I would love.......

naughtoj

naughtoj

Cathlete
to hire a trainer that would get me into fitness model shape. Wouldn't that be so cool? To really get buffed out? I mean a trainer who really knew how to turn people into something straight of the cover of M & F Hers???

I know my eating would have to get in order too, but I wonder what types of workouts those women really do? Lots of cardio, I know, but weight-wise? Heavy, HEAVY weight moderate reps, low reps, high reps..ect?? Not what they publish in the magazines, but what they REALLY DO to keep up that muscle mass?

(lost in my imagination now).................ahhhhhhhhh...........................................................

Maybe one day when I am rich!:9
 
at http://www.bodybuilding.com go way down on the supersite section and look for fitness competitor of the week and you can see a sampling of what each one does. their routines vary so much, some don't do any cardio and moderate weights, some do heavy heavy weights and cardio everyday.

ETA: http://www.bodybuilders.com/fitness.htm here is this weeks, you can scroll to the bottom to find the link for previous competitors of the week. some great some so-so IMO.

kassia



When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be
disappointed to discover they are not it -- Bernard Bailey
 
Would you be prepared to do that kind of work and sacrifice all the stuff they do?

I can't imagine subsisting on oatmeal, grilled chicken and protein shakes.

You can hire whoever you want, but it's still you that does the work. And in Oxygen, they often list the models' meal plan and fitness routine pre-competition.
 
Everyone has their own goals...to look like a fitness model is not one of mine. Most are too extreme...too muscular...for my taste. I prefer to look athletic, not so lean that every muscle fiber shows. And I'm definitely not into the triangular look. So many fitness competitor's are so big in their upper bodies and then they have large muscular thighs to balance them out. Not for me.

And yes, their diets. Again, everyone has their own goals but I would never want to subsist on the meals they have to eat to stay so lean.

But hey, more power to those who do it.:)
 
I would love to do that too. We have a small gym here that puts adds in the local paper of before and after pictures of "Regular/Average People" who started working out at the club and then decided to take it to the next level. Some have acutally competed. I have often wondered if I could accomplish that, but obviously I'm not willing to buy another club membership or pay that kind of money for a personal trainer, Yet. LOL.

Jean
 
Janice....I have to admit...I'd love to have the time and energy to do this if I was living completely for myself. All my friends like the "toned" look. I'm probably in the minority but I'd love to have A RIPPED, BICEP VEINED, V-SHAPED, MUSCULAR HARD BOD. And not in the worldly sense of wanting to show it off...I just think muscles are so incredibly cool...really!!

Briee

Hey....how are you coming with climbing back into the workout circuit? I had a couple of rotten weeks on and off and trying to climb out of a slump myself!!!
 
>Would you be prepared to do that kind of work and sacrifice
>all the stuff they do?
>
>I can't imagine subsisting on oatmeal, grilled chicken and
>protein shakes.
>

thats why i will never be a fitness model. i know i can do it, i know i can place in a good rank but who wants to eat just protien all the time and workout as MUCH as they do. theydo workout a lot b/c they have to drop body fat big time while trying to maintain muscle. would drive me nuts but its nice to dream. :)

kassia



When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be
disappointed to discover they are not it -- Bernard Bailey
 
I like the look of muscles too, but to a point. The extremely ripped fitness model look doesn't appeal to me.

One thing about Oxygen et al is that they're all about how you LOOK. I've never read anything in them about healthy living - just doing this or that to look a certain way. Being super lean and muscular does not necessarily mean you're healthy or even as strong as people might think you are.

I also agree with Shelley about their diets. You gotta live a little.
 
Also you have to bear in mind that women who compete do not look that way all year round. Like most professional sports, there is a "season" that I believe runs from around September to February, or somewhere thereabouts (fitness/weightlifting competitions are considered a winter sport, I guess b/c they're indoors). Bodybuilders work on muscle building throughout the year but are not very strict with their diets until a week or two before a competition.

Furthermore, finding the right trainer can be tough. Some are excellent & will tailor a routine to what you want. Some are kind of lame & give every client the same exact routine. Some are just out for the money & don't much care what results you get (example: I had this guy at my gym tell me I worked out too much, & if I cut down my workouts to twice a week, one hour each, I'd get much more muscular & cut. Huh? I'm thinking this was just a ploy to make money......).

Lastly, they are so expensive! Minimum of $65 an hour at my club. I've done one or two sessions before just to get a specific workout that I can continue on my own, but I'm thinking you have to be loaded to afford training sessions regularly. Even if it's just twice a week, you're looking at $500+ a month. Think of all the shoes you could buy instead!

Anyway, those are just my thoughts. Stick with Cathe & some supplemental stuff & IMO you can still get in great shape, even if it's not competition shape. :)
 
I would love to look like some of the fitness models, but not necessarily like a body builder. To each his own.
What really gets me though, is there are some women out there (men too) that say they never touch weights or maybe just light weights and maybe the do all pilates or yoga and some walking and they have bodies I would love to have. What's up with that?
I really don't understand how something so drastically different can work for some people.
 
>
>I would love to look like some of the fitness models, but not
>necessarily like a body builder. To each his own.
>What really gets me though, is there are some women out there
>(men too) that say they never touch weights or maybe just
>light weights and maybe the do all pilates or yoga and some
>walking and they have bodies I would love to have. What's up
>with that?
>I really don't understand how something so drastically
>different can work for some people.

Genetics! My neighbor doesn't workout a stitch, but has a very atheltic look and looks like she pumps some iron. There are people at my gym like that, too, and they either don't do weights or lift no more than 8lbs.

There is an instructor at my gym that has really, really cut arms and beautiful shoulders and her arms are the envy of many women. If you ask her how or what she does, she will say that it's mostly genetics. And that she has to thank her mother mostly for her great arms.


Namita
 
I don't think fitness models or bodybuilders really lift heavy, they just lift a lot. A lot of the look also has to do with diet and supplementation, and as others have mentioned, they don't always look in that shape. The day of contests, they often don't eat very healthfully, to keep water weight off and to get more cut.

I think that doing workouts like GS could get you in that shape if you did everything else necessary to get there (ready to take some human grown hormone or steroids, just a bit, to get there? I wounldn't be).
 
Yeah, that would work!!! She's pretty good looking! I saw that one when I was perusing that site and my hubby said "Ewwww, gross!!!" Guess it is not for him, lol. He says "Honey, YOUR'E HOT, NOT THEM!" or "I like you just the way you are!" But it is not about him, is it? I would kill to have a B size chest and a midsection that did not jiggle when I ran...whether he likes it or not!!}(

I think if I had a trainer I was seeing three times per week and PAYING I would adhere to the diet. If the trainer really was going to transform me and knew a lot about it. I know, I know. I could do all this on my own..research the diet, the workouts, etc....but like some others on here I guess I don't know if I have the energy or time right now...especially to do it all on my own. It would just be nice.

And I am not kidding when I say "someday". When I get out of school and start making more $$ it will be a priority!!:7

I want to look that way because to me these people are the epitomy of strength, fitness, and discipline.
 
Hmmm....gym styles??? Those are the ones I got rid of when I hit my depression stage. BIG mistake!! :(

Why does it seem like doing it all on your own takes more work. Like others said, it is still you having to do it, but for some reason it feels harder to me now. I think cuz now I really need motivation!
 
Hi Janice! Well I for one would like to know what personal trainer Jai had. She's gorgeous!! And she's even more "cut" than Cathe. Do you see the difference in her from when we first "saw" her in Slow & Heavy? I would be most interested in finding out how many times a day she eats & how she trains. She's my inspiration! My body looks like hers but in S&H. As a suggestion, please check out the rotations from Fitnessfreak366 (debbie h in ohio). I've done her rotations & their fabulous! Try training this way & eating like the pros do & see what results you get in say 12-20 weeks. I say go for it!! Kathy;-)
 
We are all so differnt in what we would like to look like. I favor the lean dancer look, with toned muscle, not rip or bulky. I'm an ecto. body type and have to work on keeping muscle on anyway, so I don't think I could achieve that fitness model look.
 
I read a lot of the Oxygen articles and I remember Jenny Lynn saying she had to start eating a certain way at least three months before competition and then as the weeks go on...she had to continue to refine her eating until competition.

These girls live and breath the competition way of living for awhile but like Laura said, relax things to a degree after competition. Most of them say it wouldn't be good for their health to live that way all year round.
 
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