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Fitness infomercials

Tinnuk
Tinnuk
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2007/10/01, 08:49 PM
Does anyone else here get really pissed off when they watch them?? They spout off so much bullshit for the entire duration of it. I seriously think that they're a major cause of the typical ignorance of most people in the gym; no wonder beginners have such a hard time deciphering the facts from the bs.
wrestler125
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2007/10/01, 08:55 PM
You've watched an entire one?

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Quoting from Tinnuk:

They spout off so much bullshit for the entire duration of it.
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Tinnuk
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2007/10/02, 07:47 AM
Maybe not an entire one, but I'm making an educated guess here considering that they tend to repeat themselves over and over.
ecle5c
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2007/10/02, 08:36 AM
Give me one reason I shouldn't believe that I can get 6 pack abs in only 4 seconds a week while sitting on my couch and hardly even know I'm wokring out.

But what about Jack Lalane's juicer? You can't argue with proof like jack himself. I think he's actually 136 years old right now.
immovablestone
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2007/10/02, 10:05 AM
I get really pissed off when I watch see than 30 seconds of any TV for those exact same reasons regarding any subject, not just fitness and health. The machine isn't interested in keeping you smart, vital, and mobile. They want you dependent, ignorant, and scared.


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arondaballer
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2007/10/02, 11:37 AM
The juicer could be a good idea. And I remember seein a video series called X something or another that looked almost like a crossfit style of training, that actually emphasized hard work and nutrition... I was impressed

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wrestler125
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2007/10/02, 11:42 AM
Good point. I've never been able to make it past "but wait, there's more!"

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Quoting from Tinnuk:

Maybe not an entire one, but I'm making an educated guess here considering that they tend to repeat themselves over and over.
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SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde

Mortal by birth.
Strongman by the grace of god.

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Tinnuk
Tinnuk
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2007/10/02, 11:43 AM
I doubt that the juicer is what's keeping that guy alive. It's probably his bowflex.
arondaballer
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2007/10/02, 10:06 PM
Hahahaha...probably his ab swivel...it really hits the entire CORE

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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious.
--Vince Lombardi
"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt

bigandrew
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2007/10/02, 10:30 PM
See the one for the ab chair thingy..and the HEAD CSCS from UCLA endorsed it? lol

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ecle5c
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2007/10/03, 08:25 AM
I'd put an endorsement on it for what they probably paid him.