--- title: Man Trains to Free Aliens From Area 51 in Viral Video description: One extraterrestrial enthusiast has whipped up a training regimen designed to get clients in shape to free aliens from Area 51. canonical: https://time.com/5628182/area-51-training-video/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-07-17T15:11:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-13T08:54:28.700Z og:title: Extraterrestrial Enthusiast Trains to Free Aliens From Area 51 With the Essential Workout og:description: "He's not the hero the aliens deserve, but the one they need right now" og:url: https://time.com/5628182/area-51-training-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f0c7e0f78761ec7/698a000b096a9437e16a6a94/area51trainingvideo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Desert Highway, NV og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Extraterrestrial Enthusiast Trains to Free Aliens From Area 51 With the Essential Workout twitter:description: "He's not the hero the aliens deserve, but the one they need right now" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f0c7e0f78761ec7/698a000b096a9437e16a6a94/area51trainingvideo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Extraterrestrial Enthusiast Trains to Free Aliens From Area 51 With the Essential Workout Routine > Sponsored content. 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Thousands Sign Petition to Invade Area 51 to Find Those Aliens](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/DQ6jHRVp.m3u8) (0:51)  _Published 2019-07-15. More than 400,000 people have signed on to a Facebook event pledging to raid Nevada’s Area 51_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 17, 2019 3:11 PM UTC More than 400,000 people have signed on to a Facebook event pledging to raid Nevada’s Area 51  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 17, 2019 3:11 PM UTC In the wake of over 1.5 million people signing a [Facebook petition](https://time.com/5625420/area-51-petition/) pledging to invade [Area 51](https://time.com/5626450/storm-area-51-alien-memes/), the U.S. Air Force has warned that any attempt to illegally access the site is [“highly discouraged.”](https://time.com/5627283/area-51-invasion-military-free-aliens/) But that hasn’t stopped one extraterrestrial enthusiast from whipping up a training regimen designed to get his clients in shape for the Sept. 20 raid on the highly-classified military base. In a video that has since gone viral, personal trainer [Don Saladino](https://www.instagram.com/donsaladino/) can be seen putting his client [Guy Blelloch](https://www.instagram.com/apiecebyguy/) through the alien-freeing paces. The out-of-this-world workout routine includes carrying an alien over hurdles to get it to its spaceship, running on the treadmill with an alien on your back, and resisting the alien’s attempts at mind-control — something that Blelloch clearly struggled with. “He’s not the hero the aliens deserve, but the one they need right now,” Blelloch commented on the video. “This style of training is untouchable,” added Saladino, endorsing his otherworldly take on a training regimen. 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