Deadpool 2, Gym

On the Don Saladino App
Deadpool 2 (GYM) is the second program in the trilogy! This is the exact program Ryan used to prepare for the 2nd DP movie. The program focuses on building a “performance physique”. It is as intense as you want to make it, so beginners take your time & go easy. Those with experience, go as hard as you $!&%@*# want.

GOAL: Lean Ripped Physique ⚔️
DIFFICULTY: For Everyone
DURATION: 9 Weeks, 6 Days a Week
AVG LENGTH: 45-60 Minutes
EQUIPMENT: Barbell, Dumbbells, KBs, Landmine, Preacher Curl, Cable Machine, Machine Row, Dip Station, Leg Press, Leg Extension, Leg Curl, Seated Calf Raise, Adjustable Bench, Stability Ball, Bands, Cardio Equipment Optional

Training Split:

  • Day 1. Push (Pushing Dominos)

  • Day 2. Pull (Pull Yourself Together)

  • Day 3. Legs (Don’t You Say Legs)

  • Day 4. Push Pump (The Juggernaut)

  • Day 5. Pull Pump (Cable’s Arsenal)

  • Day6. Leg Pump (Knew You Were Going to Say Legs)

What’s Included:

  • App Access, Desktop Dashboard, & eBook

  • 9-Week Deadpool 2, Gym Program

  • Exercise Demonstration Videos

  • Weight Logging & Tracking

  • Nutrition Guide, Supplement Guide, & Macro Guide

  • Private Group Access

No subscription or reoccurring fees for the Don Saladino app. The app is FREE. Your purchased programs will be stored & accessed within your app account.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Next Level of the Trilogy
This is the program Ryan Reynolds used to prep for Deadpool 2. Designed by me in 2017, this isn't a guess. This is the real deal. It’s brutal, effective, and engineered for a performance physique that delivers both aesthetics and athleticism. A 6-day training schedule built for serious commitment. Each day is themed, fun, and brutally effective.

👉 Beginners: Ease in, master the moves, build your foundation.
👉 Veterans: Unleash it. Crank the intensity. Train like the credits are rolling.

🛠️ PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Day 1: Push (Pushing Dominos)
Kick off the program with a full-body push workout, combining compound presses with accessory movements. Focus on developing pushing power through variations of bench presses, dumbbell presses, and triceps work, while ensuring proper shoulder mobility with external rotations and face pulls.
Day 2: Pull (Pull Yourself Together)
Target pulling strength with vertical and horizontal row variations, chin-ups, and lat pulldowns. Mobility drills and scap push-ups prepare your shoulders and back for pulling efficiency, while curls and inverted rows provide additional arm development.
Day 3: Legs (Don’t You Say Legs)
Hit your lower body with a mix of unilateral movements, squats, and RDLs, all designed for hypertrophy and mobility. Emphasis is placed on leg extension, curls, and calf raises, with core work optional for added challenge.
Day 4: Push Pump (The Juggernaut)
Blast your chest, shoulders, and triceps with high rep pushing movements and pressing variations, including banded bench presses and landmine presses. Push to failure on dips and incorporate isolation work to target each muscle group thoroughly.
Day 5: Pull Pump (Cable’s Arsenal)
A high volume pulling day designed to develop back thickness and arm strength. Cable rows, lat pulldowns, and reverse flys combine with single arm carries and curls for balanced pulling power and core engagement.
Day 6: Leg Pump (Knew You Were Going to Say Legs)
End the week with a high volume leg pump workout, including lunges, RDLs, leg curls, and press variations. Focus on hitting the lower body from all angles for full development and strength.

🚀 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
+ Verified: The exact program used for Deadpool 2 (no guesswork here).
+ Intensity on tap: Load it heavy, tempo it slow, burn it out
+ Smart layering: Every workout stacks strength, mobility, and physique enhancement
+ Functional aesthetics: Built to look the part and move like a superhero
+ Optional Cardio Finishers – Torch fat, boost endurance, and level up your conditioning. Just like we did with Ryan during the prep for Deadpool.

Buy the DEADPOOL 2, GYM PROGRAM and start today!

DAY 1 BREAKDOWN:

🔍 PUSH DAY (Pushing Dominos) - This upper body session kicks off the program with precision. Focusing on shoulder health, pressing strength, and high-volume hypertrophy finishers. It’s designed to build a powerful chest, boulder shoulders, and horseshoe triceps while reinforcing stability and control. Superhero strength starts here.

 🧘 A BLOCK: Activation / Mobility
A1: Cable External Rotation – Shoulder stability and rotator cuff activation
A2: Face Pulls – Rear delt and trap activation
A3: Bottom-Up Press – Shoulder control and grip stability
A4: Dead Hangs – Postural reset and grip prep
🟢 Purpose: Prep the shoulders, activate stabilizers, and prime the upper body for safe, powerful pressing.

💪 B + C BLOCK: Primary Pressing Strength
B1: Low Incline Barbell Press (Tempo 3-0-1-0) – Upper chest and front delt development
C1: Single Arm Bridge Press – Core-integrated chest pressing, unilateral control
🟢 Purpose: Build pressing strength and upper body density with both bilateral and unilateral loads.

💥 D BLOCK: Volume + Pump Pressing
D1: High Incline DB Press – Time-under-tension for upper chest and anterior delts
🟢 Purpose: Flood the muscles with volume and finish off the heavy pressing with hypertrophy focus.

🧨 E BLOCK: Isolation & Finisher
E1: DB Side Raise – Medial delt isolation
E2: Cable Fly – Chest pump and inner pec stretch
E3: Lying DB Tricep Extension – Long head triceps focus
🟢 Purpose: Target detail work and finish with a high-rep muscle-building blast.

🏁 F + G BLOCK: Arm Finisher + Optional Cardio
F1: Tricep Rope Pushdown – Rope-focused triceps burnout
G1: Optional Steady State Cardio – fat burning (Zone 2)
🟢 Purpose: Cap off the push day with arm-focused volume and zone 2 cardio for recovery & endurance.

Buy the DEADPOOL 2, GYM PROGRAM and start today!

To get familiar with the app, check out the How to Use the App video in the sidebar and the How to Use the App guide in the Resources section, located in the footer.

While logging your workout, tap the History Button ↺ (second icon in the footer), a pop-up screen will appear with your logging history for the exercise, tap Close in the upper left corner to return to logging.

You can change from pounds to kilograms by tapping Settings in the lower right of the footer, toggling the slider on for Metric, and tapping Save in the upper right corner.

Ryan’s Tesimonial

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Deadpool FAQs

  • Don has trained Ryan Reynolds since 2009. He trained him for all three Deadpool movies.

  • This is the 2nd Deadpool Program I wrote back in 2017. Every other Deadpool program out there is just a guess at how he trained.

  • No—absolutely not! Deadpool 1, Deadpool 2, and Deadpool 3 were created in 2014, 2017, and 2023, respectively. Ryan didn’t complete them back-to-back; these were written years apart. Each program stands on its own and does not build on the previous one.

    In my opinion, Deadpool 2 is the most challenging. It follows a 6-day training split, which demands a high level of commitment.

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