Prelude: Feb 2006
I'm new to the gym and I feel pretty intimidated. My aim is to copy one of the routines in the magazines, but its turning out to be quite tricky getting it done. Every time I go near a piece of equipment some big bad dude wants to use it………..I seem to be waiting around a long time. How can I make progress if I can't even get started?!
If I'm going to do this, I’ll have to come at a different time, when the gym isn't so crowded. I guess I'm going to have to
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Principles of quick workouts for the lean toned look
Prelude: March 2010
I hit the gym quick, did my thing and left the same way.........well that was the plan. As I was getting changed one of the regulars got talking to me. OK, at me. It was the usual; how he'd been in the gym for an hour jogging, an hour weights, and an hour rowing . I could tell (and smell) he wasn't bluffing, he was dripping with sweat. The thing is I saw this guy all the time and he didn’t really look like he worked out at all. I mean ever!
Now I admire commitment,
I hit the gym quick, did my thing and left the same way.........well that was the plan. As I was getting changed one of the regulars got talking to me. OK, at me. It was the usual; how he'd been in the gym for an hour jogging, an hour weights, and an hour rowing . I could tell (and smell) he wasn't bluffing, he was dripping with sweat. The thing is I saw this guy all the time and he didn’t really look like he worked out at all. I mean ever!
Now I admire commitment,
Fast workouts for the lean toned body, on your terms
Prelude: May 2010
“So how long do you workout?"
Its another male ego contest; I can’t help smiling to myself. I mean what am I supposed to say? Well, I’m supposed to say I workout for hours on end, that its all about the training the prayers and the vitamin pills.
How long and hard you work is some weird badge of honour, but I’ve been there, done that, and worn the gym rat t-shirt. And my results were rubbish.
So on the other hand, I could tell him the truth. But maybe
“So how long do you workout?"
Its another male ego contest; I can’t help smiling to myself. I mean what am I supposed to say? Well, I’m supposed to say I workout for hours on end, that its all about the training the prayers and the vitamin pills.
How long and hard you work is some weird badge of honour, but I’ve been there, done that, and worn the gym rat t-shirt. And my results were rubbish.
So on the other hand, I could tell him the truth. But maybe
Lose weight and gain muscle for the lean and toned look
Prelude: Summer 2006
Forget the Sixties, I’ve just had my own summer of love. The kind when it feels like the party just goes on and on. I feel great, I’m in shape and everything is fun. I kind of started working out a few months back and everyone is telling me how good I look. Awesome! So this stuff really works. I like the results so far. Now its time to take it to the next level…….to get really big!
I’m reading all the info on how to do it and come across this golden
Forget the Sixties, I’ve just had my own summer of love. The kind when it feels like the party just goes on and on. I feel great, I’m in shape and everything is fun. I kind of started working out a few months back and everyone is telling me how good I look. Awesome! So this stuff really works. I like the results so far. Now its time to take it to the next level…….to get really big!
I’m reading all the info on how to do it and come across this golden
Walking for weight loss and a lean toned body
Prelude: Spring 2009
I know this guy who is into talking fitness. Thing is he seems just as interested in my routine as his own! He wants to know what I’m up to. I tell him I’ve realised being big and bulky is tired. The lean toned body is where its at, and I‘m going to make it happen.
“Oh ok, so you’re gonna lose weight. So you gotta do your cardio” he announces.
Uh-oh! There I was almost listening to him, then he goes and says a thing like that. See I don’t do rules
I know this guy who is into talking fitness. Thing is he seems just as interested in my routine as his own! He wants to know what I’m up to. I tell him I’ve realised being big and bulky is tired. The lean toned body is where its at, and I‘m going to make it happen.
“Oh ok, so you’re gonna lose weight. So you gotta do your cardio” he announces.
Uh-oh! There I was almost listening to him, then he goes and says a thing like that. See I don’t do rules
Weight loss workouts for The Underwear Body
Prelude: May 2008
Her wedding day was approaching fast, and Belinda was really going for it. In the gym 4 mornings a week without fail on the routine her personal trainer had given her. She walked, she ran, she stepped, she swam!
She was looking well. No denying that, but man was she working for it! If its this hard you can see why people are put off by fitness. It’s a high price to pay.
Fast forward 2 years……..Belinda is still happily married, bless her. But the weight loss
Her wedding day was approaching fast, and Belinda was really going for it. In the gym 4 mornings a week without fail on the routine her personal trainer had given her. She walked, she ran, she stepped, she swam!
She was looking well. No denying that, but man was she working for it! If its this hard you can see why people are put off by fitness. It’s a high price to pay.
Fast forward 2 years……..Belinda is still happily married, bless her. But the weight loss
Intermittent Fasting for weight loss
Prelude: August 2010
I feel like I’m on top of the mountain. Like the birds are singing when I walk down the street. Today on my way to the shops I got stopped and offered free ice cream by a bunch of ladies. They were giggling over having a “fit man” in the room. Cool. When I make it to the grocery store the cashier tells me I‘m "in really good shape”. This is how life is nowadays, and sometimes I can’t help smiling, thinking to myself; “Mikey, where did it all go so
I feel like I’m on top of the mountain. Like the birds are singing when I walk down the street. Today on my way to the shops I got stopped and offered free ice cream by a bunch of ladies. They were giggling over having a “fit man” in the room. Cool. When I make it to the grocery store the cashier tells me I‘m "in really good shape”. This is how life is nowadays, and sometimes I can’t help smiling, thinking to myself; “Mikey, where did it all go so
How to choose a healthy way to lose weight
Prelude: November 2010
Lets call her Christine. Christine is a lady I know with a weight problem, its the usual one, she wants to lose it, it seems to want to stay. Needless to say she isn’t happy with her figure and has spent years trying to change it. She attends one of the popular weight loss classes on and off, and right now she’s on again.
Today is her “weigh in day”. She gets to stand up in front of everyone and see whether she has lost or gained weight in the past seven
Lets call her Christine. Christine is a lady I know with a weight problem, its the usual one, she wants to lose it, it seems to want to stay. Needless to say she isn’t happy with her figure and has spent years trying to change it. She attends one of the popular weight loss classes on and off, and right now she’s on again.
Today is her “weigh in day”. She gets to stand up in front of everyone and see whether she has lost or gained weight in the past seven
The truth about fast weight loss diets
Prelude: January 2009
Ok I admit it, I’m overweight, I feel awful, and I look a mess. This whole “bulk up then lose the fat to reveal the muscle” thing just isn’t working.
The problem is every weight loss diet seems hard work! I hadn’t banked on that. Wasn’t the fat supposed to just “melt off” effortlessly?
I’m still eating 6 meals a day and glugging protein, only nowadays I’m never satisfied at any meal. Its like a state of constant hunger and its not much fun,
Ok I admit it, I’m overweight, I feel awful, and I look a mess. This whole “bulk up then lose the fat to reveal the muscle” thing just isn’t working.
The problem is every weight loss diet seems hard work! I hadn’t banked on that. Wasn’t the fat supposed to just “melt off” effortlessly?
I’m still eating 6 meals a day and glugging protein, only nowadays I’m never satisfied at any meal. Its like a state of constant hunger and its not much fun,
Lessons from the ghosts of bodybuilding training past
Prelude: December 2002:
I’m going to try and get in shape. That means get bigger, I think. So I head down to the local gym. The guys in there are like something from another planet, absolutely huge!!! Somehow I summon the courage to get started anyway. I go through one of the “get buff” routines I read in a magazine (with super light weights of course) and I feel good. I’m on my way.
In the locker room I notice that these dudes don’t look so great after all. Sure they could
I’m going to try and get in shape. That means get bigger, I think. So I head down to the local gym. The guys in there are like something from another planet, absolutely huge!!! Somehow I summon the courage to get started anyway. I go through one of the “get buff” routines I read in a magazine (with super light weights of course) and I feel good. I’m on my way.
In the locker room I notice that these dudes don’t look so great after all. Sure they could
Choosing your exercise weights for the lean and toned body
Prelude: June 2010
The guy was a monster. Biggest, baddest dude in the gym, by a mile. You know the type, a man mountain, looks like a nightclub bouncer. Not a look I was going for, but I bet he has intimidated a few in his time. Once upon a time I thought this was what I wanted to be. The big bad wolf.
The thing is, now I can see he’s actually in pretty poor shape. He’s overweight and out of condition. He tells me that back in the day he used to lift some serious weight, even
The guy was a monster. Biggest, baddest dude in the gym, by a mile. You know the type, a man mountain, looks like a nightclub bouncer. Not a look I was going for, but I bet he has intimidated a few in his time. Once upon a time I thought this was what I wanted to be. The big bad wolf.
The thing is, now I can see he’s actually in pretty poor shape. He’s overweight and out of condition. He tells me that back in the day he used to lift some serious weight, even
Choosing the best workout exercises
Prelude: Not so long ago, in a gym just like yours
Picture three guys working out together, lets call them Skinny, Chubby, and Beefy. They all had very different goals; Skinny wanted to "get big" so he couldn't see his ribs when he tried to show off his abs. Chubby wanted to lose weight before he went to University, and Beefy, he just wanted muscles on top of his muscles.
And so they would meet every day all Summer long and do the same routine they had read in the bodybuilding magazines.
Picture three guys working out together, lets call them Skinny, Chubby, and Beefy. They all had very different goals; Skinny wanted to "get big" so he couldn't see his ribs when he tried to show off his abs. Chubby wanted to lose weight before he went to University, and Beefy, he just wanted muscles on top of his muscles.
And so they would meet every day all Summer long and do the same routine they had read in the bodybuilding magazines.
Home weight training for The Underwear Body
Prelude; October 2010
I’ve just been into the gym to “freeze” my gym membership. Return date; unknown. Of course, the gym instructor asks why. I explain I want break a from the gym. This feeling is confirmed in my head as I peer into the gym and see the familiar old faces of the gym rats there, again. The same faces I always see.
I'm not giving up working out though, I’ll be back and in the meantime I plan on some home weight training. I guess he thinks home weight
I’ve just been into the gym to “freeze” my gym membership. Return date; unknown. Of course, the gym instructor asks why. I explain I want break a from the gym. This feeling is confirmed in my head as I peer into the gym and see the familiar old faces of the gym rats there, again. The same faces I always see.
I'm not giving up working out though, I’ll be back and in the meantime I plan on some home weight training. I guess he thinks home weight
Quick workouts to get in shape fast
Prelude: Spring 2010
Today I saw 3 beginners looking around the gym all wide eyed. The enthusiasm made me smile. They have it all to come. As they got near I noticed them watching me train, till eventually one of them asked “How long will it take me to get a body like yours?”
I hesitated. I didn’t wanna put the kid off. After all, I took a lot of wrong turns on my way here. If he’s more sensible than me (surely he is!) and finds the right path (he might need some luck), it will be
Today I saw 3 beginners looking around the gym all wide eyed. The enthusiasm made me smile. They have it all to come. As they got near I noticed them watching me train, till eventually one of them asked “How long will it take me to get a body like yours?”
I hesitated. I didn’t wanna put the kid off. After all, I took a lot of wrong turns on my way here. If he’s more sensible than me (surely he is!) and finds the right path (he might need some luck), it will be
Muscle building tips to ignore for an attractive body
Prelude: Late Summer 2003. The Canary Islands
I’m on holiday (vacation to most of you reading this) with my girlfriend. Whisper it, but I’ve never felt like this about a girl before. About anything before.
Sun, sea……sand, everything is perfect. That is, until a dude at the pool starts making eyes at my lady. Now this is par for the course, she’s hot. Except this guy looks like King Kong's mean older brother. What if he eats us or something? Suddenly I’m all too aware that
I’m on holiday (vacation to most of you reading this) with my girlfriend. Whisper it, but I’ve never felt like this about a girl before. About anything before.
Sun, sea……sand, everything is perfect. That is, until a dude at the pool starts making eyes at my lady. Now this is par for the course, she’s hot. Except this guy looks like King Kong's mean older brother. What if he eats us or something? Suddenly I’m all too aware that
The Ideal Male Body & How To Workout to get it
Prelude: Nov 2010
Its Saturday night. I’m out in a cocktail bar for my big sisters birthday. I don’t know who she’s with, so naturally I’m assuming any hot woman who enters probably is. As I’m stood at the bar I notice a lady staring at me:
“Hi” she says, grinning like the cat that got the cream.
“Hi", I reply…..Hmmm. She doesn't look familiar, but it was a heavy night last night…maybe I met her then “……..have we met before?”
“No,” she says,
Its Saturday night. I’m out in a cocktail bar for my big sisters birthday. I don’t know who she’s with, so naturally I’m assuming any hot woman who enters probably is. As I’m stood at the bar I notice a lady staring at me:
“Hi” she says, grinning like the cat that got the cream.
“Hi", I reply…..Hmmm. She doesn't look familiar, but it was a heavy night last night…maybe I met her then “……..have we met before?”
“No,” she says,
Muscle building tips to ignore for an attractive body
Prelude: Late Summer 2003. The Canary Islands
I’m on holiday (vacation to most of you reading this) with my girlfriend. Whisper it, but I’ve never felt like this about a girl before. About anything before.
Sun, sea……sand, everything is perfect. That is, until a dude at the pool starts making eyes at my lady. Now this is par for the course, she’s hot. Except this guy looks like King Kong's mean older brother. What if he eats us or something? Suddenly I’m all too aware that
I’m on holiday (vacation to most of you reading this) with my girlfriend. Whisper it, but I’ve never felt like this about a girl before. About anything before.
Sun, sea……sand, everything is perfect. That is, until a dude at the pool starts making eyes at my lady. Now this is par for the course, she’s hot. Except this guy looks like King Kong's mean older brother. What if he eats us or something? Suddenly I’m all too aware that
The Ideal Male Body & How To Workout to get it
Prelude: Nov 2010
Its Saturday night. I’m out in a cocktail bar for my big sisters birthday. I don’t know who she’s with, so naturally I’m assuming any hot woman who enters probably is. As I’m stood at the bar I notice a lady staring at me:
“Hi” she says, grinning like the cat that got the cream.
“Hi", I reply…..Hmmm. She doesn't look familiar, but it was a heavy night last night…maybe I met her then “……..have we met before?”
“No,” she says,
Its Saturday night. I’m out in a cocktail bar for my big sisters birthday. I don’t know who she’s with, so naturally I’m assuming any hot woman who enters probably is. As I’m stood at the bar I notice a lady staring at me:
“Hi” she says, grinning like the cat that got the cream.
“Hi", I reply…..Hmmm. She doesn't look familiar, but it was a heavy night last night…maybe I met her then “……..have we met before?”
“No,” she says,
Do you need workout supplements for The Underwear Body?
Prelude: Spring 2010
I was getting changed after a workout and one of the instructors was chatting to me. He was telling me about some brand new workouts I should be doing (I don’t know which as I wasn’t really listening). Then he asked me what post workout shake I was going to have. I told him I didn’t take any supplements, I eat food.
You could have heard a pin drop, after all everyone knows you have to take workout supplements, right? Well, I used to think so, but then I used
I was getting changed after a workout and one of the instructors was chatting to me. He was telling me about some brand new workouts I should be doing (I don’t know which as I wasn’t really listening). Then he asked me what post workout shake I was going to have. I told him I didn’t take any supplements, I eat food.
You could have heard a pin drop, after all everyone knows you have to take workout supplements, right? Well, I used to think so, but then I used
Home workout equipment for The Underwear Body
Prelude: Spring 2010
I’d been hanging out with my big brother at a family get together. He literally is my big bro too. Built like a tank and probably just as strong. I always looked up to him, In fact I think it was his love of action movies back in the day that made me want to get into the whole working out thing when I grew up.
The thing is, my brother has set foot in a gym about twice in his life. He pounds the pavement and works out at home, pullups, push-ups and sandbags are
I’d been hanging out with my big brother at a family get together. He literally is my big bro too. Built like a tank and probably just as strong. I always looked up to him, In fact I think it was his love of action movies back in the day that made me want to get into the whole working out thing when I grew up.
The thing is, my brother has set foot in a gym about twice in his life. He pounds the pavement and works out at home, pullups, push-ups and sandbags are
Designing the best workout routine
Prelude: Autumn 2010
I was chatting with a colleague of mine about training and stuff. Now this guy is big, with a capital b. Rumour has it that he even competed in a bodybuilding show or two back in the day (the rumours were started by him though).
He describes me as “Mr fit“ and constantly refers to how lean I am, but things get a little awkward when we talk about how I workout. You see even though he’s impressed with my results he’s convinced I’m doing it “wrong”. I
I was chatting with a colleague of mine about training and stuff. Now this guy is big, with a capital b. Rumour has it that he even competed in a bodybuilding show or two back in the day (the rumours were started by him though).
He describes me as “Mr fit“ and constantly refers to how lean I am, but things get a little awkward when we talk about how I workout. You see even though he’s impressed with my results he’s convinced I’m doing it “wrong”. I
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