Laugh Out Loud

Stayed out of the hot sun and did this quiz...
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Funny, I don't see the resemblance...
Feel free to try it yourself: (opens in new window) Workout Quiz

JW Knows Squat

This ep proved that Jackie Warner may know how to do squats, but she doesn't give one about others.

First she shows up 1-1/2 hours late for a meeting. Notice her fresh beverage w/ice? That means she was -already- an hour late before she decided to stop off for a cool one. So not cool. Then its obvious that JW hasn't prepared a thing for her DVD yet, even tho that's what this meeting was about.

Later on she proves once more just how inconsiderate she is when she sorts her staff on-camera (for their DVD potential) and she then proceeds to show up unprepared -again-, this time for the actual DVD shoot itself. Turning it into an endless sweaty trainwreck. (Those four trainers get hazard $$ ?)

The exit scene is Jackie reading her girlfriend's private phone message, and then complaining that her gf doesn't respect their relationship! What a classy way to set up next week's finale... where I'm hoping her staff and her gf wise up and flee.

* Regardless of how I feel, ratings appear to be up: 'Work Out', a reality series, 927,000 viewers Tues night, up 19% from the prior week' (link)
Still way less than 'Top Chef's 3 mill.

Workout Wearout?

Yes its true, JW's original clothing partner was Paiva until they closed their doors: 'Seems upscale women’s clothing retailer Paiva, a subsidiary of FinshLine, is game over.' (Opens in new window: Link )

...So, is JW funding her fashion wear all alone now?

Workout Fallout

Falling out of 'like' with 'Work Out'

Its not 'Work(ing) Out' for me - seems I'm not a good fit for Bravo's 'fit' show anymore. I'm sure others are abandoning the good ship 'J-Abs' too... But of course nothing would keep our drama queen from a 90 sec TV gig:

Interesting that Fox managed to put that logo right over her shoulder. I'm sure she'd love that 'label'.

JW at FoxNews
*it was her usual:

"Fat does not make you fat...”
“Sugar & calories make you fat. Period."
"No food w/ 8 grams of sugar or more."

No bananas: try apples, berries, citris
No commercial yogurt: use low sugar dairy
Do read food packages - 'Doh!'
Do eat: grilled chicken on a salad
Decrease alcohol by half...

Needless to say, that last one made anyone who's watched her party hearty on her show go 'Whoa, Pot, meet Kettle?

Doug Donors Dug Deep

Good News:
they did a benefit in Doug's name, RIP Doug.
Bad News:
both famehogs, Jackie and Peeler, showed up.

Doug & Jackie at his last birthday party.

Last fall they held a fundraiser for Doug Blasdell's (the nice-guy trainer that died in Jan '07) Foundation. And of course BravoTv was there to film it. But the few moments we saw of the benefit ended up being all about Peeler and Jackie. Typical of Bravo's editing monkeys. Thanks a lot, guys.

At least they raised some money, and gave us a few dignified seconds on an otherwise embarrassing episode.

Gawker also beating the 'boycott JW' drum.

Yackie Jackie tells all!

Or at least answers a few questions...
* some 'Warner wear' ad poses

After watching this season's uneven episodes, its hard for me to believe that JW can sound so reasonable; but she does okay in two recent Q&A's:

How did you get into the fitness business?

I quit Warner Bros. where I was a script coordinator to go to art school. Someone said ‘You love fitness; you really should get certified.’ So I got certified, went to work for a gym and had so many clients that in six months I started my own gym. I’m the type that can’t work for someone else. (no 5h!+)

What’s the biggest fitness myth?

The myth that you can skip meals to lose weight. If you skip a meal, then with the next you become a fat-storing machine. Eat small meals, more frequently.

What’s your favorite workout?

My favorite workout is power-circuit training. Basically, you lift weights for your upper & lower body and then resistance train to fatigue.

So, working on your upper body you do chest presses then drop and do push-ups to fatigue. Same for lower body; do leg presses then jump squats to fatigue. You’ll be able to do very few squats or pushups. Power-circuit is quick and you use your own body’s resistance.

How do you suggest people begin diet & exercise?

Combine eating right & working out to have fast results; you’ll see your waist change in three weeks.

Figure out your can’t-resist foods and throw them away.
I don’t look at fat or carbs. I look at calories: nothing over 400 calories, 9 grams of sugar, for meals. For snacks, 150 calories - total 1,500 calories a day.

If you cheat, realize it’s just one day. When it happens to me, I just allow myself to eat like a pig to where I’m so disgusted that I want to be good the next day. Don’t just have waffles. Have waffles and ice cream & cookies. I eat well M-F and then on weekends, I have one cheat meal.

All week, avoid sugar to break your sugar addiction. But you can have a cheat meal every weekend and, for me, that’s going to involve sugar.

Your favorite vacation?

I love Mexico. But most relaxing is Bora Bora in a hut over water. You can just be nude and jump into the water. It’s the most relaxing place.

Advice for vacation, do you stick to a fitness plan?

"If you’re on vacation, workout by hiking, walking, snorkeling. I used to only stay at hotels with gyms, but what a waste! I never used them. Sleep, swim, snorkel, have fun and keep it interesting."

What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned from reality TV?

"That while Bravo execs may like and value what I am doing, they don’t care if I win or lose. Sky Sport and all of it is on me, and I have to make it work, that’s what I learned."

*original Q&A's at Fox News & Boston Herald

Run, Dammit, Run!

Running: its not just for unarmed criminals anymore.
* photo/article link below

Workouts sculpt heart as well as muscles

(Reuters) - 'Exercise can cause structural changes in the heart, and these changes vary depending on the type of training... endurance athletes showed an increase in the size of both their left and right ventricles after 90 days of training, while athletes who only did strength training had excessive growth in their left ventricles, but no change in their right ventricle size.

And while the ability of the left ventricle to fully relax between beats, or diastolic function, was enhanced in the endurance athletes, it worsened in the strength trainers...

Whoa. Now that's an endorsement for aerobic workouts. Remember JW's "Cardio is over-rated" aerobics diss?... Hope for her client's sake Jackie & co read Reuter's Health.

Jumpin' Jackie

She pushes her weight(s) around more than I thought.

In the 'Mud Run' ep, I was amazed to hear the male trainers mention how little cardio they did. A bit of web research reveals that JW herself does push weight-work much more than cardio. (Bravo's 'Work Out')

Jackie Warner quotes:

“Crunches are a waste of time”...
do weights that target chest, back & torso for good abs.

"Cardio is over-rated"...
do resistance training for speedy metabolism.

"Plyometric jump-squats, and lunges are great"...
do training w/legs and butt. (PJS = hand to sides of head, lower into squat then jump up quickly. Repeat...)

"Do the push-up/punch combo"...
to develop shoulders and arms. Do as many push-ups as you can stand, then stand and (holding 1 lb weights) punch for one minute.

Well, she does look buff - hard to argue with success.
So here's a video on how to do that P-jump-squat:

'Work Out', the misnomer, Ep 2

YouTube - Work Out Episode 2

Interesting 'WorkOut' via Bravo
Does anyone every actually do any exercise for more than 20 seconds on this show?? And this link was on Youtube, in an area related to the show, supposedly. But who are these two women? (And 'eww' who would want to get it on in the weight room of a gym?)

*fyi: link below is PG-13 rated