Vikings Valhalla is a show with a lot of fights and a lot of huge men. So what does it take to look like a king.

Leo Suter Shares His Grueling Training To Become Harald Sigurdsson on Vikings: Valhalla

Playing a hero in movies and TV shows is not easy. Just look at how The Rock and
Chris Hemsworth have trained for their respective superhero roles. If you do not
have that mountain of a chest and chiseled abs, people will not believe you, no
matter how good your acting is. So when playing a warrior in Vikings: Valhalla,
you need to look like one.


HOW TO BECOME HARALD SIGURDSSON FROM VIKINGS: VALHALLA

Before becoming one of the greatest kings of Vikings, Harald Sigurdsson was a
robust and fierce tactician and military commander of the army. He fought many
battles and conquered the invincible Britain.

So when the English actor Leo Suter was given the role of the great warrior. He
knew he had to put in hours at the gym and build his physique. In an interview
with Tudum [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/tudum/], Leo shared his experience of
training and working out.

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He said
[https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/vikings-valhalla-leo-suter-interview-workout-body],
“I knew that training was going to be important, and we were very lucky to have
a trainer called Pat Henry to help us through that first four months of pandemic
when we were all in lockdown and weren’t able to film. We did Zoom sessions
three times a week with the weights that I had lying around in my garage that
had gathered a lot of dust.”

Also Read: Real-Life Vikings and How Different Are They From Vikings: Valhalla
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The actor says that it took him four months to build the desired body and he
seems to have enjoyed every second of it. The actor says that “I find it
meditative and calming to go to the gym.” He credits his athletic background for
helping him build muscle in much less time.


HOW WAS THE TRAINING?

Vikings: Valhalla [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/vikings-valhalla/] has some
great action sequences. In fact, the climax of the last episode
[https://www.netflix.com/title/81149450] has one of the best-choreographed
battle sequences ever seen in a show before. So if you are going to battle
looking like a Viking, it is important you fight like one too.

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Leo trained extensively for his role. He even took classes for Thai kickboxing,
Muay Thai. He even says that he went to “Fight Clubs” at weekends and took his
castmate James Ballanger with him.

What did you think about Leo’s performance as the Viking king Harald Sigurdsson?
Let us know in the comments below.

Baheen Qadri

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Playing a hero in movies and TV shows is not easy. Just look at how The Rock and Chris Hemsworth have trained for their respective superhero roles. If you do not have that mountain of a chest and chiseled abs, people will not believe you, no matter how good your acting is. So when playing a warrior in Vikings: Valhalla, you need to look like one.
<h2>How to become Harald Sigurdsson from Vikings: Valhalla</h2>
Before becoming one of the greatest kings of Vikings, Harald Sigurdsson was a robust and fierce tactician and military commander of the army. He fought many battles and conquered the invincible Britain.
So when the English actor Leo Suter was given the role of the great warrior. He knew he had to put in hours at the gym and build his physique. In an interview with <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/tudum/">Tudum</a>, Leo shared his experience of training and working out.
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He<a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/vikings-valhalla-leo-suter-interview-workout-body" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> said</a>, &#8220;I knew that training was going to be important, and we were very lucky to have a trainer called Pat Henry to help us through that first four months of pandemic when we were all in lockdown and weren&#8217;t able to film. We did Zoom sessions three times a week with the weights that I had lying around in my garage that had gathered a lot of dust.&#8221;
Also Read: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-real-life-vikings-and-how-different-are-they-from-vikings-valhalla/">Real-Life Vikings and How Different Are They From Vikings: Valhalla</a>
The actor says that it took him four months to build the desired body and he seems to have enjoyed every second of it. The actor says that &#8220;I find it meditative and calming to go to the gym.&#8221; He credits his athletic background for helping him build muscle in much less time.
<h2>How was the training?</h2>
<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/vikings-valhalla/">Vikings: Valhalla</a> has some great action sequences. In fact, the climax of the <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81149450" target="_blank" rel="noopener">last episode</a> has one of the best-choreographed battle sequences ever seen in a show before. So if you are going to battle looking like a Viking, it is important you fight like one too.
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20778 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/vikings-stunts-1600x900-1.jpg" alt="" width="1600" height="900" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/vikings-stunts-1600x900-1.jpg 1600w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/vikings-stunts-1600x900-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/vikings-stunts-1600x900-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/vikings-stunts-1600x900-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/vikings-stunts-1600x900-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" />
Leo trained extensively for his role. He even took classes for Thai kickboxing, Muay Thai. He even says that he went to &#8220;Fight Clubs&#8221; at weekends and took his castmate James Ballanger with him.
What did you think about Leo&#8217;s performance as the Viking king Harald Sigurdsson? Let us know in the comments below.

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