You may not be able to see how fit CNN News anchor Anderson Cooper is under his tailored suits on television, but when he’s relaxing, he’s practically bursting out of his T-shirts. So how does this pretty busy television journalist stay in shape?

Anderson’s personal trainer TJ Johnson says they work out five times a week for at least one hour, focusing on one or two muscles groups per session. Although TJ keeps Anderson’s workouts varied with running, pull-ups, push-ups, box jumps and body slams, the focus of Anderson’s training is strength and endurance.

“He likes upper-body work and running; his least favorites are legs and squats, but nobody really likes these. Cooper does everything, though. He’s not a whiner. He doesn’t complain,” TJ told That’s Fit.

If you want to get a body like Anderson’s, TJ says you need to get yourself a “carb chart”, eat clean and avoid processed food. When training, TJ says you shouldn’t set a limit, instead push yourself as far as you can go. TJ’s “must-do” move is the full-body exercise that works every major muscle group: the squat-clean-press (with a barbell).

“The most important thing is just getting out there every day and doing something,” says TJ. “I tell clients that a bad workout is always better than no workout. You need to have fun, too.”

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