Intelligent Fitness: The Smart Way to Reboot Your Body and Get in Shape (with a foreword by Daniel Craig)

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Hiddleston said: “For me, training with Simon is a crucial part of preparing for any action role – this 10-week programme is a fantastic example of Simon’s thoughtful and effective approach to fitness.” Craig’s workouts were a blend of powerlifting moves – lifting an extremely heavy weight that builds a foundation of muscle – and compound exercises that require a greater degree of athleticism,” says Waterson. “The strength sessions were twice a week, the other days were more agility focussed.” Everyone's always saying, 'I want to look like this.' But I believe what you should be saying is, 'I want to feel like this.' Once you have that self-awareness, the by-product is going to be visual. Fitness isn't about achieving a particular look or image. Fitness is primarily about feelings.

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Without Simon Waterson’s help and guidance, I literally wouldn’t have made it through fifteen years of playing James Bond … It’s been an honor working with him." — Daniel CraigIn the opening scene of Casino Royale he had to jump over a sandpit, on a roof, through a car, then sprint, climb over a fence and up a crane … so I tried to mimic the scene with an assault course.” Having built the strength prior to shooting, the job for Craig was then to strip away some body fat and reveal the muscle beneath. If you want to look lean and uncover your new muscle development, you can follow a similar calorie-deficit approach. Simon is a no-nonsense trainer – without pretension. He has an incredible wealth of experience. What he says makes sense and his workouts just work.' Rachel Weisz You cannot be another person because you haven’t got their genetics, but you might be able to look or feel or perform even better than they can,” he says. “Use them as inspiring stories to be the best version of yourself.”

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The core of Waterson’s approach is to mix short bursts of cardiovascular exercise with resistance training, in a ratio of five strength moves to two minutes of cardio. The method, he says, which is based on his training in the military, is hugely versatile. Typically, 10 weeks is all Simon has to train his clients for demanding action roles, and for the first time he shares these effective exercises and techniques to help you reach your fitness goals and improve your overall health. Now everyone can benefit from A-list trainer Simon Waterson's unparalleled knowledge with this easy to follow and highly effective workout programme. Michael O’Mara Books has snapped up The 10-Week Intelligent Fitness Challenge: The Ultimate Workout Programme from Hollywood’s Most In-demand Trainer, by personal trainer and former marine, Simon Waterson.Stansall said: “ The 10-Week Intelligent Fitness Challenge is the perfect follow-up to Simon’s first book, Intelligent Fitness, which laid the groundwork for his unique and highly effective philosophy on health and wellbeing. His dedication to his clients and his meticulous approach to their programmes has resulted in his huge popularity within the film industry, with some of the world’s biggest actors returning to work with him again and again. We’re really excited to share his much-coveted exercises and techniques with everyone looking to improve their health, whatever their fitness level.” All my clients come to me with the same challenge: when they travel, they may not have access to the same facilities they have at home. But you can apply the 5:2 approach anywhere.” You can grumble about the movie stars and the 10 weeks in these books. Or you can focus on the valuable fitness philosophy and goodies that a top trainer like Waterson in sharing with you. Craig added: “I owe so much to Simon. His friendship and guidance saw me through many physical challenges.” Without Simon Waterson's help and guidance, I literally wouldn't have made it through fifteen years of playing James Bond ... It's been an honor working with him." -- Daniel Craig

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With Simon, I understood that the work and preparation you have to do before starting a shoot is just as important as what happens in front of the camera. Filming a movie is like running a marathon – if you don’tThe workout examples in the book are more full body routines. I looked to established trainers to develop more targeted (legs, upper body) workouts like Jeff Cavaliere at AthleanX and then just plugged in the exercises into the 5-2 structure. You’re never going to beat bodyweight exercises – do varied push-ups: very wide, then very narrow ones, mountain climber push-ups (pushing alternating knees across the body as you perform each up and down movement), and Spiderman push-ups (lifting alternate knees high to the shoulder as you push yourself up and down – resembling the superhero scaling a wall). That would cover triceps, chest, core and shoulders.”