In addition to covering the October 2015 edition of Men’s Health South Africa, Black Sails star Tom Hopper connects with Muscle & Fitness for a workout feature. Sharing information about the ‘pirate’ workout which helps him get into shape for the show, Hopper explains how hard he pushed himself. He shares, “It’s a legend, the 222, how bad it is. And I started training for it on the Airdyne. Eventually, when it came time to do it, I felt pretty comfortable, like I’d done enough training. First few minutes went okay, but at five minutes you just feel like you’re going to collapse and die. And I got to like seven minutes and something happened where I couldn’t see. I couldn’t feel what I was doing with my arms. And I just collapsed. So that was it.”
Hopper continues, “I went back and had lunch with my wife, and I was absolutely gutted. And she said, ‘It’s okay, just go and do it tomorrow.’ And I was like, ‘You don’t understand. This is what I’ve been preparing for with everything I’ve got, and it’s just too hard.’” Read more on MuscleandFitness.com.
