Jillian Michaels and her ‘enhanced’ six pack January 18, 2010
Posted by jamieatlas in fitness, nutrition, weight loss.Tags: biggest loser, jillian michaels, photoshopped abs, six pack
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Jillian Michaels has fake abs. I don’t want to put down the excellent work she does – she has changed peoples lives, but really people… she has been getting ‘work done’ on her six pack. In my world, that makes her a candidate for the biggest loser.. for completely different reasons.
UPDATE!
Jillian has just been named in a lawsuit against her for the nutritional supplements she supports:
Jillian Michaels: Suit over diet product baseless
She says she “stands by it”. Check it out to see what the fuss is about (then come on back now, y’hear!)
Take a look at the pictures below to see if you can spot the difference in six pack #1 #2 and #3.
Have we gone so far down the track that we need to take people with rock hard abs and airbrush them even more?! I don’t know if Jillian’s managers insisted on this being done, but lets get one thing clear.
The public is getting savvy. I went to her website to check things out, see what her position was on weight loss, workouts etc.
Generally speaking, I like what she has to offer. She (or team Jillian/biggest loser) has put a very smart group together and come up with a solid product.
I also own a George Foreman Grill and although I have no affiliation for him 
And just like good old George, whether you love Jillian Michaels or hate her, this website checks out by my standards.
Her abs, however… do not.
See what I mean below.
I want you to pay particular attention to her lower right ab and see how it curls in at the corner.
Her lower right hand ab muscle makes an almost horizontal line.
Now take a look at the same spot on the abs below.
See the squiggle versus the diagonal line? Muscle doesnt just change overnight like that.
You have more fat or less fat over that spot – the muscle might firm up, but it doesnt take a u-turn..
Someone is trying to pull a fast one on the american public (and I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!).
Aaaand just to show what I think her abs might actually look like…
Without a horizontal or a squiggly photoshopped line, that is
Will the real Jillian Michaels abs please stand up, please stand up, please stand up.
Maybe this video will shed some light. Either way, Photoshopping is everywhere. Before you commit to trying to look like a certain celebrity, make sure that the abs you are looking to become actually exist.
Jillian Michaels of biggest loser fame, if you are reading this, I may not 100% agree with your training style, but you do some things extremely well. You need to talk with your managers about which of these pics is the real one and stick with that.
Even without the touch-ups I am sure you look amazing. Don’t let success make your public image one that doesn’t look like you.
Yours in health,
Jamie Atlas
PS Did you know that doing situps doesnt necessarily give you a sixpack? This post contains a picture of a guy with a bit of a belly.. while he was breaking the world record for situps.
Build muscle at any age – 72 years young January 18, 2010
Posted by jamieatlas in denver, personal trainer, personal training, weight loss.Tags: bodybuilding, build muscle, denver fitness, denver personal trainer, denver personal training, old age
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Hey guys – Can you really build muscle at any age? Most definitely. I think this video below of one of my own Denver personal training clients speaks more than any words I could write.
When this personal training client of mine came to me first, he was pumped full of painkillers and any movement in general was like watching a squeaky wheel throwing off rust. He was what you might call a ‘fixer-upper’.
He had three major factors going for him though.
- He had a great attitude
- A desire to change
- A willingness to do what it took.
And thats all I could ever ask of any of my clients. Because sometimes, thats all it takes.
Fast forward 8 months later… I think you will agree that the transformation is remarkable. Watch the video to find out at the end the age he really is. Don’t be fooled by the muscle – this guy has some years on him:
Of course, he’s moving a little slow in that video.
Thats because last month he slipped on ice and broke one of his ribs. He was back in the gym and working out pain free in 4 days. That’s because he has trained his body to be not only more muscular, but also functional. A smart, functional body will recover better than a pure bodybuilders body.
Bottom line: Tom has built his body to look good, but also to be able to do anything.
How did we do it? Three major steps.
Every workout was different.
Yep, that’s right, every workout involved new exercises, new challenges and new weights and rep ranges to keep his body guessing.
Three planes of movement.
By moving Tom through the front/back, side/side and twisting planes of movement, no one muscle ever got all the attention – but over time, they all got attention enough to create what you see in the video above. The result? A body that can go anywhere at any time.
A read and react attitude.
Knees hurting? Trouble with the left shoulder? Feeling a little run down? Our workout plan was changed every day to react to whatever Tom’s body was showing us. Fatigue meant a stretch session, Joint issues meant other parts ‘got to play’ that day. When we workout with respect to what the body is telling us, we not only get better results faster, we reduce the chance of injury and improve the bodies confidence and anticipation of the upcoming workout!
And that’s how Tom got to where he is today. Not bad for a 72 year old. The scary part… he’s still got more improvement to go! Just goes to show you can build muscle at any age.
Want to know what was really amazing about what you just saw?
Tom has never used a leg press in any of our sessions.
We have never him in a squat rack.
We have never made him do leg extensions or leg curls.
Do you get your workouts to ‘read and react’ or do you follow through with the plan regardless?
Do you work in 3 planes of motion?
Of course, you can follow a more traditional bodybuilding route as well – this guy does a great job at it and we can all take a leaf from his book:
But you probably shouldn’t wait until you are as old as these guys before you start working out 
Yours in health,
Jamie Atlas
