A true Spartan regime, eh? But no roast fox on the menu, I take it.
http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ "The revolution will not be televised. It will be digitized." >From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: This actually was in my medical newsmail... >Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:40:10 -0700 (PDT) > >I mentioned the film "300" several weeks ago, having >seen the commercials...now it pops up in one of the >glance'n'delete medimails: > >http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/the-300-workout-can-you-handle-it?ecd=wnl_day_033007 > >At the start of the movie 300, King Leonidas (Gerard >Butler) bids farewell to his beautiful wife, Queen >Gorgo (Lena Headey) as he heads out to lead the Battle >of Thermopylae. In it, 300 Spartans fought to their >death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army in >480 B.C. In the movie scene, Butler is dressed for >war, shirtless with a crimson cape flowing behind his >broad, chiseled shoulders... > >But anyone who has struggled to get fit or stay fit >can be forgiven if they get a little distracted here, >wondering as they look at Butler in those skimpy >Spartan battle duds: How did he get those six-pack >abs, that whittled waist, and those rock-hard thighs? > >...At Gym Jones, his invitation-only, no-frills gym in >downtown Salt Lake City, where he says there's no air >conditioning, no mirrors, and no place comfortable to >sit, his mission was to whip the 300 actors and >stuntmen into warrior-fighting shape, most of them in >eight to 10 weeks. Butler trained for 12 weeks. Twight >warns that his Spartan workout is not for the >faint-hearted, nor the out-of-shape... > >..."Some days guys did high-intensity circuit >training. Some days guys lifted very heavy loads for a >few reps. Some days guys did a series of miniworkouts >that added up to an 'interesting' total load and >volume. Some days guys did hard interval training on >the Concept II rowing machine." And some days, the >exercisers were asked to train for balance by doing >their tasks blindfolded. "Some days were punishment >days where our intent was to break guys physically and >psychologically," Twight says... > ><rolls eyes> Pu-leeze! It's a bloody *movie* fer >gudness sake! What folks will do to be "beautiful" - >Botox at 22, liposuction for 5 #s... > >Debbi >No Pain, No Gain...No Brain! Maru :P > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >The fish are biting. >Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. >http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php >_______________________________________________ >http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
