When I was fat, there was a time in my life when I sifted through magazines like Men's Health and other magazines of the sort. I followed everything the authors explained in their magazines religiously because I believed that if the label was Men's Health it had to be reflective of the concept too.
As time went on I realized that these magazines were motivational to look at and fun to read but the information given in these magazines is absolutely worthless. As a man, myself, I thought these magazines would be as useful as one of those magazines that women read. Frankly, I feel that magazines such as Cosmopolitan and other magazines of the sort are way more informative.
First of all, that guy on the Men's Health magazine has never, will never and can never get the kind of body that the magazine promises you can get in 12 weeks. Putting on muscle can take a lot of time. Go to any fitness trainer and they would tell you that putting on muscle without putting on large amounts of fat is impossible.
I've seen a couple of guys at my gym who have bulked up and it took them at least 8-15 months to get where they are now.
Secondly, most of the so-called fitness models, actors, bodybuilders and athletes that you see on various magazines and in various television shows aren't all natural. While they do work hard on their bodies, quite a few of them have also taken growth hormones and steroids to get bigger than they already are. Some of them may be natural but the natural guys tend to be patient and don't mind having to bulk up over a longer time period.
For those of you who can't accept this revelation (perhaps because your favorite actor's body is probably not as natural as you thought it was), here is an excerpt from The Ultimate Diet (written by Lyle McDonald)- "And don't get me started on the advice given by pro bodybuilders. It shouldn't even be
taken into consideration unless you've got the array of steroids, thyroid medications,
thermogenics and appetite suppressants that they use to get ready for a contest. A current pro
is reported to have said the following about contest dieting "There is no magic diet, buy as many
drugs as you can afford and starve yourself for as long as you can stand it."
Everyone is different from one another. So, a conversation with anyone regarding what you should do in order to gain, lose or maintain weight may not be as fruitful as you thought it would be. Sad, but true.
As time went on I realized that these magazines were motivational to look at and fun to read but the information given in these magazines is absolutely worthless. As a man, myself, I thought these magazines would be as useful as one of those magazines that women read. Frankly, I feel that magazines such as Cosmopolitan and other magazines of the sort are way more informative.
First of all, that guy on the Men's Health magazine has never, will never and can never get the kind of body that the magazine promises you can get in 12 weeks. Putting on muscle can take a lot of time. Go to any fitness trainer and they would tell you that putting on muscle without putting on large amounts of fat is impossible.
I've seen a couple of guys at my gym who have bulked up and it took them at least 8-15 months to get where they are now.
Secondly, most of the so-called fitness models, actors, bodybuilders and athletes that you see on various magazines and in various television shows aren't all natural. While they do work hard on their bodies, quite a few of them have also taken growth hormones and steroids to get bigger than they already are. Some of them may be natural but the natural guys tend to be patient and don't mind having to bulk up over a longer time period.
For those of you who can't accept this revelation (perhaps because your favorite actor's body is probably not as natural as you thought it was), here is an excerpt from The Ultimate Diet (written by Lyle McDonald)- "And don't get me started on the advice given by pro bodybuilders. It shouldn't even be
taken into consideration unless you've got the array of steroids, thyroid medications,
thermogenics and appetite suppressants that they use to get ready for a contest. A current pro
is reported to have said the following about contest dieting "There is no magic diet, buy as many
drugs as you can afford and starve yourself for as long as you can stand it."
Everyone is different from one another. So, a conversation with anyone regarding what you should do in order to gain, lose or maintain weight may not be as fruitful as you thought it would be. Sad, but true.
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