On a recent visit to ESPN Magazine, the big-wave king revealed three of his training inspirations:

CHRIS CHELIOS - "He's the oldest guy in the NHL [at 46], and he's still playing at a high level. No one trains harder."

DON WILDMAN - "He's the founder of Bally Total Fitness. If you're still banging iron, running, paddling and biking at 75, you deserve respect."

WOMEN IN YOGA CLASS - "They're doing full splits!"

For those who don't know, Hamilton, 44, stands 6 feet 3 and is married to pro volleyball star and model Gabrielle Reese, who is an inspiration in her own right. But inspiration or no inspiration, Laird quite possibly has the perfect physique … and is truly an amazing role model when it comes to fitness. He is in better shape than just about anyone on the planet and he gets there largely by leaving the gym and cross-training.

So What Does Laird's Typical Workout Week Look Like?

Monday: Circuit training with weights. He works the entire body in about 1.5 to 2 hours. He chooses 20 different exercises and does enough sets per exercise to get 105 reps (this is a rough workout, by the way).

Tuesday: Rides a mountain bike for 2 hours, followed by "sand training" (lunges, push-ups, log pull, sand dune sprints), and ends with "water activity" (surfing, wind surfing, kite surfing, etc.)

Wednesday: Circuit training…followed by a "short" bike ride of 1.5 hours.

Thursday: Bike (mountain or road for 2.5 hours), sand training(lunges, push-ups, log pull, sand dune sprints), and water activity (surfing, wind surfing, kite surfing, etc.)

Friday: Circuit training…followed by a "short" bike ride of 1.5 hours.

Saturday:Rest (surf if the waves are breaking nicely)

Sunday: Bike (mountain or road for 2.5 hours), sand training(lunges, push-ups, log pull, sand dune sprints), and water activity (surfing, wind surfing, kite surfing, etc.)

And you thought you had a tough week!