LENNY KRAVITZ DEFIES expectation. The 62-year-old has been rocking since the late ’80s, but he looks better than plenty of guys born long after the release of his first album. Part of that is just down to genetics—not just anyone can rock leather pants like Lenny—but it’s also a credit to the hard work he’s put in over almost 30 years of training.
Exercise wasn’t always something he did. He was already an internationally acclaimed rock star before he met his longtime coach, Dodd Romero, in the late ’90s while working on his Grammy-winning 1998 album 5. That’s when he started training more seriously and focused on his fitness. “He turned me into a different human being,” Kravitz says of his trainer.
Training gives Kravitz the opportunity for growth—both physically and mentally. “My philosophy is to push harder each day and go places I hadn’t gone before,” he says. “Every day has to be better than what I just did.”
And yes, he looks good. But he wants anyone that questions that he’s been able to achieve his physique through anything other than effort and sweat to put their doubts to rest. “It’s 100 percent real,” he says. “I don’t take asprin—I’ve never taken anything.”
Kravitz broke down his high-rep training split at TMPL in New York City, and shared even more about how much fitness and health play into his lifestyle in a wide-ranging MH cover interview.
Lenny Kravitz’s 10-Pack Workout
Underhand Lat Pulldown
4 sets of 50, 35, 21, 14 reps
Machine Chest Fly
4 sets of 50, 35, 21, 14 reps
Seated Triceps Extensions
4 sets of 50, 35, 21, 14 reps
Superman
4 sets of 50, 35, 21, 14 reps
Hanging Ab Crunch
4 sets of 50, 35, 21, 14 reps
Seated Biceps Curl to Arnold Press
4 sets of 50, 35, 21, 14 reps
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Brett Williams, NASM-CPT, PES, a senior editor at Men’s Health, is a certified trainer and former pro football player and tech reporter. You can find his work elsewhere at Mashable, Thrillist, and other outlets.