Super Size Me

For a reality check on the potential impact of fast food - specifically McDonald's - on your health - check out Super Size Me.

Although taken to extremes, the experience of the film maker during his 30 day McDonald's diet is quite amazing and quite horrifying.

The serving sizes available in the United States are also amazing, being considerably larger than what I have seen in Australia or Japan.

I find watching Super Size Me to be great motivation to train and to maintain a relatively healthy eating pattern.

Quick Mel Update

Just a quick update on Mel's training - she has been doing very well - training hard and eating well.

I'm proud of her.

Fitness Quote

"Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity"

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Mel's First Program

Given that Mel doesn't have a lot of free time and has not done a lot of weight training in the past, this first program is short and focuses on basic exercises. These exercises focus on the major muscle groups of the body, give good results and will give her a strong base for her training in the future.

Because of her limited experience and her concern about using free weights at this time, we are going to start by using weight machines. Free weights will be incorporated in future programs.

The program itself (3 times per week)
Warm-up
Leg Press 3 sets x 10 reps
Lat Pulldown 2 sets x 10 reps
Cable Row 2 sets x 10 reps
Bench Press 3 sets x 10 reps
Crunches 3 sets X 10 reps
Aerobics 30 min (any machine)
Warm-down

The whole program should be finished within a hour, and I hope she will enjoy it.