Friday, November 09, 2007

You are what you eat

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Hello everyone.

I was chatting with one of my client just now when he said "My ex pt tells me to eat, eat & eat to get big".
I must say that if you eat a lot (dirty food), you won't definitely look how you desired.

You are what you eat.
How true this phrase it.

I will cover a few that are typical in Singapore.

Please note that i will not be including detailed training & diet in this article. I won't be speculating if they use steroid too. Please do note that it's possible to achieve without any steroid.

Workout Quality & Volume
Elites - Professional.
Decent - Not good enough to go top, but not bad enough to achieve what most want.
Lousy - probably some bicep curls or a 40minute jog 1-3 times weekly.

Ladies


Skinny!
Achieve this body by eating an apple a day. Just pray that you won't fall before reaching this stage. (Death in extreme circumstances). This group of people may or may not exercise.

A case of serious malnutrition probably. LOL


Skinny but flabby.
Credit to vicvic from HWZ for the pic.

A typical lady's body walking down Orchard Road. They may look skinny or lean with clothings, but there will be a few flabby areas. Mainly tummy, arms, thighs.

Lousy or no workout.
Typical 3 meals a day with low quality calories.
Do add in supper or snacks during appropriate time. :D


Very lean!
This body is very lean. She has quite a bit of muscle there. Training wise, it has to be between decent and elites. Very clean diet, at least 90% quality calories. My clients' opinions think this lady has too little body fat though.

What most desired
It's just what most my female clients tell me anyway. They want to look "non flabby" and "not bulky". This body is achievable with decent training (achievable with me) and smart eating. By smart eating, i will say it's 5-6 small meals with good quality calories. You are allowed to eat "cheat meal" probably once or twice a week.

If you notice, this body is very close to "lean and toned". Just eat more than "lean and toned".

Fat
I won't be putting any pic down here. From skinny but flabby, add on a few years of age, you will probably look like "fat" now. Very common for girls who started working in the office upon graduation.


Guys


Skinny!
Just another case of malnutrition.




"Small & lean"
This body is not small in reality. It's probably close to 70kg with 8-12% body fat. This body is achievable with decent training and smart eating.

The real "small and lean"Credit to vicvic from HWZ for the pic.

Bruce Lee will be the best example of being small and lean.



Dirty bulk
I call this kind of body "dirty bulk". In reality, "dirty bulk" is much bigger. Probably more muscle at least 18-20+% BF.

If one were to train (lousy to decent) and do not care what he eats, this is the kind of body you will get. You can look big with shirt on, just need to live with the tummy that you have.

This is what i really meant by just "eat, eat & eat." If you want better example, just go to a gym and see people who train like a "pro" to you. They look big, but they have a tummy, bodyfat at least 20%. (Not applicable to people who train for strength)

Brad Pitt in "Troy"

This body is nice! I heard somewhere that this body is around 190 pounds. That's about 90kg. This is achievable with decent to elites training with lots of clean food. (More than "small & lean" above)


Bodybuilder
This bodybuilder's body. It's the hardest to get. Eating a lot of clean & quality food is a must. (More than BP in Troy) Knowledge, passion & discipline are just 3 of the many criteria needed.

Fat (Same as ladies)
I won't be putting any pic down here. From skinny but flabby, add on a few years of age, you will probably look like "fat" now. Very common for guys who started working in the office upon graduation.



I think i have covered most of the types of body that is more typical to newbies. Hope this article helps.


No prize for guess who this is.
I'm in China mah. It's good that i can remain relatively lean.
= )

I just want to talk about dirty bulk with my client. Little did i realized that i add a few more pics. I do hope the pictures are as close as to what i'm referring to though.

Please leave any comment if you have.
Or give me a link of a picture that you wish me to talk a little on.


Disclaimer: The following pictures are taken from the internet. I am not related to them. If you are (or your friend is) in any of the picture, or if the picture has copyright. Please contact the author of this blog to remove the picture.


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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

OMG, Kevin, Your article is so true. I am Dirty Bulk! :(
Going to try to improve.
aim is to be like 300. Go Spartan!!!!!

That girl is so gorgerous

Jasper

Kevin said...

Thanks Jasper. This blog article is for you.

So, don't go doing "Eat, eat & eat".