The 50-year-old is cool, suave, and charming, just like the classic James Bond character should be.
But what sets him apart from every other man who has played the illustrious 007 character in the past is his incredible muscular physique.
Unlike Bond of old, Craig has real braun to add to his brains which has made films like Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Spectre box offices smashes.
It’s no wonder hundreds of men that come through the doors want to achieve that Daniel Craig physique – in particular they want to build an impressive chest and defined triceps just like Britain’s best big screen spy.
In order for a chest to look muscular and defined, the muscle simply needs to be well built before any fancy techniques need to be incorporated.
Besides angles, accommodating resistance (e.g. bands and chains and other tools), the basics need to be on point, such as adequate weight on lifts and managing fatigue through periodising failure training.
There are 3 mechanisms for hypertrophy (building muscle): mechanical tension (which can be manipulated through mechanical loading and speed of the lift), muscle damage (maximum muscle damage occurs on eccentric contractions) and metabolic stress (buildup of lactic acid and other metabolites inside the muscle).
Time frame: 4-6 weeks, where the effort and volume (i.e. number of hard sets) will be prioritised to ensure the stimulus to fatigue ratio is adequate.
Many men will remember the iconic James Bond scene in Casino Royale where Daniel Craig is walking out of the sea – you can see his chest is pretty well developed and the fullness around the upper chest stands out.
So here is a workout to get a chest and triceps like Daniel Craig:
This guide is aimed at trainees with a good knowledge of the exercises and how to train safely and effectively.
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If push muscles (chest, shoulders, triceps) and upper body muscles (chest, back, shoulders, biceps, triceps) are trained twice a week, then 1 exercise of triceps at the end of each workout will be added which makes it 2 exercises spread over 2 sessions. This will be done in addition to the chest workout detailed above.
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By Yash Jeswani