs. Not too impressive either way though

[@happzy]

@@pavelandonov3345 Nah nah, you can pause the vid, it's 10 lbs

[@pavelandonov3345]

@@happzy I did. You are right

[@StreetTruckinTitan]

its not even a standard olympic bar

[@erads2185]

He's not a big guy he's just really lean

[@KaiayaRules]

Guys, cut the trainer some slack. Not everyone is a born night show host

[@dynamogaming2039]

People don't realize that this is not the full workout he does, its just his favorite excercises to do

[@awesome619ification]

MoonDragon gaming you’re wrong

[@RebornVisions_]

Y’all hating but obviously it’s workin look at him😂

[@benjaminaguayo6403]

Ik many guys who don’t workout who have better bodies than kj

[@RebornVisions_]

@@benjaminaguayo6403 his goal is to not be ripped. He’s paying a high schooler not a body builder

[@guidopasquetto911]

@@benjaminaguayo6403 doubt it

[@WegaBoy]

@@benjaminaguayo6403 big cap

[@KA17301]

@@benjaminaguayo6403 no way hahahaha

[@motoluko]

yo that ice skating one is next pretty dope, never seen it, i like it!

[@kavachsaxena4129]

Suddenly everyone’s a workout expert ey 😂😂 y’all are harsh

[@1217BULB]

I hope y’all do realize that the videos r cut and paste right, so therefore they don’t show the full workouts. TBH half of y’all hating wouldn’t be able to do all this

[@tooyoungtodieh]

I understand the people who say that this workout isn‘t really good but I wanna mention two important things: 1) this video is just showing his favorite exercises, which doesn‘t mean that he‘s only doing these exercises. 2) Even though he can‘t lift that heavy weights on the bench press, doesn‘t mean that he‘s not strong in general. I do exercise a lot and I would say that my body has a pretty good shape and I can lift heavy weights in almost every exercise but I just hate the bench press and genuinely I can „only“ lift 180lbs 10 times and whenever people see my body they think that I must be stronger at the bench but I am just not that strong but therefore I have other exercises where I am really strong. So yeah, I‘d also say that his body isn‘t really good but mass isn‘t everything. A body with less mass is way more better than a body with too much mass because all the guys who eat that much and have that much mass can‘t even ride a bike for 5 minutes😂

[@notrossgeller288]

1) stop saying the trainer doesn't want to be here or whatever, that's just who he is 2) y'all criticizing his physique, first he's at rest, then, are you really that buff? 3) if his training is so bad, why does kj apa look very good? Do you look like KJ?

[@notrossgeller288]

I'm specially talking about the guys who are trash talking and still look like rods

[@hieunguyenduy1357]

Lmao I has been work out for 6 months and look 5 times better

[@hieunguyenduy1357]

Don't trust me? Give me your email I'm gonna send proof

[@manuelcalderon5863]

@sneef Noob was talkin' about skinny guys who criticize KJ, but if it fits you, wear it.

[@АндрейМиронов-ъ7ч]

10 lbs plates brooo

[@benjaminfritz1071]

Probably just warming up. Safety should always come first.

[@lennya2254]

2 are 25ibs and 2 are 10. 115 bench press with bar

[@MultiAsssasin]

I was 225lb ok!! Wait a min...🧐 10lb😕

[@Tremainereyes]

25lbs on the outside, 10lbs on the inside

[@em.a.gamer93]

It's just an instructional video. Relax.

[@ReginaldAllen]

Dang it's a lot of trolls on this man's vid. None of them have a photo at all

[@pablomagdaleno9005]

Why are they trolls, his training really sucks, he was benching 85lbs, like really wtf, pretty sure he could bench more than that, if he doesn't properly stimulate the muscle and lift heavy or atleast heavyish he wont get bigger

[@ajack3526]

Pablo Magdaleno true, nigga not getting his progressive overload

[@robertfarkas3865]

Pablo Magdaleno he doesn’t need to get bigger he’s playing a high schooler

[@ajack3526]

Phil T. Kupp then why is he doing compound movements such as a bench press if he doesnt need to get bigger? fluff and puff? if he doesnt need to get bigger, he could literally just do some push ups

[@robertfarkas3865]

juke city he wants to get stronger just not huge. If he would get bodybuilder size he couldn’t play his part

[@Gullimann2]

Why does the trainer seem like he's straight from prison where he used to show the guys how to work out?

[@nutokstipo]

Comment section is mad

[@riachauhan5016]

Me looking at the comment section: 0:22

[@dreamingathought7019]

thank you for this.

[@umerimam9506]

For those don't know, he is Kj apa. He is an actor, he played archie in riverdale.

[@hozting]

Umer Imam best comment ever

[@zachraymond3338]

feel like kj would be pre good at gymnastics

[@x.Rhymiie.x]

Hopefully you come back to NZ and show them how they train kiwi style

[@E_T_H]

🎼d-.-b yeah don’t think us kiwis have that skating thing here 😂😂

[@hieunguyenduy1357]

man he should get a new trainer

[@Gobbygoblin]

hes having him bench like 85lbs hahaha

[@draxvelo2788]

Tobias Hillier-milton He’s trainer isn’t even that huge or shredded

[@Marcoelho23]

@@draxvelo2788 That doesn't mean nothing..Size its not equal to knowledge.But he is a pretty shitty trainer if he has that attitude 24/7 plus this is even a shittier workout for someone who copy this and is trying to build some muscle mass..

[@draxvelo2788]

Marco C Wife beater interesting choice

[@Marcoelho23]

@@draxvelo2788 what?

[@KJ_1810]

Sadly I’ve watched Riverdale... don’t judge me. But looking at this comment section makes me seriously question why the fuck does everyone think they’re Arnold? Like honestly. On the show he’s 17-18 he’s not gonna be a roided out monster. This workout looks meh I won’t lie. But you can’t deny it gets the results needed for the show. Especially if his diet is on track. He’s also got decent size on the third season can’t comment further I gave up. But he looked bigger. But not huge like everyone seems to think 17 year olds are. Not everyone is Jeff Seid or David Laid who are born to be bodybuilders.

[@Bigbaldhead2004]

His coach is so damn cool

[@emanuelezanetti3628]

That guy’s a trainer?

[@armandocarrillo1119]

EXCELENTE CALIDAD SALUDOS DESDE COLOMBIA

[@jakob3934]

Wide grip bench, close grip bench, push up flys, dips (weighted) 4 rounds

[@SamSulekShortsHub]

He legit looks like Archie lol

[@aaronabrams5565]

POV: You see a lot of people talking about haters, but hardly a single hate comment

[@emanuelesavoia2011]

Good workout

[@toledoadventures]

I guess that if kj appa narrated it would had been more fun

[@marvinraphaelmonfort8289]

Alex is fiiinne!

[@1990estrella]

This is actually a great workout 💪🏼

[@happzy]

It's really not

[@robertbechsgaard2411]

it's terrible lol

[@vegalee8955]

Not even a great warm up

[@kevinmanzibts6928]

Stop lying

[@davidklabzuba7320]

Kj Apa gang

[@eyespy3001]

This guy practices the As Seen on TV form of training.

[@Pax54321]

Lean machine kj

[@primitivojdavis]

There are two types of comments in this comments section: 1. KJ Apa/ his trainer suck 2.KJ/ his trainer are awesome and the haters are couch potatoes

[@здоровыйдух-ю3ж]

Wish everyone had such "the best beast room"

[@paulomassao2647]

My friend loves you

[@julianl2019]

Please do a gym and fridge on KJ!

[@Anton_OORer]

Maravilloso KJ Apa

[@Von199X]

LMAO why are you guys complaining they are not bodybuilders, not everyone wants to look bulky

[@SchingSching-sis]

This Guy Alex Fine is one of the best coaches of the world so be quiet

[@muskanarora2521]

dang man, people are harsh! cant y'all appreciate a good looking man lifting weights? geez

[@kool4209]

theyre men not women, you women only care about looks so he doesnt have to do it proper or anything.

[@jome-9571]

Kool you will never look as good as him. And many men train for aesthetics while lifting, there are pro aesthetic bodybuilders. You comment is full of ignorance

[@muskanarora2521]

@@kool4209 i believe you're trying to reflect your superficial nature on the entire women kind which is not only extremely false, but is also derogatory. just go back to being bitter in someone else's comment section smh

[@OmarEmadHamdy]

@@jome-9571 he looks good but his body is easily achievable

[@amberherddog8061]

Nice on KJ apa🔥🔥🔥

[@Helpmereachsubswithnovid-fn3hx]

Yoooo favorite actorrrr

[@tompato476]

Partial reps on bench press but actually used correct hand position on cgbp

[@denizs.8052]

Chest and Abs workout : rows

[@WayWardAxis]

Hockey players everywhere, cringed when he pushed off on the slide board.

[@Rafael-mh6yz]

Why

[@danielarambula9768]

I like all the comments on here, the mean ones and the nice ones. Lol they’re all funny.

[@eliasechazu7803]

ponele onda padre

[@dhanma3953]

Its not about how heavy u lift its about how u look...

[@jorgeluisalegreinocente2883]

IPHONE 12 PRO MAX ❤

[@solitaruslupus7557]

If you’re not using at least a 45 plate on each side don’t call it a bench press

[@goni9991]

Yeah this is a joke

[@erads2185]

You know not everyone can bench press 225 right

[@yazidalaouimdaghri9461]

Fr fr, or atleast dont make it look like it is 225. Blue plates usuallh are 20kg.

[@yazidalaouimdaghri9461]

@@erads2185 true and there is nothing wrong with that, but often times you see people loading excercises with big plates to let people think they are strong. He could have just put one 20lbs plate on. Insteed he took two 10lbs plates, probably to look more impressive.

[@Goldenpeaktr]

Yazid Alaoui Mdaghri but 20kgs is 45 pounds, so it is 225 then...

[@sebastianolvera508]

Does anyone know the diet?

[@markwoodward9636]

TV makes him look a lot bigger

[@liamgasser8062]

For a second I thought this man just knocked out 20 reps with 225

[@nicholo1]

That trainer is amazing. He comes across like he’s always pilled out

[@moritzsiewerin3194]

can anybody tell from which movie or series the boxing and training scenes are ??

[@devarshichoudhury9304]

Now this is a true workout. Unlike roided up actors saying shit about working out 7 days a week.

[@ljac_1314]

i like it. very nonchalant

[@martintsanov4341]

Basically me at 13 doing push-ups only at home.......... Why did Men's Health invite him? In the next video they are going to fit shame, someone, I guess.

[@ericknomnom]

The way that dood kicked his leg during the Ab rolls lmao

[@mckkjael]

7:13 my favorite part tbh

[@liftsbytg]

Bruh what

[@timkruse9912]

The fact that people are triggered in these comment section is hilarious lol they're obviously trolling

[@Marcoelho23]

Actually they not because they were all over the place in this workout. A lot of people copy workouts from here and if you are trying to look like him in some movie shots and instragam posts that he has in which he looks kinda buff this is not the move. At the comments help people that don't know much about fitness realize that

[@aspenwagon04]

Don't listen to people with no muscle on subjects about gaining muscle and "Skin splitting" chest pumps. Instead, go watch some bodybuilding videos. You don't need to use steroids to see results, building muscle is a natural process and is pretty easy when you train properly with real weight.

[@manuelcalderon5863]

They didn't say something about steroids I think...

[@aspenwagon04]

@@manuelcalderon5863 read the comments...

[@6729solarwolf]

That is wicked impressive

[@guillermokersh7270]

All the roles he’s doing. High school type beats

[@monkeymania2719]

Get kJ on gym and fridge

[@THE-NC2]

Kj is just skinny lol he can’t put on weight tbh

[@grapeaddict4267]

@@THE-NC2 bro he’s not even skinny 😂

[@thischarminglovehound2376]

​@@THE-NC2 username makes you incel lol

[@benjaminvanvechten5445]

5:52 just like how you sound

[@justinring5172]

I dont want to train like this guy lol

[@oleiiiiii]

Listening to the trainers voice makes me kinda agressive. Nice, individual methods btw

[@joelexa4313]

You Hollywood trainers are amusing, just because you use some fancy machines and some made up exercises doesn't mean you gona build muscle. Keep on training like that and you'll be "Ooze" size permanently.

[@formularainbow]

10lbs plates on bench press? 😂😂😂😂 I call it pussy workout

[@formularainbow]

The only good exercise was the weighted ring dip that's it

[@andreal1203]

He not building muscle he is maintains his body for his role as a teenager

[@badboybs98]

@Doby progressive overload ... If you keep doing 25lbs your muscles are not going to grow... sure add reps but than your hitting type I and not practicle time wise.

[@pllegrotten7640]

Doby that’s just straight up bullshit. Progressive overload is one of the main things u need to build muscle. If u maintain the same volume, you will simply not progress and build muscle

[@yifan4178]

He looks like Cal in Jedi Fallen Order so much.....

[@levimontanez1003]

whats that equipment called, the one with the hoops while doing dips

[@stylesonly2607]

Rings

[@nat0106951]

Would rather have a body that would appeal to young adult women. or simply just say. women/girls in general. than have a body builder body that would appeal to .... mostly just guys 🤣

[@gemelascastroestradacastro2348]

Uh lala😋😋😋

[@bawz97]

Look at all these training experts in the comment sections, bunch of weirdos.

[@elbrodas]

The trainer seems like he had a bad day before filming the video

[@draxvelo2788]

What trainer wears a wife beater 😂

[@Kyle.BadOmens]

This is obviously a troll

[@BaraPersson]

No sadly not.

[@falaaumuauri4788]

You a fitness trainer?

[@Kyle.BadOmens]

Tropic Uri no but Atleast I know you don’t back on muscle doing pointless exercises

[@jome-9571]

Kyle Webber he’s playing a high school quarterback, most are lean not massive. He’s not training for mass

[@karthikaluka4794]

Idk why Kj seems like he is Elijah's son.

[@ifthikarmazumder4720]

And stefen salvatore's brother

[@serenaally]

This comment section 😔

[@00j0rgensen]

What is the name of the song 6.49

[@BatmansxLeftxEar]

It’s weird how people here are roasting the workout. Your muscles can’t tell how much weight your doing. If you workout consistently, execute the correct form, and eat in a calorie surplus you will gain muscle

[@halden3014]

Your muscles can absolutely tell how much weight you're lifting. They don't just push with some random force.

[@jeromelemay6334]

The stretch marks on the trainer's right arm tho.... this guy is a beast!!

[@boi9933]

If the trainer wasnt good then im sure KJ Apa would of left him a long time ago.

[@aiden5679]

these workouts saved him from a bear attack right?

[@KJ_1810]

aiden sullivan it was the ab roller that saves him

[@greenytaddict]

Lol

[@drbuffed4651]

Anybody hating on the amount of weight, less weight, better techniques, more reps get you results faster.

[@jasonspolaroid]

5:47 why is kj so gassy lol

[@gustavl3946]

Its decent I gues but it´s not really the best split for volume out there, very overcomplicated

[@bc6372]

To all the haters not everyone wanna be a on steroids bumped balloon. A lighter, defined body is way better in athletic. All these gym kind of fucking Michelin bodybuilders are just for showing off. look at some calisthenics they have real defined bodys. Btw no hate to all these big build bodybuilders. Just showing y'all that everyone have a different goal of how they want to look.

[@gadfageyar]

I'm a skinny ectomorph and I'm determined to have a visible six pack! It's so hard when everyone has a different way of doing it!