Muscle & Fitness UK – July 2019

MALE MUSCLE

52 MUSCLE & FITNESS/JULY 2019

T

hat Sky Atlantic

show is great

and all, but if

you like your

medieval-style

action a little more

realistic and a little

less... dragon-y, check

out Netflix’s The Last

Kingdom. Based on

Bernard Cornwell’s

The Saxon Stories

historical novels, the

series follows Uhtred

of Bebbanburg, a

Saxon-born, Viking-

raised warrior

seeking revenge

and power in ninth-

century England.

That means plenty

of runnin’, ridin’,

and ravagin’.

Thankfully,

Alexander

Dreymon, the

German-born,

internationally

raised thespian

playing him, is

built for the

challenge.

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MAGIC

VIKE

The Last Kingdom star

ALEXANDER DREYMON

talks strongman lessons,

natural horsemanship,

and Viking abs.

AGE: 35

HEIGHT:5'10"

WEIGHT:77kg

WELL-SPOKEN:Born in

Germany, grew up

in America and France,

fluent in all three

nations’ languages.

HIRED HELP:Practices

Brazilian jiu-jitsu with black

belt holder Lars

Wallin (wallinfitness.com),

who trained with

MMA’s legendary

Gracie family.

FRIGHT CLUB:

Previously starred in

FX’s American Horror

Story:Coven and

vampire romance

flick Blood Ransom.

BIO BLAST