Craig's QOS workout
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I stumbled across the workout Daniel Craig used to train for QOS. I haven't seen this posted yet so I thought I would put it up for those interested:
http://health.msn.com/fitness/mens-fitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100228108&page=1
This is very similar to his CR workout as should be expected. Simon Waterson was his trainer again. This actually looks like a better program, though it is light on cardio. Enjoy -{
http://health.msn.com/fitness/mens-fitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100228108&page=1
This is very similar to his CR workout as should be expected. Simon Waterson was his trainer again. This actually looks like a better program, though it is light on cardio. Enjoy -{
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I might steal the leg workout for my marathon training. Thanks for the link.
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Fourth paragraph:
You can get 007-worthy, too, by following the day-by-day workout Craig used in preparation for Casino Royale. Try it and see if any of that Bond charisma rubs off.
"I needed to get as fit as I possibly could [for Quantum of Solace]," Craig told the British press recently. "Although I was big and muscled last time, I was actually not as fit as I am now."
This is really interesting because the posted workout is different from the one that has circulated the internet, including this forum, since 2006 claiming to be the actual CR workout. In fact, someone had supposedly paid Simon Waterson to get it. Now this pops up. It may be a mock-up as jack008 has suggested, or maybe it's the real thing. Many had doubts about the previous one being legit. Which one, if either is the real deal? ?:)
if you guys wnna craig/bond body. it doesn'y mean you need that workout, craig is very different to all of us
Another alternative to the bike would be to do sprints. I would suggest an all out run like you were being chased by wild dogs for 15 seconds. Rest for one minute and repeat for a total of 6 repetitions.
This works great because you don't have to spend a lot of time on the cardio portion of your workout and it's probably easier on your joints over the long haul than jogging 10 miles or so. Plus if you're not looking to loose weight but just get more "cut" this is what you want to do.
Look at the build differences between Olympic athletes...specifically distance runners compared to the sprinters. The sprinters definitely have the better physiques.
Cheers!
it is important to note that craig probably wouldn't have needed to cut to much as his genes seem to be ectomorph/mesomorph bodytype and so he probably finds staying trim easy.
also weight training and bulking raises your resting metabolic anyway and do just sticking to a rounded diet would have kept the man trim.
Good luck!
Not sure how much injury he avoided...
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
The article also features pictures of Simon Waterson demonstrating several exercises they did including dips, pull-ups, sqauts, press-ups and lateral raises. Waterson says the work-outs were a blend of power lifting and compound exercises which get the heart rate up and gives you a bit of cardio while lifting.
The article I posted from MSN and Men's Health seems like it might be right as it fits the M-F schedule, and consists of power circuts and compound exercises and all the lifts both Craig and Waterson say they included. Even the 45 minute time frame seems about right. Hop on a bike afterwards and you have the CR workout. The workout that previously made the rounds never seemed to fit with what was already known.
Anway, that was CR. I'm just surprised we haven't seen anything more detailed about Craig's QOS preparation. After all, so many people have made such a big deal about how fit he is, I'm sure some magazine would like to run a story on it. Maybe Simon Waterson is saving it for his next book
I agree, it clearly comments that this is not the official workout assigned by trainer Simon Waterson. However from looking at this workout it is based on simliar excersises used for CR:
Pull ups
Press ups
Clean and Press
Bench Press
Lateral Raises
Bi-Cep Curls
I have tried the CR(the one that someone purchased on the forum) and the QOS (MSN/Mens Health) and these are what I found:
CR:
-Explosive exercises such as Clean and Press
-Bench builds bigger chest and targets arms for Daniel Craig frame.
-Ab work is basic but does help develop strong abs.
-Curls/Lateral build bigger arms (bodybuilding)
-Pull ups and Chins both are hard for beginners but build good strength
-Not a big fan of changing the reps each week as it made it harder to adjust to new workout
-3 days a week is ideal but can become too easy
QOS(MH/MSN)
-Very hard if you cannot handle going gym five times a week, need to get lots of sleep, eat loads,stretch on weekends to remain injury free and restrict getting soreness from working out several days in a row.
-Sounds similar to CR exercises, and also is everyday and matches Daniel Craig's biography and interviews-he comments on working 5 days a week and drinking as much Guinness on weekends that can fit down his throat.
-It is mainly focused on isolation, legs, arms,etc
-It has dead lift-this is one of the greatest exercises targets a lot of leg muscles and teaches your back to manage heavy lifting.
Conclusion:
The CR is great if you are just starting getting fit, it will be hard but the MSN/MH is a lot harder if your body cannot handle going gym 5 days a week and cardio on weekends, as your body will get tired and you will have to workout through the pain.
I just wish that Simon Waterson released all stat's, diet and the official workout plan as he would gain so much praise, I guarantee literally 80% of this forum would change to that workout.
I agree i'm currently doing the Qos workout (mens health edition) with a few extra this sprinkled in. But from the looks of changes it's working for the most part just got to stick with it.
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