How To Get A Fitness Model Body
How To Get A Body Like A Fitness Model's
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Minus occasional breaks, I spend about four hours of hard lifting (not with a Bowflex) and five hours doing intense aerobic training such as running and cycling every week. I am able to do this because I love exercise, and that’s the only reason. Looking good is a beneficial byproduct.
I’ve spoken to models and read a variety of articles that reveal that nine hours is toward the low end of exercise time per week. Many of them exercise as much as 15 hours each week, especially as they approach photoshoot time.
Dietary deprivation
Part of the reason I run so much is that I’m not so great at this part. I have kids who demand we have at least some junk foodin the house, and that’s hard to resist. Also, there is beer.
If you’re better at dieting than I am, then you can spend less time burning off those excess calories. I like to live a little, and find that I can sustain the running but not constant dietary deprivation. Cheating and drinking is what allows me to stay pretty lean year round.
But, still, compared to most people, I have a clean diet. I almost never eat out or order in, rarely consume anything processed, go easy on the red meat, take in lots of fruits and vegetables, and regularly go to bed feeling a bit hungry. I eat to the point of feeling stuffed once per year: December 25th.
And I still don’t look like a fitness model. If I wanted to trade my so-so four pack for a shredded six-pack, it would take me at least six weeks to drop those last five or so pounds. Those six weeks would really suck, and not be sustainable.
Most models are the same way. They know when a shoot is coming and do intense dieting in advance, then often take it easy after the shoot. Remember how ripped Mark Wahlberg used to be when modeling for Calvin Klein? He didn’t maintain that leanness. Yes, he got pretty ripped again for The Fighter, but as soon as filming was over, he went off his diet.
I don’t even take creatine, but that’s just a personal choice. So there is your reality check. My guess is that most women just want you not to be fat, so don’t sweat it so much. Sure, I look at those models with some envy, but I also realize it’s their job to look like that. Also, they’re years younger than I am. The bright side is I’ve got my loving family, and they have to settle for having threesomes with bikini models.
If you’re better at dieting than I am, then you can spend less time burning off those excess calories. I like to live a little, and find that I can sustain the running but not constant dietary deprivation. Cheating and drinking is what allows me to stay pretty lean year round.
But, still, compared to most people, I have a clean diet. I almost never eat out or order in, rarely consume anything processed, go easy on the red meat, take in lots of fruits and vegetables, and regularly go to bed feeling a bit hungry. I eat to the point of feeling stuffed once per year: December 25th.
And I still don’t look like a fitness model. If I wanted to trade my so-so four pack for a shredded six-pack, it would take me at least six weeks to drop those last five or so pounds. Those six weeks would really suck, and not be sustainable.
Most models are the same way. They know when a shoot is coming and do intense dieting in advance, then often take it easy after the shoot. Remember how ripped Mark Wahlberg used to be when modeling for Calvin Klein? He didn’t maintain that leanness. Yes, he got pretty ripped again for The Fighter, but as soon as filming was over, he went off his diet.
Pharmaceutical assistance
Most of them take supplements, and some go further. The movie Bigger Stronger Faster has a model admitting on camera that he takes anabolic steroids. This guy is a model, not a professional bodybuilder.I don’t even take creatine, but that’s just a personal choice. So there is your reality check. My guess is that most women just want you not to be fat, so don’t sweat it so much. Sure, I look at those models with some envy, but I also realize it’s their job to look like that. Also, they’re years younger than I am. The bright side is I’ve got my loving family, and they have to settle for having threesomes with bikini models.
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