Bulk it up like Arnold

Think of Arnold Schwarzenegger and the only thing that comes to mind is lean, mean, pumped up body. Even in his 60’s he makes all his younger contemporaries look shallow. He does death defying stunts which would have been impossible for men even in the younger age brackets to perform. An ex Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia, this man started body building at the age of 15. Till date he walks tall as a brilliant politician.

Workout: The man loves working out. He quotes "Bodybuilders who have to force themselves to go to the gym and work out will never achieve the kind of success possible for those who can't wait to hit the gym and start pumping iron". He keeps changing his form of workout and at times even workouts twice a day. He does a lot of weight training and pyramids and adds weight to each set. Along with adding weights, he also does 6 to 10 reps per set and sometimes goes to the extent of doing 20 sets per body part.

Diet : Arnold believes that one needs to give up on junk food as they add extra calories. He himself has only nutritious food and says that it’s the only key to building up muscles. He also believes in calorie cycling where he consumes a high calorie diet for some days followed by low calorie diet on the other

Winona Ryder is a kleptomaniac

Winona Ryder has been diagnosed with kleptomania. This is a compulsive disorder with where the person continuously keeps stealing despite having the money to afford the stolen goods. Winona Ryder allegedly stole a bag of make up at a Hollywood pharmacy which had set off alarms. Apparently this was not reported at LAPD as she returned the goods. It seems that she also stole clothes worth $5,500 from in 2001.

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Shania Twain follows a vegetarian diet

Country singer Shania Twain adheres to vegetarian diet and has gone all the way to even give up eggs forever. It is believed that Shania sticks to this diet even when she is touring. During a concert she gorges on fruits and vegetables. She avoids eggs even in her pasta, desserts, cookies and eggless muffins.

Megan Fox- Steaming Hot

Megan fox is best remembered for her role in transformers as “Mikaela Banes”, the lady love of Shia LaBeouf’s, which earned her nominations for various teen awards. She is known as a sex symbol and constantly appears in all the men’s magazines in the “hot” lists. She earned the title of the ‘sexiest woman in the world’ in 2008.

People who have seen her on and off screen cannot stop raving about her beauty and well toned body. In “Hope and Faith” she appeared to be on the fuller side but for Transformers she worked on her body, lost more weight and toned down a lot. Despite being naturally thin, this lissome beauty has to work on her body to remain looking so sexy. By her own confession, she said that she is very lazy and does not like to sweat it out. She has a personal trainer who comes home to train her three times a week. Her workout regime consists of
  • minutes of workout on her ab- Butterfly crunch, front planks etc.
  • is followed by some strengthening exercises such as knee- ups, leg swings and ball leg lifts for her upper body strength training
  • also does Pilates and cycling for 30-45 minutes
Diet- Megan loves eating “healthy food” which consists of eggs and lean protein source. She always indulges in a heavy breakfast as it keeps her energized and ensures that she doesn’t overeat during the day. She loves to munch on to some fresh fruits and vegetables during the day and claims to be a lover of almonds.

Kesha Sebert- tik tok figure

Kesha Rose Sebert is more famous by her first name Kesha. This Amercian pop singer, rapper and songwriter debuted with “Tick Tok” in the late 2009 which hit the top number in more than eleven countries. So far, this young singer has sold more than a million albums and around eight million singles worldwide.

Diet- Kesha is also known for a good figure but initially drew a lot of flake for her bad eating habits when it was assumed that she had low calorie diet which was not balanced. It was also rumored that her diet was high in sugar and low in protein. But later Kesha came out in the open and cleared the air when she said that she had portions of proteins accompanied by vegetables. May be this is the reason that she does not appear anorexic.

Kesha starts her day with a cup of green tea and handful of almonds followed by a snack of blue candies which she says that she loves having. For lunch she has different food products that she loves to dip in barbecue sauce. For dinner she has Tofu and avoids eating red meat.

Workout- Kesha is not particularly fond of exercising but she runs almost every day and does plenty of cardio while she is on stage.

George Clooney - forever young

George Clooney is known for looking better with age. This American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter has received two golden globe awards and an academy award. He is also known for being actively involved in social causes and has served as United Nations Messenger of peace since 2008.

Though he is in his late 40’s he can still make women swoon. Referred to “wine” his fans claim that he is looking better with age. But the good looks weren’t easy. George had to work at it. All these years, he has kept his body is top shape. At 5 ft 11 inch, he stands tall and has been the heart throb of millions of women. He is a method actor who easily gains and looses weight according to the requirement of his films. For his role in “Syriana” he gained 30 pounds by having lots of pasta. His diet and fitness secret are as mentioned below.

Diet: George Clooney has a balanced diet which is low in carbs.

Exercise : George Clooney loves to play basketball and was actively involved in sports till he injured his knee. Now as days, he does cardio by running on the treadmill.
He quotes. “Well, we do a lot of aerobics, a lot of dance, there is a lot of jazz-ercise, the ab-master, there’s the butt-blaster or whatever it’s called. And also there is a lot of yoga and I have also just finished doing a movie where I did (American) football with a bunch of 21-year-olds which I highly recommend. That’s going to keep anyone in shape.”

Bruce Willis Stammers His Way to Stardom

People who have seen Bruce Willis on screen will find it hard to believe that he used to stammer as a child. This 49 year old actor accepted that his imperfect speech got the better of him but he struggled hard to overcome it. Bruce says "I was one of the fortunate people who grew out of it. Everybody has some kind of vocal flaw. It's what makes us unique. I was lucky enough in college to work with a speech therapist for a very brief amount of time, and he gave me some exercises to work on. The key to it was the fact that when I got onstage and when I was an actor, I didn't stutter. That was a miracle in itself."

Ben Affleck Says No to Bread

Ben Affleck is a Globe Award-nominated film actor and director and has won an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award as a screenwriter. He is most remembered for his role in Good Will Hunting and is a Hollywood leading man who has starred in several big budget films. This hunk is able to customize his body as per the requirement of the role through his diet and workout.

Ben Affleck sported a healthy tough look for his role in Pearl Harbor. To get into the skin of the character of the character, Ben used to have four protein shakes, a small serving of oatmeal, six egg white and a piece of fruit daily for breakfast. This was followed by chicken breast, rice, vegetables or salad for lunch. His dinner was simple and light where he stuck to fish teamed with salad or vegetables. When he is not preparing for a role in the movies, he sticks to low carb, balanced diet. He also limits his calorie intake to about 1800. When asked about his weight loss secret, he quipped “just lay off bread”.

During his pearl harbour days, he worked out with Jorgen De May for three to six hours a week in the gym. He does speed walking on steep treadmill combined with free weights and machines. Post that he stuck to weightlifting and cardio on a treadmill to remain fit.

Usher Raymond’s Six Pack Abs Secrets

Think of washboard tummy and six pack abs and you have to think of Usher. This 31 year old star can make women of all ages go weak in their knees. Popularly known by his first name “Usher”, he is one of the most popular recording artist and actor. He tasted success in 1990’s and his fame increased with the release of this album “my way” in 1997 and 8701 in 2001. My Way was declared platinum 6 times by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Usher has one of the best body’s among males in Hollywood. This famous R & B singer contributes his physique to good genes, hard work and a lot of discipline. Usher says that he does a minimum of 1000 ab crunches in a day. Besides this he also does vigorous cardio training which he calls “forty minutes of funk”. As a part of this “funk” he does stretching, skipping and jumping jacks. Post his cardio regimen, he does some push ups, leg raises and tricep dips. He is also highly active while performing as he jumps, runs and moves through the entire show which acts as a form of workout.

Usher’s is also particular about what he puts in his body and hence follows a strict diet plan. He has chicken breast, fish, moderate amount of carbohydrates which includes rice, pasta, potatoes and lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. He quotes “I'm very disciplined. When I don't want to eat, I won't eat. I go on a fish, chicken and broccoli diet, and throw in some carbs - preferably sweet potatoes."

Gwyneth Paltrow Gets Hotter

For the role of “Pepper Pott” in Iron man-2, Gwyneth Paltrow had to slog her to be her slimmest best. She must have done her good job, as all those who saw her in the movie could not take their eyes off her.

She worked with celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson who monitored her work out and diet regime. "Well, I am not going to lie, the process was an arduous one," Paltrow quoted in her newsletter Goop. Like most women Gwyneth too loves being all dolled up and wears sexy clothes. She understands that in order to do so, she needs to needs to have a great body. On her workout regime she quotes "This regime got me into the shape of my life and I continue to return to it when I have a specific event so that I can do ridiculous things like be a 37 year old mother of two and wear shorts!"

Gwyneth’s workout includes practicing yoga and Pilates combined with some cardio. Her diet consists of strict macrobiotic diet though she says that she has controlled that after becoming a mother. She ensures that her diet does not contain sugar and dairy products. She loves to munch on veggies and has plents of whole grains and legumes. Besides, she keeps her fluid intake high by drinkning plenty of water through the day.