I noticed the frequency of wearing his 'blue M&M' boxers lessened once he started looking cut.

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It's interesting the possible correlation to the more cut he became the more douchie his hairstyle became (i.e. frosted tips).

Can't say it's causal, but there's certainly a connection!

The hardest part is eating right.

For a boxer the diet is 45% high Fiber carbs, 40%protein and 15% fat.

According to the site, any one doing anaerobic exercise needs to eat about 6 small meals a day to keep insulin up.

Something about High Fiber Carbohydrates and slower expenditure of energy, it keeps the metabolism going. So that fat is being converted into energy even when the body is at rest.

No soda, no fast food, and finally no "bad days".

It'd be much more inspiring if I weren't distracted by the flashing boxer shorts. Just pick some shorts and put it on for the picture every day!

Still, it's a pretty good idea, even if it's been done a few times before. Always inspiring when somebody accomplishes something with it.

Not much change after 22s (out of 36, so perhaps day ~222?)

Now...who has that many boxers?

Ahh, The Douche Transform. That math is too complex for my couch-potato skills.

i love the fact he starts programmer white, and once he gets some muscles he gets a tan. look who's proud of their lack of belly

yuck

At least he cut out the steroids at 0:16

I like how he gained instant tan as soon as he got more beautiful body.

Same happened to me lol

Exercise eh? Best gotta try that out.

The hair does get douchier, which is unfortunate. However, it's a solid transformation and kudos to the guy for sticking to a plan.

Was suprised how quickly his belly dissappeared. A quick calculation shows the overhang went in less than a month; then became fairly toned at about 3 months.

Definetly gives inspiration for people like me who find it hard to get started; and I'm about the same physical shape as him at the beginning.

I'd try and avoid the douche haircuts though

I like how he started wearing stupid necklaces the more ripped he got.

here's the dude's website: http://www.johnstonefitness.com/

it actually has a lot of helpful information for those who would be interested in making a similar change.

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>> ^solecist:
here's the dude's website: http://www.johnstonefitness.com/


holy sheeit

from this to this

impressive indeed. i just hope he doesn't get too carried away with all that.

>> ^Mcboinkens:
Would be nice to know what exactly his exercise plan was. I mean, if he spent 4 hours a day working out then these results are kind of expected. But I also know people that have simply cut out snacks and deserts from their diet, run every once in a while and do a few situps/pushups each day that have transformed in a similar fashion.


I see people doing the P90X program getting similar (or better) results in only a few months, but that does involve exercising ~1 hour per day for 6 days a week.

I'm currently doing the P90X workouts and they're amazing. Hopefully I can find a way to work the nutrition plan into it as well, but my schedule isn't kind to such things currently. Even without using the nutrition plan, I've had great results from the program.

I'd agree it was more an example on how a normal guy becomes in douche 365 days.


He certainly is cut though. Its just to bad he has malignant melanoma from spending 4 hours a day in a tanning bed.

365 days? I make that transition after about 12 beer. From my perspective anyways.

It's really hard to keep it up. I've actually been doing this minus the pictures. I realised at one point i was getting overweight, so at the start of this summer i started doing 45 mins of hard exercise every single day. The odd day off because my muscles are aching or illness or run down, whatever.

I started out with about 14 miles per day on my bike, going at about 18mph. I realised i just had no energy though, so i cut it to 7 miles but i go at about 25+mph, basically as fast as i can possibly go. After a while (a good while), you get to the point where when you don't exercise, you feel crap.

But the hard bit is the bit you see early on this guy. Takes about half of the time for you to actually see his belly disappear totally. He's still pretty trim but you can see where the belly is/was. That's where you gotta really have the conviction to carry on because it can be disheartening. Eventually, that bit that looks like belly sticking out turns into muscle when the layer of fat diminishes enough, but that's the tough bit imo. Early on you see huge changes, then the changes get a lot smaller, and i hear that a lot of people stop there. Plateau-ing or something.

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>> ^dannym3141:
Early on you see huge changes, then the changes get a lot smaller, and i hear that a lot of people stop there. Plateau-ing or something.
Yep. First 3 weeks or so is when you see your biggest muscle gains, and when you'll get you'll start to find your cardio peaks, there's more fine tuning that can go on however. I started last week, and I'm already seeing muscle gain again. 3hrs a day, every day. 2hrs of workout, plus an hour of cardio. The hard part is, once you hit that wall where you think you've hit the perfect point and plateau, you let yourself lapse. Stop going, or say 'good enough'. There's still gains to be made.

This will be my second time of regaining muscle mass, and will be twice as difficult. Just got to keep it in the back of your mind that, if you stop and don't do anything for more than about 2 weeks. All that hard work has already gone poof by 30%.

15 min of hard weightlifting every other day can make you more muscular than 95% of guys. That's good enough if don't have more time out of your schedule.

If you played that in reverse, that'd be me from 1989-2009. Um, plus like another 50lbs.

Notice it didn't take too long before he started looking cut. Maybe 1/4 or 3 months into his workout.

I think it's hilarious that it's SO obvious that the "tan" is painted on. Too many orange people nowadays.

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im a big beliver in getting fit as a way of life. I.E: take up a sport that makes you fit in the process. wind surfing, swimming, rock climbing, or cycle to work. I've found its *way* easier to get in good shape that way. No, you wont end up "ripped", but you wont have to try to keep up a routine which is essentially trying to be someone your not (aka a pro weight lifter). And it'll stop you having a heart attack (hopefully) and thats what matters.

...and its fun !

if someone looks awesome and got that way by lifestyle, that impresses me. if someone gets that way by going to a gym at 6am every day, not so much. Its better than being a fatty though i guess.

This whole "getting ripped" this is just awful. I agree that exercise is very important, as is having a sensible diet, but the idea of cutting out all the pleasure of food is one that just doesn't take into account the wonderful thing that food is. It is about balance though. If you are eating fast food every day, your sense of taste is just as dulled as if you are eating something really bland... all you taste is the fat content and your reptile brain saying "yes, good, store more for the on-coming lean months after harvest."

Hunger is the best appetizer, but it also requires that you savor those things which are beatifully put together from a gastronomic perspective. Back to our discussion on Foie Gras; it is not the sort of thing you want at every meal, but when you have it, it is wonderful.

It is about balance... you exercise, eat reasonably most days and have something special at a restaurant or at home once in a while. To me this video is the other extreme, where you work out hours every day, don't eat anything that tastes good, and become self-obsessed with your body.

and yes, his hair does get douchier and his skin tanner...

Not that this is the same, but it reminded me of this video:

http://www.videosift.com/video/Steroid-Side-Effect-1-The-Mind-is-the-First-Thing-to-Go-WARNING-NOT-FOR-THE-SQUEAMISH

It is about balance I feel once you end up in that obsessive mentality, you are prone to keep going to the extremes. The thing about the guy in this video is that he can't keep that up forever, eventually something has to give and it will fall apart in some way.

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>> ^Mcboinkens:
>> ^ponceleon:
Not that this is the same, but it reminded me of this video:
http://www.videosift.com/v
ideo/Steroid-Side-Effect-1-The-Mind-is-the-First-Thing-to-Go-WARNING-NOT-FOR-THE-SQUEAMISH
It is about balance I feel once you end up in that obsessive mentality, you are prone to keep going to the extremes. The thing about the guy in this video is that he can't keep that up forever, eventually something has to give and it will fall apart in some way.

Yeah, that is why I was wondering what his routine was. If it is hardcore, he'll probably stop and start fading back. But if it was just a solid 15 minute work out each day with a cutback in snacks, he can keep doing it the rest of his life, should he choose to do so.


Sorry, but no way that is a 15 minute a day workout... it is probably at LEAST at hour (though I suspect far more) plus a really nasty diet.

on his website it looks like 45 mins a day, every day.

Look like bad CGI of Bane's transformation for a really low-budget Batman movie.

The magical flashy pants might qualify him as an entirely new supervillian, though.

I agree with Ponceleon that the whole "getting ripped" business is insane, but for different reasons. I'm fine with getting fit, but looking good naked is not the same thing. Fit people probably "look good", but people who "look good" aren't necessarily very good at using their bodies for different physical tasks, which is what fitness is really about. The average gym rat's routine has very little to do with fitness and a whole lot to do with looks. How often does life, even if your lifestyle is highly physical, require you to bicep curl any significant weight? Those separation routines do shit all for full-body coordination and neural adaptation.

If you are going to make the effort to spend 45 minutes a day for 365 days doing something, why not make the effort to spend 15 minutes researching beforehand to make sure you aren't wasting your time by failing to choose the most efficient method?

http://www.crossfit.com

http://www.crossfit.com/mt-archive2/CFOdyssey.jpg

15 minutes a day, 3 days on, 1 day off.

HOLY.... SHIT....

There is no way to get 40+% of your calories from protein without risking kidney damage.

>> ^jwray:
There is no way to get 40+% of your calories from protein without risking kidney damage.


Citation needed.

> Citation needed.

jwray. videosift, 2009-09-22, http://www.videosift.com/video/365-Days-of-Exercise

>> ^ponceleon:
To me this video is the other extreme, where you work out hours every day, don't eat anything that tastes good, and become self-obsessed with your body.
and yes, his hair does get douchier and his skin tanner...


Huh? How do you know he doesn't eat anything that tastes good and is self-obsessed?

I'm guess you're just making excuses for not getting in shape yourself.

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