Mens Fitness, Steroids vs Natural
Jake Stahl
Professor Joann Thompson
English 102
Dec. 1, 09
Men’s Fitness
Achieving an extreme level of fitness takes more than an imagination; it requires time consuming workouts and rigorous diets as well. Male fitness models or body builders take their knowledge about nutrition and fitness and reflect it with their body’s overall appearance, making extreme fitness their career. Seeing these body builders on television and in magazines and other media, the average person could have some misconceptions. Such misconceptions could include that fitness models and body builders are utilizing steroids or living an unhealthy lifestyle. How ever, if it wasn’t for these fitness gods, the public wouldn’t be witnesses to what a workout and a diet can do to the human body and most of these men should be looked up to because they are a walking, picture perfect example of health. Despite these misconceptions, male fitness models and bodybuilders practice a healthy lifestyle by dieting, using supplements, and by consistently working out.
We all know how impatient people can get when they are trying to maintain a steady diet, excuses and excessive cheat days causing the diet to turn into another bad habit. Dieting takes practice, its not something one can learn and be successful at over night. Eating habits are something that people learn as they are growing, and what a person eats in their formative years can easily determine the kind of lifestyle they will be living later down the road says Dr.Oz in his Men’s Health article Essential foods for Dieting. There are an incredible amount of diets available for the public, making it difficult to choose which one actually works, or which one narrows everything down in terms of making it successful. according to Chris Aceto from bodybuilding diet mistakes, “ many of the bodybuilders and fitness models jump from one diet to the next with out giving the initial
Professor Joann Thompson
English 102
Dec. 1, 09
Men’s Fitness
Achieving an extreme level of fitness takes more than an imagination; it requires time consuming workouts and rigorous diets as well. Male fitness models or body builders take their knowledge about nutrition and fitness and reflect it with their body’s overall appearance, making extreme fitness their career. Seeing these body builders on television and in magazines and other media, the average person could have some misconceptions. Such misconceptions could include that fitness models and body builders are utilizing steroids or living an unhealthy lifestyle. How ever, if it wasn’t for these fitness gods, the public wouldn’t be witnesses to what a workout and a diet can do to the human body and most of these men should be looked up to because they are a walking, picture perfect example of health. Despite these misconceptions, male fitness models and bodybuilders practice a healthy lifestyle by dieting, using supplements, and by consistently working out.
We all know how impatient people can get when they are trying to maintain a steady diet, excuses and excessive cheat days causing the diet to turn into another bad habit. Dieting takes practice, its not something one can learn and be successful at over night. Eating habits are something that people learn as they are growing, and what a person eats in their formative years can easily determine the kind of lifestyle they will be living later down the road says Dr.Oz in his Men’s Health article Essential foods for Dieting. There are an incredible amount of diets available for the public, making it difficult to choose which one actually works, or which one narrows everything down in terms of making it successful. according to Chris Aceto from bodybuilding diet mistakes, “ many of the bodybuilders and fitness models jump from one diet to the next with out giving the initial
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