Huge Like Jackman MAY 6, 2009.

 

Lately the TV, Radio and Internet we have been bombarded with images and hype about Hugh Jackman in awesome shape.

 

Which got me to thinking people regularly complain, that they cant loose weight, ill never be that size again or I can’t seem to gain any muscle.

So I thought we would have a look at what Hugh did and see how we can adapt it to achieve such success in our own lives, in our search for a better Body…

 

Hugh trained at 1.5hrs per day, at least 5 days per week; his trainer changed his program every 3 weeks. He told himself that he would go in the gym every day and work as hard as he possibly could, And if he couldn’t he would go back in the next day and work even harder. This mentality let him do some thing he had never done before “315 pounds” (143Kg) Bench Press.

 

His eating was strict! No cheating for 1 year now that’s determination and dedication. His Diet Consisted of 6 meals per day (religiously), lots of steamed vegetables, lean meat (mainly boiled chicken) and one small serving of brown rice per day.

 

"I wasn't a great dinner party guest. (I would say), 'Great to be here. Now, can I have some steamed chicken and steamed vegetables?"

 

Now this may be a bit much for some, and im certainly not saying that we all should adopt Hugh’s training and eating regimen. But there are some important things in there that we can all use to achieve success.
Now Fat loss and Muscle Gain are very similar although the exercise prescription may differ a little. And you may eat fewer calories on one, and more on the other. the outline for success is still the same…

To get the answers we first must ask ourselves 3 questions;
1. Do I really want to change my body???
2. Am I doing everything I possibly can to achieve my goal.
3. Do I have a goal, do I have time line.
3. Do I really what to achieve this Goal!

 

This has got to be the most important question of all, do I really want to lose weight. You have to give your self the option to say NO to this question, most people think they should loose weight. But if your happier in a heavier frame that’s ok, you can still be fit and heavy.

• The more you train the more calories you burn. This is not to say you should be in the gym for 3 hours at a time. This may lead to Catabolism (break down of muscle tissue). If you’re training hard for 45mins – 1hour that will be enough.

• Train every day and at least 3 of those days with weights. “Muscle is the Engine that uses fat for fuel”. Ladies this can help you get those long lean lines your looking for, But don’t worry you wont get beefy. Females have so little testosterone; it’s almost impossible to gain beefy muscle by only doing 3 weights workouts per week on a low calorie diet.

• Not all of your training has to be in the gym. There are plenty of activities that can help you in your journey for a better body. Go learn to dance, play a sport (footy, tennis, ect.), try a martial art (kung fu, kick boxing, ect.), do some cross training like Boot Camp, Strongman Training, Sprints stairs, hills, track, Yoga, even go for a bush walk.

 

• Change up Your Routines at least every 4-6 weeks, the human body is an adaptive organism. Basically you apply a stress to it and it adapts. We need to give the body time to adapt; changing stuff every week for a novice can leave the body confused.

• Challenge your body constantly; get out of your comfort zone. You can do all the training in the world but if there is no challenge, it will not improve.

 

“If you can talk while your training it’s a good indicator that your socializing not training save the chitter chatter for the locker rooms after”.

 

 

• Do you know what’s going into your mouth? Keep a food diary, if there is 1 thing all nutritionist will agree on (and they don’t agree on much) it’s keeping a food diary. The national weight control registry is a study that tracks the habits of people who have successfully lost over 30lbs (15kgs) and kept it off for more than a year. And there the 3 main things all the people in the registry have in common is 1. They exercise 1 hour per day, 2. They keep a food diary, 3. They eat a low calorie diet typically 1400-1800cals.

• The average person burns 300cals in a workout; this can be undone with one bad meal.

“You can train as much as you want, but if your not holding yourself accountable for what’s going in to your mouth you wont loose any weight”.

 

So set a goal, set a time line, exercise every day, Train hard (just turn up at the gym and socializing doesn’t count as exercise), keep a food diary, eat 1400 – 1800cals and stay Consistent.

 

“Consistency & Dedication breed success”.