Formosa Fitness

http://www.iwanttolooklikethatguy.com/

This is a documentary of Stu MacDonald and his quest to go from a 42 year old guy with a 44 inch waist to looking like the guy in the supplement ads. If you have any interest in fitness and how people can change their body, then this is something you must see. In short, he did it. He got his body fat down to about 4% but it was a real struggle for him, hence the value of the movie.

Stu starts out by saying he's tried every diet and exercise fad out there and none of them has worked. Jeff Willet, a former pro bodybuilder, opens a gym in Stu's town so Stu decides to get Jeff's help in making a serious stab at looking like the guys in the ads.

The movie shows everything from him getting his fat levels tested to the emotional impact his training has on him. That emotional impact takes a while to build up, though. At first, Jeff has Stu do a period of just weight training to build up a base of training. Stu expects instant results and is disappointed at first when things don't change quickly. But actually at the end of the first three months, Stu lost 8% of his body fat. Not bad.

With that strength basis, the real training begins. The workouts got more intense but the diet was particularly emphasized. Stu really struggled with his mental demons as the diet got tighter and tighter and the calories went down and down. He even became a basket case just as he was about to enter his first bodybuilding contest, the highlight of hs journey.

It was great to watch his transformation from 28% body fat to 4%. He actually did it. His six pack came out, he got ripped, learned to pose, the whole picture. I've never seen a documentary that showed this process before and it will make a great tool for showing clients how tough the fitness lifestyle can be.

BTW, I'm very interested in the Max OT method Jeff used to train Stu. The workouts apparently lasted only 30-40 minutes and yet Stu burned lots of fat and built muscle. I'll report back what I find on this workout method.

The main lesson I took away is that it is possible for a normal guy to achieve amazing results in 6 months given the right plan and the willpower to make it happen. But expect to sacrifice everything to make it happen.

Very inspiring and very highly recommended!