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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 Craig
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Simon Waterson’s job is to turn actors into athletes. Now you can learn how to transform your fitness and wellbeing with the film industry’s most in-demand trainer.
Simon’s client list reads like a who’s who of A-list actors. He has transformed Daniel Craig into the formidable James Bond for five blockbuster films, shaped Chris Evans into superhero Captain America, trained Chris Pratt for Guardians of the Galaxy and prepared actors such as Thandiwe Newton and John Boyega for the recent Star Wars films.
From 3.30 a.m. training sessions in the desert with Jake Gyllenhaal to virtual workouts with Bryce Dallas Howard, Simon reveals the real training programs he used to take these actors to peak physical health.
Sharing his practical and highly accessible approach to reimagining your body, Simon encourages you to focus on training, recovery and nutrition to build on your performance, rather than aesthetic.
Packed full of behind-the-scenes insights, as well as 007 photographer Greg Williams’ exclusive photographs, this is an essential training manual for any age and fitness level that will motivate you to reboot your body and train like a star.
Our Top Reviews
Reviewer: Caylob
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: amazing advice from Waterson.
Review: Waterson really knows what he is talking about The book Kept me engaged And gave me excellent advice I’ve been looking for a good Trainer However I have been able to find one That is why I looked into books and good thing I did.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Inspiring!
Review: Simon’s book is a quick enjoyable read with just the right balance of information and inspiration. The perspiration doesn’t seem as daunting as other How-To reads. Even if you are a casual movie fan, the book motivates you on your journey by explaining different programs Mr. Waterson implemented for the different needs of the different actors. Although he is ex-British military, Simon does not come across as a drill sergeant. Work hard but don’t beat yourself up! Great resource material.
Reviewer: MamasGottaRead
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great resource for effective physical fitness!
Review: 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!What we both loved:-Waterson’s less is more ideology makes me happy! The less I have to workout, the better!-His approach to fitness as a mind/body connection makes perfect sense!-He’s big on sleep and naps, so need I say more?!-Setting small goals and pacing myself resonates big time with me!-The at-home essential kit is manageable with only 5 items necessary.-And we both love his focus on stretching!A really fun part is the behind-the-scenes photos of the actors Mr. Waterson has worked with!The best thing is that he makes it so doable for all of us common folk – cuz I can tell you, I ain’t no Hollywood star that has the time and resources to focus all my energy on fitness. Thankfully, thus trainer understands that and provides a straightforward, effective solution!
Reviewer: Rich . . .
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Be all in with the book.
Review: I like the explanation of what’s going on. To be the best me.
Reviewer: Derek
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Basic…Only one workout from Daniel Craig Shared…
Review: Much like in this book, Simon never reveals what he actually did to train Daniel Craig. This book includes one workout. Not sure what he is trying to hide, but I wish there were specific workouts, diet strategies, and workout frequency.Highly recommend Hero Maker by Duffy Gaver. A no b.s. step by step breakdown and also specific workouts used with celebrities.
Reviewer: Kenny LaMonte
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fun and easy to follow read.
Review: I’ve been adapting my workouts to incorporate the lessons in the book. The great thing is you don’t have to abandon what you’re doing to get a benefit from the lessons. It’s a fun read and I love being able to do a Chris Evans workout day or a Craig workout day. Lots of fun.
Reviewer: Fulana Shopper
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Teenager Son loves it
Review: My son whose 15 loves this book he saw Chris Pratt recommended on IG. Well worth it & in good condition
Reviewer: Craig S. Mankowski
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Just what I needed!
Review: Hit a mid February slump/plateau and this book is pulling me through it and keeping me moving forward. Just what I needed!
Reviewer: jonatan drouin
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: The book overall is great and can be useful for any beginners and most intermediates or people that only limit themselves to bodybuilding and/or powerlifting style training. The books talks about training concepts and philosophies of Simon which I think a healthy philosophies to have. Most of the book is a combination of exercises, powerlifting, bodyweight, core, bodybuilding and endurance training wrapped all in one. He provides over 15 different celebrity’s sample workouts, 11 Male Celebs (Mostly Full Body workouts with Upperbody Focus, any lower body exercises used are variations of squats, deadlifts and lunges), 1 Senior Male Celeb workout (mostly exercise for back/posture and shoulder mobility health) and 3 female workouts mostly muscular endurance and mobility work (a surprsing lack of DIRECT glute work, like glute bridges, hipthrust, kickbacks or firehydrants etc for a female…those exercises have been shown to be significantly more efficient for glutes compared to lunges, deadlifts and squats see Phd. Bret Contreras for glute stuff).The down side of this book is that it teaches you how to build a work out for a particular day but there is ZERO programming apart from “try to lift more or do more reps next time”.Another downside is that the core template of the book the “5-2 method” is not really doable for most people since the vast majority of people use a commercial gym to exercise. This book is more tailored to those with Home Gyms (not many machines required though really) and for personal trainers. If you have a friend who is a personal trainer or you are personal trainer this book is actually quite useful since Simon gives a back story to everyone of his celebrity clients and provides a sample workout.If you wanted to do this work out in a commercial Gym I think you would have to break it into two parts instead of 5-2. Doing the 5-2 method as recommend in a gym would definetly get people pissed off and probably get yourself a conversation with management. Unless you started you workout at 5am or after 9pm. Anything in-between 6am and 9pm would probably be too busy to take 3 to 5 pieces of equipment for over 30 minutes…so Probably Exercise A and B in a 2 to 1 style and then do exercise CDE in a 3 to 1 style.I suppose you could just do different days of the week with different celebrity workouts which would have you covered for 15 workouts. You can assume if you are a guy and just cycled through all the male celebrity workouts over and over, ate alot of protein and did that for 2 years you would be in solid shape and wouldI would of also liked to see at least 1 week of sample workouts per celebrity. What was particularly disappointing is that there was only 1 Daniel Craig/James Bond Workout. Considering Simon worked with Daniel on all 5 movies apparently I would of liked to see at least 1 workout per movie. Particularly Casino Royale when Daniel made the most progress.Summary:Overall it’s a great book and the workouts are definitely hard if you do them as prescribed.Not really any progression/programing (for over the course of weeks and months). I hope there is a second edition which I will purchase. I think 2 sample workouts per celebrity’s MINIMUM would be better going up to 1 workout per movie. So lets say closer to 30-35 workouts in the next book. I would pay double for a more for a more detailed book with twice as much programming and/or workouts.If you are doing the female workouts definitely add some glute work in there too.
Reviewer: David Fuentes
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Liked it, has interesting fitness tips and routines for different goals. Definitely would recomend it.
Reviewer: Ing Martin Horvath
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A lot of stories from workouts and training with stars like Daniel Craig, Lea Seydoux and a lot of others
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