Comments on: Challenging myself

By: Bernd

Bernd — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:34:28 +0000

Not even Tyler looks like Tyler when he’s not at a photo-shoot, and then only with a small army of assistants for lighting, lubing up, make-up and photoshop. Why do John Does with 40+ hour jobs try to look like Supermodels for a split-second during a shooting? Comparing yourself to others is one of the unhealthiest things you can do, there will always be someone else with a bigger chest, longer, fatter dick, bigger guns, whiter teeth… Set realistic, achievable goals and celebrate every small success on the way, not necessarily with ice-cream and chocolate. Rant over.

for now.

By: Markymark

Markymark — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:54:17 +0000

Honey! Welcome to reality. Plus the more you age the harder it is to keep those unwanted pounds off. I too was a skeleton in my 20′s and 30′s. Then came 40 – EEEEK. Now it’s really hard!

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:51:49 +0000

Dropping weight and increasing tone when you’ve always been the skinny guy does require making some changes in both diet and exercise. I was the heaviest I’ve ever been last August (158 lbs at 5′ 6″) and decided to act. I cut out ice cream (was a daily habit), reduced beer, and increased exercise. The latter primarily by getting back on my bike and riding with a goal of 100+ miles/week. Progress was slow, but I’m now down to 140 aiming at 135 (I weighed 120 at age 18). Body fat was measured (impedence scale) in February at 16%, which isn’t bad for this 54-year old body. I felt very comfortable in my skin on our local nude beach this afternoon, but certainly don’t have the definition of the guy in the photo. That’s a goal, but probably an unrealistic one that will never be achieved.

By: Aiden

Aiden — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:15:34 +0000

Don’t loose the fun things in life Brenton, nobody looks like Tyler.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:15:57 +0000

I wonder how much cardio you do? Like obviously gym is all well and good for building muscle but you don’t burn calories like you do if you’re spending time on the treadmill. Maybe you are spending time on the treadmill?

Burgers and chips are pretty dodge. I stopped eating things like Maccas last year and now I’ve just gone off the taste, too greasy for me to enjoy. Just a matter of finding out what kind of healthy foods you actually enjoy eating. Also, muscle weighs more than fat etc

By: Kyriel

Kyriel — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:29:13 +0000

Nobody looks like Tyler. I’m not even sure Tyler does. Do these people actually exist? If so, I hate them. lol

By: Bernd

Bernd — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:04:30 +0000

Challenging yourself is all nice, but why don’t you put some skin in the game? Share your goals (specific waist or chest circumference, single-digit body-fat percentage or so) with your loving audience via the www. If you do not reach your goals by a certain date you promise to do something you really want to avoid like singing a Kylie song a capella and put the video up on Aussielicious, putting up full-frontal pictures (I know, I know), taking pictures of you in drag on a crowded day at Bondi, you know best what scares you most.

By: Lewis

Lewis — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:59:33 +0000

It’s a journey, my friend. Yesterday, today, and — yes — even tomorrow. We’ll always be traveling the road to changing, adjusting, fixing, enjoying.