Furinji Saiga's Primal Strength Workout

Establishing good movement patterns in "Furinji Saiga's Primal Movement Workout"

is only one half of the equation. It is also necessary to build the raw, primal strength
that Saiga possesses, both as we've seen in the short time he's been in the manga,
as well as what we can imagine based on the Elder. I find it likely that Saiga
possesses the power to break his opponent in his hands without the use of any
martial arts at all. That is the premise of this workout.

Furinji Saiga's Primal Strength Workout

Morning
-Practice Martial Arts- 1 Hour
-Primal Strength (Using various weights of logs and stones. As reps increase,
weights should decrease.)
10 Deadlifts
10 Cleans
20 Shoulders
20 Squats
30 Clean and Press
30 Thrusters
40 Push Press
40 Overhead Press
50 Slams
50 Biceps Curls/Chest Raises
Tree Striking/Rending- 15 Minutes
Sled Push/Pull- 5 x 100 Meters
Sprints (pick 2): 100 Meter Forward, 100 Meter Backward, 1 Set of 90 Degree
Sprints, 40 Yard Suicide x 5 Sets of each chosen
4-6 Hours Later
-If you still feel good after the morning training, then repeat the entire workout over
again. I don't mean, "Hey, I can still walk, let me make it so I can't anymore." What I
mean is, if you breeze right through the workout and you still feel pretty strong,
then attempt to complete the workout again in its entirety. This is less likely than
during the "Primal Movement" workout, because you'll be lifting fairly heavy and the

intensity should take your endurance out. However, in the case that it does not,
please feel free to go at it again. You may have to adjust your weights down and you
can feel free to stop whenever needed.

Notes:

Once again, martial arts can be a variety of different things: techniques, sparring,
forms, or a class for example.
Covered Deadlifts in the Primal Movement workout.
Cleans are performed similarly to a deadlift, but as the weight comes across the top
of your thighs, you use pop your hips forward, shrug slightly, and jump slightly. You
will then pull the bar up in a straight line up your body before diving/squatting
underneath it, your arms rotating around the bar until it rests on your front delts,
your elbows pointed out, and with you in the bottom of the squat position. Stand up
to complete the movement. You may drop the bar/log in between reps. If you are
using a log, you may have to have a very close, alternating grip and then release
the top hand so that both arms catch the log as it comes up. For all squats and
cleans, your goal is to have your butt get as low as possible. We're building
functional strength and that means full range of motion.
Shouldering is pick the log or rock up from the ground and placing it on your
shoulder. It should still be a relatively heavy weight, so you shouldn't be able to just
pick it up in your hands and put it on your shoulder. You should have to hug it close
to you.
For the squats, you can do front squats, which would have the weight up on your
arms and front delts or back squats, where the weight is sitting across your
shoulders. You may have to clean the weight to get it into position, so it's not going
to be a very heavy weight, especially since you're looking to do 20 reps with it. If
you have to set it down in between reps, that's fine. The idea here is to build
strength, so eventually, a heavy thing won't feel so heavy and you'll need to find
something heavier to manipulate.
A clean and press is starts of the same as a clean, but at the top of the movement,
you press the weight overhead.
Thrusters start in a front squat position. You then squat down and, as you come up
out of the bottom, you use the momentum of the squat to help you press the weight
overhead.
A push press starts with you holding the weight on your chess, you bend your knees
and hips a little bit and forcefully explode upward, using the momentum to press
the weight overhead. Make sure that your head comes forward ahead of your arms
on each rep.

An overhead press is similar to a push press, except that you are using pure
strength to push the weight instead of momentum. Remember to keep your elbows
tucked in slightly to ease the tension on your shoulders.
For the slams, you will pick a rock up over your head and throw it forcefully to the
ground. Pick it up and repeat. Be careful not to crush your toes.
For biceps curls, you can use two small rocks, one big rock, or a small log. At the
start of the movement, you will be standing with your arms extended, elbows at
your side, weight or weights in your hands. You will then bend at the elbows until
your arms are fully flexed, but your elbows will not move from your side at any time
during the movement. If you are holding one weight in each arm, make sure you do
50 reps on each side.
Tree striking/rending means hitting trees with any strikes the you like or grabbing
them and trying to manipulate them. Your goal is to try to break branches (small at
first) with strikes and by grabbing and trying to twist or snap them. In the anime, we
see the elder pruning his trees with just two fingers. This is a ridiculous example of
what I'm talking about.
You can push or pull a specially made weight sled or a tire or even a car if you want.
The idea is you want to push or pull something very heavy for an extended period of
time. Rest two minutes in between each 100 meter push/pull.
90 Degree Sprints are like running a baseball diamond. One set is each direction
A 40 Yard Suicide will require you to place markers at 10, 20, 30, and 40 yards. You
will sprint to the 10 yard line and back to start, then immediately go to the 20 yard
line and back to start, then the 30 yard line and back to start, then to the 40 yard
line and back to start. That's one suicide.
If you end up having the energy to do the whole workout again, it includes the
martial arts section.

Furinji Saiga's Primal Movement Workout

We haven't seen much of Furinji Saiga's training in History's Strongest Disciple
Kenichi, but we do know that he is the son of the "Invincible Superman," Furinji
Hayato. Therefore, because of that, we can guess that he is similarly trained and/or
skilled. The Elder uses a lot of "Ancient Martial Arts" and is also capable of ridiculous
feats of strength such as trimming his trees with just his fingers or running across
the tops of trees or even water.

When we first really get to see Saiga, he manages to defeat five Master-class
fighters before a coat has time to fall to the ground and the remaining Fists of Yami
are wary and possibly even afraid of him. I have based this workout on the concept

of "Ancient Primal Power." I will probably do another workout for Saiga, if we ever
get some concrete training scenes for him.

Furinji Saiga's Primal Movement Workout

Morning
-Practice Martial Arts: 1 Hour (see notes)
-Primal Movement (All Exercises are MAX Reps, one right after the next. Choose one
from each group. Choose a different exercise each time you do the workout.)

Squat: Conventional, Sumo, Hindu, Split, or Pistol

Lunge: Forward, Side, Reverse, or Walking
Push: Push-up, One-Arm Push-up, Dip, or Handstand Push-ups
Pull: Pull-up, Body Row, Upside Down Row, or One-Arm Variations
Bend and Lift: Deadlift, Single-Arm Deadlift, Single Leg Deadlift(45#/25#)
Rotational Movement: Waist Twist or Wood Chop
Barefoot Walking/Running: 30 Minutes, as is comfortable
Swimming: 30 Minutes, any style
Climbing: 30 Minutes (Rope, Tree, Rock)
4-6 Hours Later
-If you still feel good after the morning training, then repeat the entire workout over
again. I don't mean, "Hey, I can still walk, let me make it so I can't anymore." What I
mean is, if you breeze right through the workout and you still feel pretty strong,
then attempt to complete the workout again in its entirety. You're only required to
do max reps of the the movements, so whenever you fail is fine; however, you are
free to stop whenever you need to during the second run through.
Notes:
Practicing martial arts can be anything you like: it can be any type of bag work,
forms, shadowboxing, sparring, a martial arts class, or even just practicing single
techniques.
Conventional Squats would be feet directly under hips, sumo would be feet wide
and pointing out, hindu are feet right under hips, but knees come out over the toes,
and a split squat is done from a lunge position. Remember to do each side for the
split squats.

For forward lunges, step out in front of you, bending at the forward knee until your
rear knee almost touches the ground. Reverse the movement by pushing off the
front foot and return to standing. One rep is each side. Side lunges require you to
step out to the side and squat back, with the other leg straight. Return to the start
by pushing off the lunging leg. A reverse lunge means the leg that is moving is the
rear leg. The to return back to start, push off the rear leg and return to standing. A
walking lunge just means that you will lunge forward and step through to the lunge
on the opposite side.
Pull-ups and body rows can be any grip you like. Upside down rows are done by
hanging upside down on a bar by your hands, with your feet straight up in the air.
You will then pull yourself up by bringing your hands to your shoulders. This is a
fairly difficult movement so be careful.
For the deadlift, you can use a bar or a log. You will squat down and grab the bar or
log with straight arms. Your head will be up, your butt will be down, and your back
will be straight. Then, you will push down through your heels and drive your hips
forward to lift the weight. The bar will travel up close to your shins and thighs for
the whole movement. Your arms will stay straight and you will not shrug your
shoulders. At the top of the movement, you will have your hips fully extended,
shoulders back. Then, you will slowly reverse the movement and sit the weight
down. That's one rep. The single arm variation has a weight on either side of the
body. You'll complete the reps on your weakest side and then complete the same
number of reps on the other. The single-leg variation is a little different, because
your non-lifting leg will extend out behind you as you bend at the waist. Your lifting
leg will be only slightly bent and the majority of the motion will come from your hip
and waist movement.
The waist twist is done with very little or no weight and is really just for loosening
up. The wood chopping should be actual wood chopping with an ax. You can do
swings from shoulder to hip or you can do sideways swings.
You'll notice a lot of differences in your stride in walking and running if you've never
done it barefoot. At the beginning, you should try to stay on grass or sand, until you
toughen your feet up some.
On the climbing portion, make sure that you only climb to a height with which you
are comfortable. 10-12 feet is generally a good height when you are by yourself. If
you have access to a rock wall with climbing support, that can be really helpful, too.
If you decide to repeat the workout, that includes the hour of martial arts.