F E AT U R E62 MUSCLE & FITNESS/JULY 2019BY SAMANTHA YARDLEY
PHOTOGRAPHS BY SAMUEL DORESCOTT ADKINS PACKS A
PUNCH IN NEW MOVIE
AVENGEMENT
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t 42, British actor Scott Adkins is
one of the top action stars in the
world, with an impressive career
spanning The Expendables 2, Doctor
Strange, Accident Man and his famous
portrayal of Russian MMA fighter Yuri
Boyka in the Undisputed film franchise.
In his latest outing, Avengement, he
takes both his action and acting chops
to the next level.
In Avengement, while on leave from
prison, lowly criminal Cain Burgess
(Adkins) evades guards and returns to
his old haunts to take revenge on the
people that made him a cold-hearted
killer. It’s an epic, bloody battle to search
for the soul he lost years ago on the
streets of an unforgiving city.
Adkins tell us how he stays in such
great shape and how he prepared for his
latest film...Scott, you’re known for your highly
physical fight scenes. What is your
typical training programme?
I train for muscle mass, essentially
looking good on camera, and practice
martial arts. I do weight training three
or four days a week. I used to do
a bodybuilding style routine with
a body-part split but now I prefer full
body training. It feels less taxing on my
body, and I feel like I can actually train
more. I’ll start with legs and I try to hit