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drumstrong	workout like the hollywood stars	Lead	[-]
Posts: 47 (24-Jun-08 14:16:18) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None my wife just got the new issue of TV Guide and its the "fitness" issue. Here are some comical direct quotes from 4 of the "Hollywood Hunks": Robert Buckley, Lipstick Jungle--"today, Buckley, 27, hits the gym six days a week, focusing on one muscle group per day with weights and wrapping up his workout with about 30 minutes on the treadmill" Shemar Moore, Criminal Minds--"he hits the gym 4 to 5 days a week doing 45 minutes of cardio plus 157 pushups, 300 situps, pull ups, and weights to tone his arms. My friends call me the beast in the gym." Daniel Dae Kim, Lost--"Every other day the actor does a 3 mile run up and down Honolulu's Diamond Head crater as a warm up for a two hour full-body workout with weights. I don't work out for bulk, Kim says, I like lean muscles." Mario Lopez--MTV's Americas Best Dance Crew--"I like to mix it up because I don't want to get bored, he says. You keep your muscles guessing"
Silverback1946		#1	[-]
Posts: 64 (24-Jun-08 15:31:40) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I watched a program on the "Fitness Network" about one of these Fitness to the Stars guys. He lives in a mansion, has everything known to training to pick from (Pool, tennis Courts...you name it) A great Gym in his house full of darn fine equipment (Free weights/machines) and what did he do with his "Client?" he spent a half hour doing some of the silliest crap imaginable. Did not use any equipment except "wobble Boards" and Swiss balls. I'd kill for a setup like his. Jim Bryan
grffn		#2	[-]
Posts: 608 (24-Jun-08 17:00:46) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	lets pretend that these guys actually do what they say they do. Wouldn't you sit down and literally cry if you were putting in that kind of time and work to get what they are getting out of it for results? Jim that trainer's no dummie,he knows if he works these people even remotely hard they will walk away forever and take their wallets with them!!!!!!!
drumstrong		#3	[-]
Posts: 47 (24-Jun-08 20:18:37) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	nobody could do a 2 hour full body workout with weights like @WST or others. Impossible.
grffn		#4	[-]
Posts: 608 (24-Jun-08 22:14:52) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	most people would cry and run out the door if they witnessed a WST strength training session. Never mind these pampered,spoiled celebrities.
bigcracker		#5	[-]
Posts: 105 (24-Jun-08 23:31:13) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	They may cry but if they did the WST workout I think it would be more like crawling out.
J Duggan		#6	[-]
Posts: 535 (26-Jun-08 14:44:32) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I saw that issue, and I have to admit I laughed when I read that article. And it is true, most of these people would soil themselves if they ever witnessed somebody being put through a workout by Bob or Dr. Ken. Hell, they would probably call the police and report a crime. The funny thing is that Mario Lopez is being held up as some sort of workout god lately. He is all over the place ( shirtless of course.) He is being made out to be some sort of expert. What I'd like is to have somebody place a 300 Lb. barbell on his shoulders and see what happens ( I'm sure it would not be pretty.) And it is true, unfortunately, that wobble boards and swiss balls are the mainstays of most of these so-called stars' routines. I wonder how many of them have ever actually squatted or done a deadlift?
keith2237		#7	[-]
Posts: 95 (27-Jun-08 09:17:08) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well, these stars being touted as fitness experts is no different than when they trot them out in front of some House or Senate panel as experts in a subject such as global warming or the extinction of the naked kagaroo mole rat in East BFE. I have never understood how being a TV or movie actor makes them experts on such diverse subject areas. Of course, you know Tommy Cruise is going to be our salvation and turn us all on to Dianetics. LOL. I'd love to hear the Chaplains take on that. Reminds me of a line from "The Outlaw Josey Wales" where the old woman says, "I say that big talk's worth doodly-squat." Last Edited By: keith2237 27-Jun-08 09:22:49. Edited 1 times.
J Duggan		#8	[-]
Posts: 535 ( 3-Sep-36 16:14:58) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	For some reason, these so-called stars are given instant credibility. I could never understand it either, Keith. Yet, how many millions of people will vote for a certain candidate without knowing anything about the person, their voting record, their ideas, or their associates. They will vote a certain way simple because some clueless, out of touch celebrity tell them to.
drumstrong		#9	[-]
Posts: 47 (30-Jun-08 00:08:04) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	my wife was asking me why I was laughing at their routines, and I said because they aren't training for strength, to which she replied "maybe they don't want to be strong". I ceded her that point and acknowledged that okay they aren't lazy slugs and at least they are into fitness. I hence explained the hard training philosophy and getting more bang for your buck including time effieciency when training in the style of all on this message board. It got me to thinking how all the personal trainers at my gym put their clients thru what I consider to be marginally effective routines even once the newbies have gotten used to the feel of strength training, and a large part of it is many clients don't want to be pushed hard nor are they willing to really bust their butts and the trainers would lose business. You may not be able to squat 300 pounds but squat whatever you can to the limit and strive for more each time, that's the key, but it is tough and I suppose one has to like the challenge as a form of self competition. That's the fun for me, plus I don't want to be in the gym 6 days a week. Just I thought.