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" In the music industry, there&amp;#039;s a lot of swagger\u2014and a lot of chiseled abs. We asked three top celebrity fitness trainers how they mold artists into performance-ready demigods with seemingly inhuman lung capacities. Read on for their best advice, workouts, and mental motivation so you, too, will be ready to take the stage\u2014or at least look like it.  Do the Mental Work  Mark Jenkins, the man responsible for D&amp;#039;Angelo&amp;#039;s washboard stomach, has also worked with Busta Rhymes, L.L. Cool J, Q-Tip, and Sean &amp;quot;Diddy&amp;quot; Combs. His philosophy for fitness is equal parts physical and mental. &amp;quot;I initially started implementing yoga as an injury prevention measure,&amp;quot; he says. &amp;quot;But I found that my clients were able to use the breathing and relaxation techniques both in their mental work and before getting on stage.&amp;quot;  Jenkins starts each workout session with meditation and visualization. He recommends focusing on your breathing and visualizing what you want your body to look like, how you want it to feel. &amp;quot;When you&amp;#039;re slacking,&amp;quot; he says, &amp;quot;tell yourself, &amp;#039;Remember your intention.&amp;#039;&amp;quot; Mark Jenkins&amp;#039; Go-To Moves 1. Leg Raises with a Stability Ball Instead of lying on a bench for leg raises (a.k.a. reverse crunches), balance your upper body on a stability ball. You&amp;#039;ll still be working your lower abs, but since you also have to keep your body balanced, it&amp;#039;s a\u00A0total core workout.  2 sets of 10 leg raises + 30 regular crunches = a quick and effective ab workout. 2. One-Leg Squat With a dumbbell in each hand, elevate one leg behind you with the top of your foot resting on a bench. Make sure your front leg is at a 90-degree angle with your knee right over your toes.  Bend until the knee of your back leg is almost touching the floor, then come back up, pushing through your front heel. Don&amp;#039;t lock the leg out. Do 25 reps on each leg.  &amp;quot;When you lock out,&amp;quot; Jenkins warns, &amp;quot;you transfer the tension from the muscle to your joints, and that stops your results. Keep the tension in your muscle in every move.&amp;quot; Interval Train for Stamina  Gunnar Peterson is the man behind some of Hollywood&amp;#039;s most famous curves, from a Kardashian or two (plus a Jenner) to R&amp;amp;amp;B artist Ciara. He&amp;#039;s also helped top performers on the hardwood like Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love get into all-star shape. His key to working with performers is &amp;quot;to make sure they have the stamina to get through an entire show.&amp;quot; Which is why Peterson focuses on intense cardio intervals combined with strength moves. &amp;quot;If you think about their stage performances, they&amp;#039;re not up there repeating the same song for two hours,&amp;quot; he says. &amp;quot;They do a two-minute song, stop to acknowledge the audience, give a shout out to the city, and then start all over again. That&amp;#039;s straight-up interval training. Their fitness training should mimic that.&amp;quot; Gunnar&amp;#039;s 5-Sequence Challenge 1. 25 squats while curling a pull-up bar.  2. Rack the bar. 25 pull ups. 3. Hit the Stairmaster for 30 seconds of a crossover step facing left. (In other words, turn to your left and then continuously step your left foot over the right.)  \u2022 Pivot. 30 seconds of crossover step facing right.  \u2022 Center yourself, increase the speed, and go straight up the Stairmaster for 1 minute. 4. Drop to the floor for 25 crunches with a medicine ball toss at the top, keeping your hands straight out over your head. (If you don&amp;#039;t have a partner, just keep the ball high overhead the\u00A0entire time.) 5. Flip over into a plank for 1 minute. (If you have a partner, have him push on your lower back, shoulders, calves and thighs in different directions so your core muscles have to work to keep in position.) &amp;quot;With five moves, I&amp;#039;ve hit the lower and upper extremities, I&amp;#039;ve taxed their cardiovascular system, and I&amp;#039;ve challenged them in their core,&amp;quot; Peterson says. &amp;quot;If I were Zorro, I&amp;#039;d emblaze a giant Z in their chiseled core, stand next to it and say &amp;#039;I did that.&amp;#039;&amp;quot; We&amp;#039;d go with &amp;#039;G&amp;#039;, Gunnar. Take It on the Road  With a client roster that includes some of the best artists in hip hop (Kanye West, Common, Pusha T) and other A-List entertainers (Adam Levine, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Rihanna), Harley Pasternak knows a thing or two about getting into top, performance-ready shape. The trainer has his clients stick to five daily habits. &amp;quot;These people are constantly traveling,&amp;quot; he says. &amp;quot;They&amp;#039;re always on the road. When they know they have to stick to these five habits, it&amp;#039;s easier to maintain.&amp;quot;  Pasternak&amp;#039;s 5 Habits for Peak Fitness 1. Take 10,000 steps\u2014every day. (Pasternak has his clients wear a Fitbit).  &amp;quot;If my clients are doing rehearsals and getting tons of physical activity on stage, then there&amp;#039;s no need to strap them to a treadmill at the end of the day,&amp;quot; Pasternak says. &amp;quot;But if it&amp;#039;s a travel day and their steps are low, they know they need to hit the hotel gym or go for a walk.&amp;quot;  2. Get at least 7 hours of sleep a night.  3. Stay hydrated.  4. Use resistance exercises to train your whole body over the course of the week.  &amp;quot;It doesn&amp;#039;t always have to be an entire body workout,&amp;quot; says Pasternak. &amp;quot;Focus on one body part, one exercise per day. It can be as simple as 5-7 minutes.&amp;quot;  5. Eat protein and fiber five times a day.  That means for breakfast, lunch and dinner and a snack between each. Pasternak swears that when you focus on protein and fiber, you&amp;#039;re less likely to choose a quick fix of sugar.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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