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:: July 2005 :: |
| 28
July
2005 -
Yahoo!
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| The Trainer
Behind Jessica's Behind |
Dukes of Hazzard
star Jessica Simpson didn't fit into those
super-tight, super-short denim Daisy Dukes by
chowing down on deep-fried catfish and gumbo while
on location in Baton Rouge shooting the film version
of the popular TV series, which opens in theaters
Aug. 5.
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Rather, Simpson, 25, hired trainer Mike Alexander,
27, her old pal from J.J. Pearce High School in
Richardson, Texas, to change her diet and whip her
into shape - even before she landed the role late
last summer.
"She was a dream client at a very opportune time,"
concedes Alexander, who graduated from Baylor
University with a degree in health and fitness in
2001. On the advice of the Simpson family, Alexander
relocated to Los Angeles in 2003 and stayed with
Simpson's mother, Tina, and father, Joe, who had
been his youth minister back in Texas. He describes
Joe as a "big brother."
"Jessica wanted more of a bump for her rear end
instead of a flat butt," says Alexander, who works
at Beverly Hills' Sports Club LA. He trained Simpson
there nearly every day - one hour with weights and a
half-hour of cardio. To achieve a toned butt and
legs, Simpson took on a rigorous program of lunges
and squats while holding 7½-pound weights.
Alexander helped chisel her back, arms, shoulders
and chest. "Most of the stuff she wore was
sleeveless or strapless," he says. "We did a lot of
bicep curls, 10-pound elbow cable extensions,
incline press and shoulder raises."
Alexander lived in a house with Simpson during the
three months she was in Baton Rouge last fall
shooting Dukes. "I ate every meal with her so I
could tell her what to order," says Alexander, who
encouraged Simpson to eat grilled chicken, seared
fish, broccoli and asparagus. She avoided bread
baskets brought to the table and declined extra
sugar for her iced tea. Free desserts brought to the
table were refused.
"Once word got out where Jessica was staying in
town, neighbors began dropping off fresh baked
goods," Alexander recalls. "But Jessica remained
incredibly disciplined." After shooting wrapped,
though, Alexander says Simpson celebrated with
chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes and a hot fudge
brownie sundae.
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