Photo (c) Keith Munyan
„Why weight training? Doesn't endurance work burn more fat? Be prepared for a mess!“ When Jeremy Markum is writing about workout, you feel, this man has a message. Writing and workout: two passions of Jeremy Markum. And he's made for both of them.First of all the 30-year-old hunk is made for workout. Fitness enthusiasts know his amazing physique from many professional shots. Jeremy has worked with photographers like Keith Munyan and Louis LaSalle, and for big model agencies. He has appeared inside numerous fitness magazines, even twice on the cover of Men's Workout, as well as on several DVDs of Ron William's Vistavideo.com, which is well known for its popular fitness models.
Images (c) Men's Workout
Special training philosophy
Jeremy's time-crunched experience during grad school of building a fitness-model physique, while at the same time, keeping up with his studies, caused him to evolve and refine many of the principles espoused by bodybuilders and other elite athletes. Thus, he developed his own philosophy of training, nutrition, diet and a healthy lifestyle. Meanwhile he works as personal trainer and publishes his profound knowledge on his own website www.jeremymarkum.com. There he tries to stand out from the crowd of fitness sites: In each of his articles and products he has a special and very personal approach to the various subjects of fitness and health.
One of his messages: simplifying fitness, working out in less time, but much more effectively. „I want to help people improve their health and get in shape, no matter how hectic their schedules are, to help people get in shape faster, with or without a gym membership".Jeremy criticizes muscle magazines for publishing information which is profitable for the supplement companies advertising in the mags, but bad for the readers. He regards himself as the living proof that you can build an impressive physique without steroids, without spending your whole day in a gym, and still have a life.
What sounds easy, is in fact hard work. Jeremy is diligent both in the gym and at his desk. It will be difficult to find a fitness author who is nearly as productive as Jeremy. He has written and produced countless publications: articles, podcasts and exercise demos for his own website, newsletters for www.atozfitness.com, even one chapter in its All-Star e-book. Moreover his products, which he sells on his site. Two examples:The Tao of Functional Fitness is a big package of book, audio CDs and DVDs to get in good shape using training techniques that emphasize portability, like bodyweight exercise and elastic bands.On his DVD Damn Good Exercises Jeremy shows how perfect form makes the difference in the gym, if someone strives for a body like his, such as his biceps with "18 inches on a good day“, he reveals on his DVD.
His diction is straight to the point: „Gain muscle to burn fat. The more muscle you have, the more calories that muscle will burn.“ His diction is humorous: „With more muscle you can sit on your duff watching Jerry Springer and burn calories.“ His diction is convincing: "Too much cardio burns muscle! So avoid it!" And finally, his diction is passionate: "My purpose in life is to live life to the fulliest, and help others do the same."Always new projects in the pipeline
In 2006 his life has changed. Jeremy married and moved to Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. There he has transformed a 1500 square-foot facility into The Rustic Fitness & Performance Institute (www.rusticfitness.com), where he specializes in training athletes: "I'm hosting performance camps for wrestlers, football players, and other youth sport competitors, as well as more individualized, 1-on-1 coaching for those who want the ultimate edge."
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Quotations are taken from The Advanced Training and Nutrition Guide,
available on www.jeremymarkum.com, and from various articles of this site.
Special thanks to Frank Celaya www.frankphotos.com, and to Ron Williams www.vistavideo.com for their great photos.
If you get motivated for your workout especially by videos, then the blog MuscleBoyVideo may be the right place for you, beside WorkoutInspiration. On MuscleBoyVideo you see tons of clips of young, stunning bodybuilders, such as Tyler Southwick, Ray and the timeless Marky Mark, now Mark Wahlberg.
Image Mark Wahlberg copyright (c) Goodtimes, Polyband
Two stunning Allamericanguys: Myles and Ronald. Each of them is 5' 7 tall, and biceps is the most admired body part of both hunks.
Tyler Souhtwick wants to get even stronger. For this goal he does repetitions with 295 lbs to warm up for 315 lbs. He's explaning the details in the video:
Ray has gained enormously much muscle mass in the past time. Here he shows us some of his intense leg workout.
Jesse is a college student from Ohio. He's an overall athletic guy with an interest in many sports, primarily basketball, soccer and football. Jesse even considered the sport of bodybuilding, but then decided he didn't want to add too much mass to his physique.
He's a big motivation for all fitness enthusiasts who want to gain more muscle mass. Ray, age: 23, profession: personal assistant, hobby: bodybuilding. Hobby? It seems more like a destination. The photos show his amazing, fast progress within only a few years.
Peter is currently a college student pursuing his bachelors in criminology. He calls himself a romantic, a "lover not a fighter" and loves working out and keeping in shape. Here are some impressions of his chest workout:
He loves laughing, and he loves working out his biceps: Peter, 22 years old and from New York, is the new hunk on Allamericanguys, and is featured there in several amazing videos and high-quality photos. When Peter is training, he's extremely motivating. And when he's laughing, he's very likable. A great guy.
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Photo (c) Keith Munyan
Images (c) Men's Workout
DVDs "Muscle Quest" and "Muscle Dreams" (c) www.vistavideo.com
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