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08 Jun 2012, 1:08 pm
snapcap wrote:
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Any 'professional' who claims if they can do something anyone else can, is a scam in my opinion. And gaining 70 pounds just to prove some egotistic point? 
Oh and hey dude from the article, you're described as a fitness junkie...moderation dude, moderation.
Oh and hey dude from the article, you're described as a fitness junkie...moderation dude, moderation.
It's his job.
Being a fitness junkie is his job? damn I wish I could get paid for doing something in excess...
Also it seems like he also thinks its his job to talk crap about overweight people as if he's superior or something apparently.
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08 Jun 2012, 1:12 pm
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08 Jun 2012, 1:16 pm
Janissy wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
Any 'professional' who claims if they can do something anyone else can, is a scam in my opinion. And gaining 70 pounds just to prove some egotistic point?
Oh and hey dude from the article, you're described as a fitness junkie...moderation dude, moderation.
Oh and hey dude from the article, you're described as a fitness junkie...moderation dude, moderation.
From the article it looks like he didn't do it to prove that anyone can or to prove some egostical point. The "anyone can" claim was just Snapcap's title, not his. From the article, it looks like he did it for a very non-egotistical reason, so that he could get a better understanding of what his clients struggle with and therefore be able to help them better. He admits that he was very judgmental before he did this experiment but that the experiment showed him that there are struggles that are invisble from the outside. Two things that he had not expected were how humiliated he felt when he publicly couldn't do his old workout at the gym because his new fat body wouldn't cooperate and the pain of caffeine withdrawal when he quit the soda he had used to fatten up.
I see it as extreme dedication to his job.
Well I am glad he learned his lesson then and learned that its not just that they are 'too lazy' to become healthy. I feel like his reasoning was more he just wanted to prove himself and in that process it just so happens he learned its not as easy as he thought....and that being judged for weight might be painful to people who are overweight.
But it's hard to tell I suppose.
08 Jun 2012, 1:22 pm
Sweetleaf wrote:
snapcap wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
Any 'professional' who claims if they can do something anyone else can, is a scam in my opinion. And gaining 70 pounds just to prove some egotistic point?
Oh and hey dude from the article, you're described as a fitness junkie...moderation dude, moderation.
Oh and hey dude from the article, you're described as a fitness junkie...moderation dude, moderation.
It's his job.
Being a fitness junkie is his job? damn I wish I could get paid for doing something in excess...
Also it seems like he also thinks its his job to talk crap about overweight people as if he's superior or something apparently.Is he hurting himself? What makes you think it's excessive? I only agree that it is excessive for the normal person because it would get in the way of their lives, but if it was someone's profession, then I can't see how it's excessive for him.
Since when is it "talking crap" to demonstrate that people can fix weight problems, which in turn makes them healthier?
You're jealous.
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18 Jun 2012, 4:07 pm
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18 Jun 2012, 4:22 pm
snapcap wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
snapcap wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
Any 'professional' who claims if they can do something anyone else can, is a scam in my opinion. And gaining 70 pounds just to prove some egotistic point?
Oh and hey dude from the article, you're described as a fitness junkie...moderation dude, moderation.
Oh and hey dude from the article, you're described as a fitness junkie...moderation dude, moderation.
It's his job.
Being a fitness junkie is his job? damn I wish I could get paid for doing something in excess...
Also it seems like he also thinks its his job to talk crap about overweight people as if he's superior or something apparently.Is he hurting himself? What makes you think it's excessive? I only agree that it is excessive for the normal person because it would get in the way of their lives, but if it was someone's profession, then I can't see how it's excessive for him.
Since when is it "talking crap" to demonstrate that people can fix weight problems, which in turn makes them healthier?
You're jealous.
Oh I was only having a bit of fun, if he's passionate about fitness and made a career out of it cool...but then he is an expert right? so a general overweight person in general may not be able to do what he could do. Also I'm pretty much underweight, so I don't see what to be jealous of in that sense.
18 Jun 2012, 4:54 pm
TM wrote:
Part of the problem is that when the January first crowd hits the gym, the problems are obvious. No planned programs, no diet follow ups, half the time they get stuck in some silly class or doing smith bench presses. Then when they barely see results in 2 weeks, they switch programs, lifts, do Zumba one week, then Yoga, then Pilates, only to finally quit after a month or two.
Squats, deads, overhead presses, bench press and rows are all the 5 exercises needed, plus a pair of decent shoes to walk or run for 30 minutes 3 - 5 times per week.
Squats, deads, overhead presses, bench press and rows are all the 5 exercises needed, plus a pair of decent shoes to walk or run for 30 minutes 3 - 5 times per week.
A very good point, but you need to implement dips (or an equivalent exercise) and pull-ups as well.
Also, even though it's an isolation exercise, cutting bicep curls from your routine will slow down your progress.
18 Jun 2012, 5:16 pm
Kurgan wrote:
TM wrote:
Part of the problem is that when the January first crowd hits the gym, the problems are obvious. No planned programs, no diet follow ups, half the time they get stuck in some silly class or doing smith bench presses. Then when they barely see results in 2 weeks, they switch programs, lifts, do Zumba one week, then Yoga, then Pilates, only to finally quit after a month or two.
Squats, deads, overhead presses, bench press and rows are all the 5 exercises needed, plus a pair of decent shoes to walk or run for 30 minutes 3 - 5 times per week.
Squats, deads, overhead presses, bench press and rows are all the 5 exercises needed, plus a pair of decent shoes to walk or run for 30 minutes 3 - 5 times per week.
A very good point, but you need to implement dips (or an equivalent exercise) and pull-ups as well.
Also, even though it's an isolation exercise, cutting bicep curls from your routine will slow down your progress.You're right on the dips and pull-ups. I'm not convinced that bicep curls can add that much additional strength. I'd be more inclined to add another compound lift,
18 Jun 2012, 5:45 pm
