Watch These YouTubers Attempt Daniel Craig's Gruelling James Bond Workout
Daniel Craig's fifth and final James Bond movie, No Time To Die, is set to be released in April 2020, so now is an ideal time to appreciate what the actor has brought to the venerable action franchise. Craig's take on the iconic Bond character is particularly notable for his ripped physique—which means that the actor trained hard for a big payoff on screen, even when his health was on the line and he was injured in real life.
When the last Bond film, 2015's Spectre was released, Men's Health compiled the muscle-blasting workout that Daniel Craig used to get in super spy shape. The program was based on full-body power circuits and targeted muscle group work that helped to build a strong, functional physique.
But Craig's chest is possibly his biggest asset as Bond, from the moment in Casino Royale he stepped onto the beach out of the water soaked and absolutely chiseled. Respect for that moment led YouTube duo, Brandon and Hudson White of Buff Dudes Workouts to take on a Bond-inspired upper body session to give 007 his due.
"With the Daniel Craig workout, you'll notice that there's a lot of upper chest movements, and the reason being most likely is because the upper chest is more difficult to build," Brandon says at the start of the clip.
"In most of [the Bond movies], you have the Bond girl, they're coming out of the water—in this one, you had Daniel Craig coming out of the water, which actually turned out pretty good, because you saw him and it was like holy shit, he actually is a buff dude," says Hudson. "He put a lot of time getting that physique."
To really reinforce that upper chest action, Dudes worked off the following routine. The duo never specify where they sourced the workout—but Craig trains with Simon Waterson, and it appears that theBuff Dudes workout came in part from a split that was shared with Men's Health UK.
Incline Bench Press - 4 sets of 10 reps
Pullups - 4 sets of 10 reps
Inverted Rows and Incline Pushups Superset - 4 sets of 10 reps
Incline Flys - 4 sets of 10 reps
Straight Arm Pulldowns - 4 sets of 10 reps
The guys work through the routine, dispensing tips along the way. The most applicable advice, however, has nothing to do with the technical aspects of any of the moves.
"Performing the exercise is one thing, but that mental toughness is another," says Hudson. "Even if you have to be a little corny, you know, imagine yourself as a Double-0 agent, who cares. It's your own imagination. If that's what's able to power you through the workout, hell yeah, use that."
Next time you hit the gym, take that note and channel your cover identity: super strong fitness secret agent.
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