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

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We have developed an intelligent approach to exercise training for health and performance. Our training programmes have been developed for those who are seeking a scientific, best practice and common sense approach to their professional development. I enjoyed reading this book. It’s a mixture of practical advice about workouts and a philosophy for improving (physical) performance. These sections are nicely written in an easy to understand voice.

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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.” The book focuses on an “inspiring and easy-to-follow workout programme that encourages you to train like an A-list celeb, giving you access to Simon’s unparalleled knowledge of fitness and health,” the synopsis reads. Way too light on details, and really vague. Nice to see the workout designed for people and the 5-2 bit was helpful but otherwise hard to actually design a workout based on this. I was really hopeful for some sort of manual for designing workouts and was left underwhelmed from that respect. My For more than 25 years, Simon Waterson has gotten my hubby's favorite Hollywood A-list actors into top physical shape. So, when he saw that this book was coming out, he was beyond excited, and I have to admit, so was I! I mean anyone who helped Chris Evans get into that beautiful shape has to be amazing, right?! But not only him... we're talkin' Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Craig, Chris Pratt, Léa Seydoux, John Boyega, Blake Lively, Jake Gyllenhaal, Harrison Ford, John Krasinski... and more! It’s possible to make huge advances in your strength and general fitness using nothing more than your own body. Weights have their benefits but do not underestimate the power of simply battling gravity, Waterson says.Content is designed to ensure you can work with the public towards both health and sporting goals safely and effectively Now everyone can benefit from A-list trainer Simon Waterson's unparalleled knowledge with this easy to follow and highly effective workout programme.

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I’m always conscious of the risk-to-reward ratio,” he says. “So rather than a massive deadlift (pulling a barbell up from the floor) it might be more beneficial to have a bent-over, single-arm row (one arm on a bench, the other pulling a weight up to the side of the body). Getting a huge weight up and down off the floor is quite a difficult thing to do and quite a difficult thing to teach. It’s a very high-risk exercise.” When Waterson works with an actor, his philosophy is to create a body that enables them to play the part with total conviction, making Craig look like a powerful killer, for example. 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. 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. Good book for beginners. This is a good principle: “train for performance, not aesthetics. The aesthetics will follow”

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Intelligent Fitness: The Smart Way to Reboot Your Body

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’t Craig added: “I owe so much to Simon. His friendship and guidance saw me through many physical challenges.”I said, ‘Don’t show anyone, keep your T-shirt on, let’s not let anyone know how this could work out’. I remember walking on the beach with him on the first day and everyone’s mouths just falling open. He worked incredibly hard for that shot. It changed everyone’s outlook on Daniel playing the character – they knew this guy was properly serious.”