The 10-Week Intelligent Fitness Challenge (with a foreword by Tom Hiddleston): The Ultimate Workout Programme from Hollywood’s Most In-demand Trainer

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Craig added: “I owe so much to Simon. His friendship and guidance saw me through many physical challenges.” For me, training with Simon is a crucial part of preparing for any action role...This ten-week programme is a fantastic example of Simon's thoughtful and effective approach to fitness."–Tom Hiddleston Following on from his first book, Intelligent Fitness , which explored the theory behind some of Hollywood's most impressive transformations, Simon focuses here on a typical actor workout program. Whatever your goal, whether it’s reducing fat or increasing muscle tissue – this book will ensure you make real progress and see results in just ten weeks. Name an A-list actor with incredible fitness and there’s a very good chance that former marine commando Simon Waterson has trained them. And ten weeks is typically how long he has with his clients in pre-production to get them to peak fitness for a role. It is also the perfect amount of time for anyone to reboot their fitness using Simon’s Intelligent Fitness methods, insights and motivational advice.

Waterson offers up his “Holy Grail of fitness programming” as an approach he uses for nearly all his clients. I pay attention when a guy who has been so successful for so long says, "Here's my #1 thing". His 5-2 method intertwines resistance training and cardio for faster-paced workout that focuses on the whole body. I haven't tried it out yet, but soon! You can grumble about the movie stars or the 10 week mania in these books. Or you can focus on the valuable fitness philosophy and goodies that a top trainer like Waterson in sharing with you. For me, training with Simon is a crucial part of preparing for any action role ... this ten-week programme is a fantastic example of Simon's thoughtful and effective approach to fitness.' Tom Hiddleston

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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.” 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.” 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.

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 CraigFilming a movie is like running a marathon – if you don’tarrive well prepared, you will pay for it at the end.' Diego Luna'Simon is a no-nonsense trainer – without pretension. In regards to nutrition, I recommend The Wild Diet by Abel James and Fit Men Cook by Kevin Curry. They have some great perspectives on other fitness aspects like fasting and meals without the blandness of most diets. For me, training with Simon is a crucial part of preparing for any action role...This ten-week programme is a fantastic example of Simon's thoughtful and effective approach to fitness." –Tom Hiddleston THE THING TO KEEP IN MIND: You can't start from total couch potato and do this. You have to be what might be called "fit adjacent" and hoping to improve and upgrade yourself to "fitter" and eventually awesome. It helps to be under forty also.

PDF / EPUB File Name: The_10-Week_Intelligent_Fitness_Challenge_-_Simon_Waterson.pdf, The_10-Week_Intelligent_Fitness_Challenge_-_Simon_Waterson.epub Even if you think the weights involved are light, or that the movements are easy, by the time you finish one of the workouts you will know you have been put through the paces, and you may even be wrung out. Although the program is styled as a "ten week program", based on the work that Waterson does getting movie actors into shape with only a limited amount of lead time, right before a film production begins, so that the actors can play action heroes or villains, your own timeline may stretch longer to finish the entire program before you can confidently and consistently do everything a week demands in the sequence required to declare victory and go on to the next week's set of workouts. If you're coming to Coles by car, why not take advantage of the 2 hours free parking at Sainsbury's Pioneer Square - just follow the signs for Pioneer Square as you drive into Bicester and park in the multi-storey car park above the supermarket. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. You don't need to shop in Sainsbury's to get the free parking! Where to Find Us This ten-week programme is a fantastic example of Simon's thoughtful and effective approach to fitness.' Tom Hiddleston '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.

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