The training and diet of Terry Crews, the host of ‘America's Got Talent’

Former NFL player, actor and television presenter, Terry Crews maintains excellent physical shape. To get to this point, Terry, who is already over 50 years old, bet heavily on intermittent fasting.

"Most of the days, I will eat my first meal at 2 p.m. and my last meal at 10 p.m. I like to work out in the morning - I'm a great guy from 'waking up, getting it right, doing it' - so eat my biggest meal at night... I think it restricts the times when it means that I eat less," he said in an interview with Coach Magazine.

"On Sunday, I have a day of cheating, where I eat whatever I want - pizza, ice cream, anything I've been thinking about during the week," he said. "It changed my life. I managed to keep all my muscles and burn all my fat. And because I'm eating more at night, my body produces more testosterone and growth hormone while I sleep—and it gives me more fuel for my workout the next morning."

The workout

Monday: Legs

  • 5-minute warm-up

  • Leg press: 4 sets at 10, 8, 6, 4 reps per set

  • Standing calf raises: 4 sets at 10, 8, 6, 4 reps per set

  • Hack squats: 4 sets at 10, 8, 6, 4 reps per set

  • Leg extensions: 4 sets at 10, 8, 6, 4 reps per set

  • Hanging leg raise: until failure, 30 seconds of rest between each set

  • 4-mile run

Tuesday: Chest and Arms

  • 5-minute warm-up

  • Push-ups

  • Incline bench press: 4 sets at 10, 8, 6, 4 reps per set

  • Barbell bench press: 4 sets at 10, 8, 6, 4 reps per set

  • Pull-ups: 4 sets at 25, 18, 15, 10-12 reps per set

  • Dumbell curls: 4 sets at 10, 8, 6, 4 reps per set

  • Bicep curl 21s: 4 sets at 7 reps per set

  • Pushup and dip supersets: 3 sets until technical failure with a little break between each set

Wednesday: Stretch, Abs, and Cardio

  • 5-minute warm-up

  • Push-ups

  • Stretching exercises

  • Side lateral raise: 1 set of 10 reps

  • Reverse flyes: 1 set of 10 reps

  • Hanging leg raise: until failure, 30 seconds of rest between each set

  • Crunches: until failure, 30 seconds of rest between each set

  • 4-mile run

Thursday – Back

  • 5-minute warm-up

  • Barbell deadlift: 4 sets at 10, 8, 6, 4 reps per set

  • Pull-ups: 4 sets at 10, 8, 6, 4 reps per set

  • Side to side chin-ups: 1 set per side at 6 reps per set, and 1 set in the middle at 3 reps

  • Reverse-grip bent-over rows: 4 sets at 10, 8, 6, 4 reps per set

  • Smith machine bent-over rows: 4 sets at 10, 8, 6, 4 reps per set

  • Seated cable rows: 4 sets at 10, 8, 6, 4 reps per set

  • 4-mile run

Friday – Shoulders and Plyometrics

  • 5-minute warm-up

  • Upright barbell row: 1 set of 5-6 reps

  • Power clean: 1 set of 5-6 reps

  • Romanian deadlift: 1 set of 6 reps

  • Front dumbbell raise: 1 set of 10 reps

  • Arnold dumbbell raise: 1 set of 10 reps

  • plyometrics

  • 4-mile run

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