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Ever look at a fitness magazine or watch a few minutes of an infomercial after getting back from the gym and think, "Why don't I look like that?" The ads want you to believe that with their products anything is possible. In his article "How To Get A Fitness Model Body" AskMen fitness expert James Fell explained that no piece of equipment or dietary product will get you perfectly sculpted. Even with the right dietary restrictions and workout regime, it's extremely difficult to attain the ideal physique. Author and fitness model Vince Del Monte goes even further, explaining that the bodies we see in the media are not only near impossible to achieve but are impossible (and unhealthy) to maintain.
This picture was taken 24 hours after competing in a fitness show in 2011. The actual truth about how I achieved this condition is a tough pill to swallow, so instead of offering you false hope by promoting my products and services as the answers to a ripped and muscular physique, let's make sure you're ready: Can you handle the truth? Well, here it is.
To get into this extreme shape, I began weight training at the age of 22 and have continued to lift consistently for the past nine years (not nine weeks). I was able to take my scrawny, 149-pound body to a muscular 227 pounds (and not without gaining fat through the "bulking up" process). Understand, it's impossible to gain muscle without fat unless you're taking performance-enhancing drugs. I chose not to.
For the four months leading up to this picture, my diet was very strict. I ate every three hours. I ate six different protein sources a day (sirloin, whole eggs, white fish, turkey, chicken, protein powder), four different carb sources a day (brown rice, Ezekiel cereal, quinoa, yams), two different fat sources a day (avocados, mixed nuts), consumed vegetables with every meal, trained from 1.5 to 3 hours a day (six days a week), and eliminated all alcohol and sweets. I went to bed at 10:30 p.m. and rose at 6:00 a.m. every day. My weekly grocery and supplement bill was around $300 a week. I invested $4,000 to hire one of the top bodybuilding coaches in the world. I have a very supportive wife who lives and breathes the same lifestyle, making it easier.
I was also training at one of the best gyms in the country and was surrounded by celebrities and professional athletes to keep me motivated. I grew up in an extremely goal-oriented home so I have my own natural drive to be successful. I was competing for my Pro Card (which I won), giving me huge motivation. Did I mention I was filming my entire transformation to create a brand new product called Stage Shredded Status? That gave me financial motivation, too. I also invested in a professional photographer who shot over 800 images to capture this one. I wouldn't doubt that some digital retouching was applied to fix some of my cosmetic flaws -- and that was after my body was already water-depleted and carb-loaded (sneaky tricks we fitness models know)!
In fact, what most people don't know about the fitness models and bodybuilders who are promoting the next pill, powder or potion is that these models are scheduled for photoshoots immediately after competitions. This is to ensure the model is in extreme shape after months of dieting, intense training (often times with the use of steroids and growth hormone), tanning, posing practice, using diuretics, and other photo-enhancing products and tricks.
Although this type of extreme shape is temporary, many magazines and advertising campaigns hope their prospects buy into the belief that this condition is the standard look, rather than the exception, and never do they explain that this look is temporary and that these models do not look like this all the time. These images may inspire millions, but they also mislead millions. Individuals are encouraged to emulate their idols, not knowing how they really got there.
Understand, my physique is attainable, but it will require a tremendous amount of time, energy and discipline. Most supplement and infomercial companies want you to believe that you can do it by simply taking a pill, working out on their "revolutionary" exercise equipment, drinking their "magical" shakes, or eating their "superhuman" bars. Anyone who has ever gotten into this kind of extreme shape knows the truth: that it takes a lot more than that.
Another misconception about many fitness models (including myself) is that we stay in this kind of shape all the time. That's not true. In fact, I wouldn't consider it healthy for anyone to stay in this kind of shape all the time. Stop believing the lies: It takes hard work, discipline, knowledge, genetics, and time -- end of story.
The truth no one wants to tell you is that you will probably never look anything like the fitness models, bodybuilders or celebrities who grace the covers of magazines, star in infomercials or who represent many of the supplement and equipment companies.
I am sorry, but most of us do not have the genetics to look that way, nor do we have the right education or time to transform our bodies into this kind of "perfection." Furthermore, we don't use performance-enhancing drugs to completely redesign our bodies. There is a lot of deception in the "health and fitness" industry.
Are you wondering why I'm telling you all of this? Are you finding this info a bitter pill to swallow? You should be both empowered and encouraged by what I've shared. Once you accept the truth of what it really takes, you can be freed from chasing the false sense of reality often portrayed in the media -- an unattainable fantasy provided by people who do not have your best interests at heart. As a result, you are now free to focus on achieving your own potential and the peace of mind that goes with it.
Once you shift your focus from trying to be like someone else to, instead, becoming the best you can be, I know you will find tremendous pride, satisfaction and fulfillment in who you are. I urge you to stop trying to emulate your favorite YouTube hero, or the latest cover model and focus on your energy on making realistic, attainable goals that you can be proud of. With clearer goals, you may reach your dream body with far less effort, investment and motivation.
The take-home lesson is do not compare yourself with how someone else looks (never do that!). Let their physique motivate you, but focus on realistic goals for your body. Set your attention to one workout and one meal at a time to make today your best day ever, and you'll achieve your dream body
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