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In order for Brad Pitt to get ready for the role in the movie Troy, He dropped cigarettes and sharply cut back on beer and chips, although he did allow himself the occasional treat: McFlurry shakes from McDonald’s, “though it was more for a little taste of home, you know, a little Americana.”

Brad used a low-carb, high-protein diet during the training for his role. Physically, Pitt prepared for the role with a year of intense training. “The first three months were daunting and not fun at all.” His days included two to three hours in the gym, two additional hours of sword work and four high-protein, low-carb meals. As a result, he gained about 10 pounds of brawn.

Look like Tyler Durden
In order to get that muscular and shredded look for the movie Fight Club; Brad used an intense workout routine for amazing results. His workout was characterized by focusing on one muscle group up each day, then giving it the rest of the week to recover. This is very beneficial for adding muscle mass fast, because muscles grow during rest periods and not during the actual time in the gym.

Finally, at the end of the week, he finished off with a good cardio workout. This put his body in fat-burning mode, which served to shed any extra padding that covered his muscles, giving him that chiseled look.

Here are the exercises that made up his workout. He performed 3 sets, taking approximately 60 seconds to rest between each set. Also, he used a weight that is challenging enough that to complete 15 reps (with the exception of pushups and pullups), but be fatigued on the last rep. Remember, proper form is a must!

Here's another well written post from one of our users in the forums. Arm88

This is just to get people to understand food labels a little better.

All food labels work under 2000 calorie diet, so the percentages you see on the side are the percent you need if your intake is within a 2000 calorie diet. For example if you see 30g of protein then it would say “% Daily Value = 60%”.

Also calories are made up of carbohydrates, protein, and fat (your macronutrients). In 1 gram of protein there is 4 calories, in 1 gram of carbohydrates theirs 4 calories, and in 1 gram of fat there is 9 calories, also in 1 gram of alcohol there is 7 calories. So for example if you have something with 2 grams of fat, 2 grams of protein, and 7 carbohydrates then it should equal out to be 54 calories.

Glycemic index (GI) refers to how fast sugar (glucose) enters the blood stream after carbohydrates are digested.
What can happen if you’re GI is too high:

Here's Arm88's latest workout guide. It's geared towards shredding fat off your body by super-setting compound exercises.

High Intensity Exercise

This is a workout I’ve been doing for a little while, it’s only recommended for advanced weightlifters, however, if your not advanced you can still do it, just try it with out weights first.

Go Green
Your guide to building the perfect salad
By Elizabeth M. Ward, M.S., R.D.

Done right, a salad can supply fiber, protein, and potent disease-fighting phytonutrients. Done wrong, it's no better than fast food. Turn over a new leaf with these easy suggestions.

Get Raw
Fresh spinach has nearly nine times the bone-building vitamin K of iceberg lettuce. Use at least 2 cups and you'll get some hefty doses of zeaxanthin and lutein to protect your vision as well.