January 30% Bodyfat
July 6% Bodyfat
Film Makers Thoughts on getting bodybuilding lean:
Here's my 6 month transformation. The only time it's practical to look like that is if you plan on being in a bodybuilding contest or become a fitness model. Fitness models and bodybuilders lead a regimented lifestyle that revolves around food and gym time. Some may argue with my point but from Jeff’s perspective and my experience I can say with confidence this is the case for the majority of fitness models and bodybuilders.
Here's my 6 month transformation. The only time it's practical to look like that is if you plan on being in a bodybuilding contest or become a fitness model. Fitness models and bodybuilders lead a regimented lifestyle that revolves around food and gym time. Some may argue with my point but from Jeff’s perspective and my experience I can say with confidence this is the case for the majority of fitness models and bodybuilders.
Contest Day
In the movie I got shredded, I looked amazing but felt weak and exhausted for the last 3 weeks before the competition. Mentally I was an emotional mess half the time. I wasn’t myself because due to the lack of carbs, stress and social isolation. The struggle came from balancing home life, work, training AND dieting. Getting yourself ripped can only happen unless everyone around you is on board to support your efforts.
My question to the fitness industry: "How do you get away with selling an illusion?" Convincing young people that this shredded look is sexy and healthy is warping impressionable minds and frustrating those who want to lose weight. Advertisers are selling an extreme look that only comes from an extreme lifestyle and not what they are selling. People are dieing from anorexia, bulimia, steroid abuse, growth hormones, surgical procedures, starvation diets and supplement abuse all in the name of looking ripped like a bodybuilder. This has got to change.
I hope this movie will show students, parents and regular folks who want to lose weight that the ideal image they are being sold isn't realistic. Carrying around a few extra pounds won’t kill you. Just stay active and eat healthy. Perhaps one day we'll go back to the old Charles Atlas look.
My question to the fitness industry: "How do you get away with selling an illusion?" Convincing young people that this shredded look is sexy and healthy is warping impressionable minds and frustrating those who want to lose weight. Advertisers are selling an extreme look that only comes from an extreme lifestyle and not what they are selling. People are dieing from anorexia, bulimia, steroid abuse, growth hormones, surgical procedures, starvation diets and supplement abuse all in the name of looking ripped like a bodybuilder. This has got to change.
I hope this movie will show students, parents and regular folks who want to lose weight that the ideal image they are being sold isn't realistic. Carrying around a few extra pounds won’t kill you. Just stay active and eat healthy. Perhaps one day we'll go back to the old Charles Atlas look.
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