Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Katie Holmes Diet and Workout Posted by Eric Williams at 11:42 PM

Katie Holmes is famous for being Tom Cruises better half. But in her own rights, she is a renowned American actress who has starred in Dawson’s Creek, a television teen drama that ran from 1998 to 2003. In movies, she has starred in art house films such as Ice Storm, Abandon and Batman Begins. Before the birth of her daughter, this 5 ft 9 inch actress was in top in shape. In 2006, she had given birth to Suri, fathered by Tom Cruise. This made her put on a few extra pounds.

Immediately after giving birth to Suri, she was maligned and ridiculed by the media for loosing weight really fast as they thought that this set an unhealthy example to her fans. But now, Katie is slim and healthy all over again. It’s a known fact that Katie enjoys sweating it out in the gym to maintain her weight and loves looking after her body.

Diet

Katie Holmes consumed a diet that was 1000 calories per day comprising of high protein and low fat.

Workouts

Katie loves to do cardio and has also done Barry’s Boot Camp. But she does claim that there are times when she doesn’t feel at it and misses on her exercise regime.

On her fitness routine, Katie quotes “I grew up in an environment full of athletes and unfortunately I wasn’t one of them. My parents are very healthy. We go running on Thanksgiving – I mean, what family does that? It has to be before the big turkey dinner. My dad is really ambitious and makes us all go. Exercise is definitely important, but the long hours sometimes prevent me from being a good girl and getting my cardio workout.”

Muhammad Ali Changed His Religion Posted by Eric Williams at 11:39 PM

Muhammad Ali is one of the most popular boxer and heavy weight champion of all times. Born as Cassius Marcellus Clay, this former American Boxer and three time World heavyweight champion, he joint the Nation of Islam in 1964 and converted to Sunni Islam in 1975. Recently he changed to Sufism.

Initially he received a lot of flake from Americans for taking this step. They snatched away his title and for four years he was not allowed to play. He fought the case and won. Today he is still known as “the greatest” and is one of the most successful Muslims in the world.

George Michael Hid His Sexuality Posted by Eric Williams at 5:25 AM

George Michael, born as Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou is one of the most successful homosexuals in the entertainment industry. This English singer-songwriter hid his sexual orientation from his fans and his family for years. To the world and his family, he projected that he was a heterosexual. Despite that, people in the music industry were familiar with his sexual orientation, especially during his Wham! Career phase. It took him years to come out with the truth which initially shocked everyone, especially his female fans. In an interview in 2007, he confessed that he hid this fact as he was worried of its consequences on his mother.

Jennifer Lopez Workout and Diet Posted by Eric Williams at 5:16 AM

Jennifer Lopez, also known as J.Lo is one of the most sought after celebrities in America. She is a successful actress, singer, record producer, dancer, fashion designer and television producer. Besides being a successful woman professionally, she is also a power mom as she has been juggling a career along with looking after her twins. This gives the general impression that between all this, she must have hardly any time left to look after herself. Wrong!! Post a few months of giving birth to her little angels, she was back in her normal figure.

Jennifer is known to have the best “butt” in Hollywood and she has somehow been able to maintain that. Seven months after giving birth, she ran a triathlon proving that she was back to being fit from fat.

• Jennifer spends 60- to 90 minutes a day doing workouts. Her routine workout methods keep changing ensuring that she is not bored of exercising and all parts of the body get equal attention . Her trainer is Gunnar Peterson, a celebrity trainer who has helped shape the body of many Hollywood big-wigs.
• Cardio- Jennifer Lopez does not spend more than 30 minutes on a machine. On regular intervals she switches from the treadmill, elliptical, stair stepper, rowing machine and stationary bike.
• Dancing- Jennifer Lopez loves to dance. Among all the forms of exercises, this is her favorite. She does hip-hop and jazz, her favorite dance forms to burn calories. She also thinks that this is a fun way to workout.
• Yoga- Jennifer Lopez uses yoga to relieve herself of stress and worries.
• Weight training- She uses weight training to increase her endurance and strength.

Diet-

Jennifer Lopez practices “portion control” where she eats everything in moderation. If she has to loose a few pounds, she limits her carbohydrate intake.

Friday, August 27, 2010 Drew Barrymore did drugs Posted by Eric Williams at 2:59 AM

With a face so innocent that people can swear off it, Drew Barrymore has lead a very turbulent life. One of the few stars who did a smooth transition from a successful child star to a famous actress, she has been around Hollywood for more than a decade. She is said to have a childhood marked with drug and alcohol abuse. To get over this, she has also been in and out of rehabilitations twice. It is believed that dug addiction ran in her family and that is where she picked this from.

Brad Pitt - The Troy work out Posted by Eric Williams at 2:48 AM

Trust Brad Pitt to make a man look HOT in a skirt. He did that in Troy and had all the women asking for more. No one could have managed to pull off long locks and skirts and still look every bit a man but Brad. To get that body, he is said to have gone off cigarettes, beer and chips though he stuck to his McFlurry milk shakes in order to get a taste of home. During the training for his role, he was on low-carb, high protein diet and he trained for over a year to finally get the body of a Greek god.

The workout:

Chest:
Bench press - 5 sets, 6-10 reps
Incline bench press - 6 sets, 6-10 reps
Cable crossovers - 6 sets, 10-12 reps
Dips - 5 sets, to failure
Dumbbell pullovers - 5 sets, 10-12 reps

Back:
Front wide-grip chin-ups - 6 sets, to failure
T-bar rows - 5 sets, 6-10 reps
Seated pulley rows - 6 sets, 6-10 reps
Straight-leg deadlifts - 6 sets, 15 reps

Legs:
Squats - 6 sets, 8-12 reps
Leg presses - 6 sets, 8-12 reps
Leg extensions - 6 sets, 12-15 reps
Barbell lunges - 5 sets, 15 reps

Calves:
Standing calf raises -10 sets, 10 reps
Seated calf raises - 8 sets, 15 reps
One-legged calf raises (holding dumbbells) - 6 sets,12 reps

Forearms:
Wrist curls (forearms on knees) - 4 sets, 10 reps
Reverse barbell curls - 4 sets, 8 reps
Wright roller machine - to failure
Biceps:
Barbell curls - 6 sets, 6-10 reps
Seated dumbbell curls - 6 sets, 6-10 reps
Dumbbell concentration curls - 6 sets, 6-10 reps

Triceps:
Close-grip bench presses (for the all three heads) - 6 sets, 6-10 reps
Pushdowns (exterior head) - 6 sets, 6-10 reps
Barbell French presses (interior head) - 6 sets, 6-10 reps
One-arm dumbbell triceps extensions (exterior head) - 6 sets, 6-10 reps

Shoulders:
Seated barbell presses - 6 sets, 6-10 reps
Lateral raises (standing) - 6 sets, 6-10 reps
Rear-delt lateral raises - 5 sets, 6-10 reps
Cable lateral raises - 5 sets, 10-12 reps

Abs:
30 minutes straight until failure.

Thursday, August 26, 2010 Jennifer Aniston's diet and exercises Posted by Eric Williams at 10:57 PM

For all the years that paparazzi has hounded her, no one has ever managed to catch Jennifer Aniston out of shape. This American actress, film producer and director had Brad Pitt eating out of her hand of the five years that she was married to him. All these years, she has remained a stunner, flaunting a bikini body and has become a style icon due to her hair do. From television to movies, this lissome lass has tasted success in various genres and looked her pretty self in all of them.

Jennifer takes her fitness very seriously. In an issue of OK magazine she had declared that if people followed her fitness plan, they could loose 7 lbs in 7 days. Aniston advocates zone diet. As per this diet plan, a person should consume calories from carbohydrates, proteins and fats in a balanced ratio. This diet was popularized by biochemist Barry Sears and Aniston says that she has benefited greatly from this. She also states that she works out regularly to maintain her gorgeous physique.
Jennifer is totally against starving herself and does not follow any crazy diet plan. She states, “Look, I eat really well and I work out, but I also indulge when I want to. I don’t starve myself in an extremist way. You’re not taking away my coffee or my dairy or my glass of wine because I’d be devastated. My advice: just stop eating sh** every day.”

As far as working out is concerned, her fitness regime includes swimming thrice a week and spinning twice a week. She also performs other activities to increase her endurance and stamina which include light weight lifting, Pilates, yoga and climbing stairs. It is said that she sticks to her fitness plan even while traveling. No wonder she is able to maintain her weight!!!

Gisele Bundchen Quits Smoking Posted by Eric Williams at 10:40 PM

Gisele Bundchen, a Brazilian supermodel has just upped her celebrity quotient by quitting smoking. Gisele is the highest paid model in the world and also ranks as the sixteenth richest woman in the entertainment world. After she quit smoking, she admitted that she is proud of herself and is relieved that she was able to get rid of her fatal addiction. She quotes “I was smoking a pack and a half of cigarettes a day and eating cheeseburgers all day. I was treating my body, which is my temple and my best friend, as my worst enemy.” Now she states that she is able to enjoy her food more as before, it tasted like ash tray.

Monday, August 23, 2010 Dileep Rao wanted to be a surgeon Posted by Eric Williams at 10:52 PM

Dileep Rao who essayed the role of Yusuf in inception was actually studying to be a surgeon. This American actor of Indian origin also had a role in the award wining “Avatar”. Like most Indian parents who have moved to the U.S, his parents also dreamt of making a surgeon out of their son, till Dileep realized that acting was his calling. Post a few small roles; he landed a meaty role in Inception, which has propelled him to stardom.

Jessica Simpson Skin Issues Posted by Eric Williams at 5:31 AM

Jessica Ann Simpson at 30 has beautiful young skin that makes her look like a youngster in her early twenties. From 1999, she is has been a very success woman in her own rights as she juggled singing, acting, television and fashion with élan. She has delivered hits like "I Wanna Love You Forever" and "I Think I'm In Love With You"

But what is little known about this actress is that her skin used to have regular breakouts of acne and blemishes. Jessica has always been a star performer with great stage presence. While filming videos, her chin and skin had to be digitally enhanced so as to hide the flaws. Jessica Simpson has been very open about her battle with acne breakouts.
She says that this used to get her worried about making public appearances and affected her performance.

The paparazzi have captured her with her skin issues on stage and Jessica has commented that the images had mortified her. On her skin woes, she has commented that “I was on my first tour, and the stress was amazing. I had a terrible, terrible breakout. I just started looking sad because of the blemishes that I had. And when I shot my videos, they had to go in and digitally fix my chin. It was to the point where I was embarrassed to go onstage or do photo shoots. I was just embarrassed to be Jessica Simpson."

Jessica has had pimples on her cheek bones and chin area. Lately she was seen on TV, endorsing a product that helped her get clean, healthy and radiant skin.

Paris Hilton Plastic Surgery Posted by Eric Williams at 5:27 AM

Paris Hilton is the perfect example of the fact that money can buy you just about anything, even beauty. Paris Hilton had lazy eyes, the medical term for which is ambylopia. She had these fixed and the doctor has done a good job cos now she has big, smoldering eyes. It’s not just that, she has got a chin replacement done along with rhinoplasty. Later she also got a pout fixed and rumors have it that she also got breast implants to pump up her figure.

Madonna - The Queen of Pop Posted by Eric Williams at 5:19 AM

Madonna, even in her 50’s can make teenagers sigh. Post delivering two children, Madonna still has the diva image, with a body that most women only dream of. But she follows a very tough regime to get that body. Despite the luxuries, she is said to have a life style that is obsessed with fitness.

Her day starts with Ashtang yoga, which she practices at her personal gym. This helps her tone her muscles and build her cardio ratings. She practices the third series of Ashtang yoga which is equivalent to that of Olympic athletes. Post this she cycles to do Pilates in the North London Pilates studio. Post lunch, she mixes her exercise routine between floor dance workout, cycling, swimming, biking and martial arts. She also does horse ridings on sundays to keep her thighs toned. This ensures that she does not injure or overuse a particular group of muscles and also prevents injury.

Even while she is in her office, taking calls, she is continuously working out in one form of the other. Madonna also indulges on three sessions of hour long shiatsu massage which helps to relieve the strain in her muscles.

Despite all these exercises, Madonna does not go easy on her food. She is into micro biotic diet where she knows the calorie content of everything that she eats. She also avoids frequenting restaurants as she does not like eating substance which she does not know the contents of. She is said to be so obsessed with her fitness that she stays only in those hotels that have excellent gyms.

Robert Downey Jr - Drug Addiction Posted by Eric Williams at 5:14 AM

Robert Downey Jr., the star of Iron Man and Iron Man 2 has been facing the camera since in the age of 5. This 45 year old actor has continuously been acting but tasted fame only after the phenomenal success of Iron man. What’s little known abut this star is that he has been into substance abuse from the age of eight.

Robert’s father himself was into drugs and he encouraged his son into this too. Owing to that, Robert faced arrests and charges, several times between 1996 and 2003. From missing court hearings, to trespassing his neighbor’s house under the influence of alcohol, he has been through a lot due to his addiction. He’s also faced jail terms for as long as three years in a row. Though he has been into drug rehabilitation, he kept having a relapse, which according to him was because of him being an early addict (age- 8 yrs).

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Is Angelina loony?? Posted by Eric Williams at 1:28 AM

Angelina is said to be quiet evil and conniving in real life. Things like, wearing her ex-husband, Billy Bob Thornton’s blood in a vial around her neck and painting the back of her shirt with her first husband Jonny Lee Miller’s name had made people question her sanity.

Besides, there have been reports that claim that at one point in her life, Angelina had contemplated suicide and had even undergone treatment for the same.

Though she has Brad as her arm candy, has adopted three children from under-developed countries, there are some facets of Angelina that are yet unexplained and bizarre.

Kim Kardashian and her bootylicious body Posted by Eric Williams at 12:36 AM

Kim Kardashian is famous for her bootylicious body, with her butt getting some special attention. She has one of the most toned bodies in the business and is able to maintain it well. But how does she do it?

Kim follows a rigorous regimen which includes severe cardio workout in the form of dance and the treadmill. She also frequents the gym with her personal trainer to work on strength training as well as develop cardio resistance. Kim states that she does lack the drive to get up in the morning and sweat it out, but believes that being in shape is worth it. She also knows that her beautiful body is her biggest asset and she needs to work on it to make it look good.

She keeps tweeting that at times, she does manage to skip her workout regime to catch on to some extra sleep. One of her tweets states “I overslept and missed my workout! Wow I feel lazy! I need motivation guys!” This just goes on to prove that though she values her good looking body, she is not obsessed by it.

For dieting, she keeps switching between the zone diet and Trimspa diet plans and believes that it keeps her toned, fit and maintains her weight.

Angelina Jolie Diet Plan and Exercise Posted by Eric Williams at 12:31 AM

Angelina Jolie has swung around from being voluptuous to thin. Post trying different diets to stay in shape, this mother of three biological children has switched to “blood type diet”. Post this diet, she is finding it easy to maintain her svelte frame. The blood type diet adheres to the rule that different blood groups react differently to various food products and if the person follows a diet that is compatible with their blood group, they have higher chances of loosing weight fast and find it easy to maintain it. Bearing this in mind, Angelina is disciplined about whatever she eats and is sticking to the diet that is allotted to her blood group. She combines this with portion control, where though the diet is specific to her blood group, she has it in portions in order to have a balanced diet.

Besides eating right, she is also working off the excess fat (if she has any) by exercising. Angelina is does boxing, yoga and Pilates to keep in shape. She aims at increasing her endurance, strengthening her muscles and keeping them toned. For her role in tomb raider, she worked with a personal trainer 4 times a week, starting with cardio on a treadmill, kickboxing, canoeing, push-ups, street fighting and yoga.

She also swears by the effects of drinking plenty of fresh water, as she believes that it keeps her fresh and rejuvenated. But she states that the most important thing that keeps her in shape is running after her children (she has 6 of them).

Thursday, August 5, 2010 Lady Gaga diet trivia Posted by Eric Williams at 11:57 PM

Lady Gaga, originally known as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germonatta creates a frenzy among her audience when she performs live on stage. She started her music career by performing in New York City’s Lower East Side in 2003. She also enrolled at the New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She is a multi talented singer-songwriter with a flair for theatrics but she is best known for being an exhibitionist, coming on to stage in her bare minimums. She comes from a good Italian New York family and as a little girl, was a big fan of Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper.

About herself, this luscious singer says “I was always an entertainer. I was a ham as a little girl and I’m a ham today.” She is constantly in the news of her weight issues, where she tends to put on weight and looses them just as easily. There had been reports of her constantly being exhausted due to her diet regimes because of which she is always canceling shows.

She was reported telling The Daily Telegraph "I'm on a very strict healthy pop star diet. I don't eat bread, just vegetables and salad and fish. Eating like that is much better for me anyway but on Sundays I sometimes eat pasta." The latest on her weight loss fascination has been that a weight loss dink called Neuro Trim. Apparently, she liked it so much that she had ordered crates of it to take with her on the “Monster Ball” tour.

Supposedly, this drink contains some sort of miraculous Japanese ingredient that helps in suppressing the appetite. It has a fiber derived from the konjac root which on reaching the stomach swells over 200x which results in suppressing the apetite.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Mariah Carey - The diva & pop and hip hop singer Posted by Eric Williams at 10:08 PM

Mariah Carey, the diva who’s the heart throb of millions has sold more than 175 million albums, singles and videos all over the world. She is been listed among the world’s best selling music artist and has bagged awards like Billboard’s Artist of the Decade Award and the World Music Award for Best-Selling Female Artist of the Millennium.

Being an American R&B, pop and hip hop singer, actress, songwriter and record producer and an actress she’s always in the lime light. Mariah has never been a stick thin model, but proudly displayed her well rounded assets, curvy finger and care-a-damn attitude whenever she made public appearance.

She is among the rare breed of celebrities who were never too fitness crazy and resorted to healthy eating while loosing weight. Whenever she had to loose weight, she followed the simple rule of not eating carbohydrates and proteins in the same meal. This is based on the theory that these nutrients are absorbed in different areas of the gut. So eating those at different times will ensure that they are absorbed more efficiently which in turn helps in better weight loss than having a balanced meal. Otherwise Mariah has a good diet that comprises of lots of fruits, lean protein and good fats which provide the necessary 1,000 to 1, 5000 calories in a day. Based on this diet, she was able to drop 20 pounds. When she needs to cut down on calories immediately, she goes on a bleak diet that consists of “basically soups and fish prepared really blandly”. Her workouts consist mostly of water aerobics which she does with her trainer Patricia.

Though her career saw a slack for a few years, she was back with a bang with her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) which contained contributions from producers such as The Neptunes, Kanye West and Jermaine Dupri.