As you may have seen in the news, there is a fitness trainer Drew Manning who gained 70 pounds of fat and then lost it all just to prove a point and to learn what his client’s struggle with day to day. Well obviously there’s a right way and a wrong way to do this.
See below the story about it from cnn.com and then see after of what I would have done.
Photo source: Drew Manning as seen on cnn.com
Drew Manning thought he had the body of the ideal man: 6 feet 2 inches of tanned musculature, sculpted arms and washboard abs that narrowed to a firm, 34-inch waist.
His perfectly chiseled body was hairless due to regular “manscaping.” People assumed he worked out three hours a day, seven days a week, but the 31-year-old personal trainer said nutrition was really the key to his dream body. As for working out, he indulged in his favorite activity for only about 45 minutes a day, four to five days a week.
Then, Manning’s once impressive muscles softened to pounds of bloated fat — on purpose.
Manning, a personal trainer, decided to gain nearly 70 pounds so he could better understand how his clients feel. He then planned to lose the weight to show that no matter the numbers they faced, others could get fit, too. He called it his “Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit” campaign, and documented it on a blog, and a book that debuts in June.
He expected some physical discomfort, but the emotional struggle — and judgment from others — surprised him. As he loaded sugary cereals and soft drinks from his cart at the local grocery store one day, he caught three women staring at him, then sliding their eyes to the food he was buying.
“‘I’m doing this as an experiment! I used to be a fit guy, not the fat guy,'” Manning wanted to turn around and explain. “I’m a lot more self-conscious now. There was a total lack of confidence in the way I felt in public because I wasn’t the fit guy anymore.”
The female form has long been the topic of discussions about self-esteem, but what about men? Their ideas about weight, body image and self-esteem have been largely swept under the ambiguous rug of masculinity. Meanwhile, changing standards about the ideal male form can leave them overwhelmed and exhausted by the chase for perfection, too.
Men don’t talk about it as much, health experts say, but that doesn’t mean they’re not thinking about it, whether they’re ultra-fit or kind of fat.
“Men are still taught as boys that the body is something that is designed to be a perfectly performing machine, not something to be cared for and nurtured,” said Michael Addis, professor of psychology at Clark University and author of “Invisible Men.” “But men base self-esteem on body image and weight.”
The new physical ideal
Lately, big and bulky has been pushed to the wayside, and the swimmer’s physique reigns supreme, editors of men’s magazines and websites say. The male silhouette landing on magazine covers and action flicks is tall, lean, agile and fit.
Ideal "Hollywood" Look
It’s a physique that’s more attainable for most men than the beefy-torso-and-chicken-leg look of the past.
“Our readers want the concept that this body is natural,” said Toland. “A body that is inspired by nature, rather than machine, supplement or wealth to be able to buy you that body.”
“Our ideal male wants to look like he is healthy and confident, but not perfectly coiffed or manicured,” said Sandra Nygaard, senior fashion and grooming editor of Men’s Health. “He wants to look well-maintained.
“That’s the real ideal: They want to look great, but they don’t want to look like they spend too much time on it — but they know they need to spend time on it.”
Nygaard points to actor Ryan Reynolds as an example of making the effortless look like an art form — always the right amount of scruff and perfectly tousled hair, even if they use a beard trimmer to shave down scruff and pomade for the slept-in look.
Actors like Ryan Gosling, Zac Efron and Justin Timberlake are constantly seen sporting tailored suits. Rather than the clothes themselves, it is the fit that displays the effort they put into their appearance, and this is showing up in the workplace as well.
This is the result of what some call the “‘Mad Men’ revival” — the return of pomade, polish and of the perfectly cut suit. It stays within the boundaries of masculinity while offering men the option of looking their best.
“Men are seeing grooming not as an extra, but an essential,” Nygaard said.
Current trends might make topics like health and grooming more approachable for men while promoting a healthier ideal, but psychologists Mahalik and Addis don’t expect body image to become a big topic among guys.
Lots of fitness guys recommend for skinny guys or fit guys that want to get bigger should bulk up by eating anything they can (including junk food) and then cut (bulk and cut). Well Ryan’s experiment is a good lesson of why one should not do that. Over an extended period of time, the yo-yoing of your weight gets harder and harder on your body. Also, not mentioned in this article are the health side effects he suffered. His blood pressure and cholesterol shot up with such a dramatic weight gain.
For those who are overweight like Drew got to, I highly recommend the obvious. Workout and diet. Not just any workouts or diet though. Doing High Intensity Interval training so that your body has to “think” and adapt. Boosting metabolism and doing strength training 3 times a week. Wash away fat by drinking a lot of water. There’s a ton of tips I can go on and on about but my Dr buddy of mine put together some killer fat loss tips in a video. Click Here to see the Fat Loss Factors.
But if you’re looking for a leaner look… as mentioned in the article above, the big, bulky look is out. Everyone wants to have the lean Hollywood look like Ryan Gosling. If you’re into this type of look, my buddy Rusty Moore has a program Visual Impact Muscle Building For Men. It’s the only course out there that’s dedicated to helping you build a sleek GQ Hollywood body like Ryan Gosling.
If you really think it’s necessary to bulk and cut then one needs to learn how to do it properly and not do it often. The best programs that teaches one how is 21 Day Fast Mass Building program.
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