Brian Fair of Shadows Fall Launches ‘Metal Hippie Workout’ YouTube Series

When it comes to getting into shape, I know that I turn to the 49-year-old dreadlocked lead vocalist Brian Fair of metalcore band Shadows Fall. In honor of turning one year shy of a half-century, Fair launched a new exercise series on YouTube called Metal Hippie Workout.

 Here’s what Fair had to say about his new workout series in the introductory video, as transcribed by Blabbermouth:

“What’s happening, party people? It is Brian Fair. It is also my 49th birthday. Almost to a half a century. And honestly, I’m in some of the best shape of my life.

“I’ve been getting really into my own personal fitness over the last few years, focusing a lot on high-intensity interval training, a little bit of dumbbell and a lot of core. So I figured to celebrate my 49th birthday and to show you that even when you’re old, you can still stay fit, still be ready to rock those stages, we’re gonna run through a five-minute plank challenge. We’re gonna test the core. We’re gonna use the full body. It’s going to be 30 seconds on, no breaks.

“The key to this, try not to put those knees down. Try not to break that plank form. We’re gonna do 30 seconds on for each exercise. These are gonna be all kind of moving planks. So we’re gonna do a wide variety. We’re gonna hit every part of the body. And don’t forget, it’s not about stopping when you get tired; it’s about stopping when you’re done or when you’ve given it everything you got.

“All right, we’re gonna get into this. This is the beginning of the ‘Metal Hippie Workout’. We’re gonna get shredded, we’re gonna get ready for the stage.”

This certainly beats my previous metal-based workout which involved just running away from big dudes in mosh pits.