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<strong>&quot;Without Simon Waterson&rsquo;s help and guidance, I literally wouldn&rsquo;t have made it through fifteen years of playing James Bond &hellip; It&rsquo;s been an honor working with him.&quot; </strong><em>&mdash;</em><strong>Daniel Craig</strong><br /><br /><strong>Simon Waterson&#39;s job is to turn actors into athletes. Now you can learn how to transform your fitness and wellbeing with the film industry&#39;s most in-demand trainer.</strong><br /><br />Simon&rsquo;s client list reads like a who&rsquo;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 <em>Guardians of the Galaxy,</em> and prepared actors such as Thandiwe Newton and John Boyega for the recent <em>Star Wars </em>films.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><strong>Packed full of behind-the-scenes insights, as well as 007 photographer Greg Williams&rsquo; 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.</strong>

Offering an inside look at the most famous marathon in the world, this exploration traces the Boston Marathon's 26.2-mile route from the starting line on narrow Main Street in Hopkinton to the Boylston Street finish line in downtown Boston, bringing to life the history, personalities, pivotal moments, and individual character of each city the race traverses. The Boston Marathon includes well-researched briefs on topics including Metcalf's Mill at Ashland, the unmarked starting point of the first race in 1897, the infamous 1967 battle over Kathrine Switzer's attempt to compete five years before women were allowed, and other vital race-day elements. The book also includes a tribute to the victims of the tragic 2013 bombing near the finish line. This is a supremely entertaining glimpse at the history of the greatest running event in the world—from wacky entrants to hard-fisted managers, tortured disappointments, and glorious triumph.

<P style="BORDER-TOP-COLOR: ; BORDER-LEFT-COLOR: ; BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR: ; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-RIGHT-COLOR: ">Have you ever thought about running a 5K naked or getting the all-time biggest marathon finisher’s medal? How about running five miles while eating a dozen donuts or chugging down a few beers? Or maybe you’d prefer running a half marathon in paradise or a 5K dressed as a gorilla? Whatever your dreams, runner and traveler Denise Malan has written the perfect book for everybody who is searching for America’s greatest—and craziest—running adventures: the races that all enthusiasts should seriously consider running before they die. She gives the inside scoop on 200 truly unique races around the United States, covering distances from one mile to ultramarathon.

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Packed with cutting-edge training programs that are backed by scientific research and proven by professional trainers and athletes, <I>Muscle & Fitness 360</I> provides a complete guide for those looking to get in the best shape of their lives. Containing numerous fitness regimens, this book provides the step-by-step instructions necessary to effectively shed fat and build muscle. In addition, the workouts are buttressed with comprehensive meal plans that ensure readers maximize fat loss while also increasing body mass and maintaining overall health. This guide contains more than 75 color photos that help bring to life the proper way to do specific exercises.

Packed with cutting-edge training programs that are backed by scientific research and proven by professional trainers and athletes, Muscle & Fitness Hers 360 provides a complete guide for those women looking to get in the best shape of their lives. Containing numerous fitness regimens, this book provides the step-by-step instructions necessary to effectively shed fat and build muscle. In addition, the workouts are buttressed with comprehensive meal plans that ensure readers maximize fat loss while also increasing body mass and maintaining overall health. The guide contains numerous color photos that demonstrate the proper way to do specific exercises.

Intended for anyone who wants rock-hard abs but needs help getting motivated, the editors of fitness authority Muscle & Fitness magazine have created a four-week plan that incorporates invaluable take-away strategies to get a firmer midsection. More than 50 exercises and full-color photos guide readers through the best ways to obtain a tight six-pack. Throughout the exercises informative tips and fast facts  are included to ensure that each routine is executed in the safest and most effective manner possible.

Packed with cutting-edge training programs that are backed by scientific research and proven by professional trainers and athletes, this workbook provides the very best fat-burning workouts.  Containing numerous fitness regimens, this book provides the step-by-step instructions necessary to effectively shed fat and to get into optimal shape. In addition, this collection buttresses the workouts with comprehensive meal plans that ensure readers maximize fat loss while also increasing energy levels and maintaining overall health.

With programs that are clearly explained, easy to follow, and, best of all, proven to be effective at burning more calories and body fat, this workbook enables women to achieve firm, healthy, strong bodies. Readers are introduced to numerous forms of working out—from barbells and dumbbells to machines and elastic bands—so that they never grow bored or complacent with the routines. This resource also includes complete meal plans that are designed by some of the country’s best nutritionists, as well as a collection of recipes that are both healthy and delicious.

With 101 Muscle-Shaping Workouts & Strategies For Women, each workout program, which are clearly explained, easy-to-follow and, best of all, proven to be effective at burning more calories and body fat—is designed to help achieve a firm, healthy, and strong body.

From the editors of Muscle & Fitness magazine, which has been excelling in the area of physique transformation for over 70 years, this book is built on the foundation that the key to a strong, healthy body is an effective muscle and strength-training program. This health provides all the guidance needed to achieve workout goals and have a muscular body.

Dr. Wright unfolds her Guide to Thrive by preparing readers for six remarkable months of body, brains, and bliss transformation, using her framework of the four practical steps. As a scientist and physician, Dr. Wright backs up each step with the latest science about the vital connections between the physical body, the mind, and emotional health and equips readers to move, eat, think, and feel in order to thrive. Additionally, readers are invited to join Dr. Wright&#39;s online fitness and nutrition club where they can enter their own health data and receive instant interactive information and encouragement.

In 101 Muscle-Building Workouts & Nutrition Plans, the staff of editors, scientists, and expert trainers at the acclaimed magazine Muscle & Fitness provide the very best lifting advice they have to offer. The various training programs contained here are all cutting-edge—backed by scientific research and proven time and again in the trenches by novice and professional athletes alike. With multiple full body programs ranging all the way from four weeks to three months, readers are covered for years to come. To support efforts at the gym, comprehensive meal plans ensure the maximizing of muscle mass while also increasing energy levels and maintaining overall health. Whether the goal is to make good on a New Years resolution or get in shape for the summer, this reference provides all of the useable information needed.

From his early days of growing up in South Dakota and wrestling in North Dakota and Minnesota as a collegian to his WWE days and current UFC dominance, this biography of Brock Lesnar present a revealing portrait of the man both in and out of the Octagon. Fans will read of his whole life story with details on how he became the youngest WWE champion ever at the age of 25, why he did not like being a professional wrestler, details behind his collegiate wrestling career, his short stint as a Minnesota Viking, the role growing up on a dairy farm played in his success, and his unprecedented comeback from the illness that threatened his career. His former and current coaches, opponents, training partners, and friends share their thoughts and experiences about this multidimensional athlete who has taken the UFC world by storm. Fans will not want to be without this book.

Having spent the past four years recording hundreds of training sessions by some of Major League Baseball’s best athletes, the editors of STACK have built a library of grueling workouts, training secrets, and nutritional tips used by America's professional diamond greats. This book gives an inside look at the best workouts, together with instructions and advice from 10 of pro baseball's most prolific and well-conditioned players and their coaches. The pros' training methods are compiled into detailed workout programs, with step-by-step exercise descriptions, that will improve on-field performance in the safest and most effective ways possible. Reader’s will read of actual workouts performed by numerous high-profile MLB players, including David Wright, Derek Lee, Dustin Pedroia, Johan Santana, Jimmy Rollins, Carl Crawford, Justin Morneau, Justin Verlander, and more. The workouts in Baseball Training: The Pros' Guide to Becoming Bigger, Faster, Stronger provide direction on how to improve speed, strength, power, agility, flexibility, and conditioning. Readers will also be inspired by encouraging stories, motivational techniques, and training perspectives behind these athletes' rise to stardom.

Aimed towards anyone tired of spending countless hours training with weights and doing cardio and without seeing additional gains, 101 High-Intensity Workouts For Fast Results provides a lifetime of workouts that continually increase lean muscle mass and reduce body fat using scientifically proven methods of short, high-intensity bouts of training.