Saturday, August 18, 2012

Celebrity magazine workouts - I hate you

I hate magazines. How many do you see at the grocery store that say "lose 10 lbs in 4 minutes with this one trick!" Or pictures of celebrities with -5% body fat ripped to the tees. It's cheating and unrealistic. Here's why
1. Photoshop. Not a single person you see in a fitness, gossip, woman's magazine is how they ACTUALLY look. Not even close. Every blemish is erased, every color of their skin is enhanced, every muscle is air brushed in. Don't believe me? Check out this video for one of many examples.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M957dACQyfU

2. They don't have lives. I'm 100% certain I could lose 100 lbs and get ripped like Ryan Reynolds in 5 months if I didn't have to work, had no stress, and had a $10,000/week personal trainer as well. It's their JOB to look good. So they can workout for 8 hours a day, 7 days a week, have every meal prepared for them, and call it a day. For the rest of the world, it's a sham.

3. The workouts are unrealistic. They take bits and pieces of a 4 hour workout and push them together to sell a package workout you can do in 30 minutes. Most of these moves are frivolous or for the very advanced weightlifter.

4. 4 day workout splits are just... /sigh. Unless you're a drug user, there's no point.

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