Art De Vany: Evolutionary Fitness, Super Mike's Way: Part 1

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Evolutionary Fitness, Super Mike's Way: Part 1

December 22, 2007 12:02 PM

From SuperMike,

Art,
Here are the details of my workouts and EF lifestyle that some of your readers requested.
At work, I’ve often been called, “The man that doesn’t age.”

I get a lot of questions from friends and co-workers about what I eat and what’s my secret, but their faces usually glaze over by the time I get to the part about avoiding pasta and baked potatoes.

I’m 5’11”, 175 lbs and by my cheap skin fold calipers, about 6% BF.

I’ve attached a disgusting “before” picture and an “after” picture that shows my front and back at once. No retouching, just the front and back merged into one.

I call the second picture a “Work of Art.” (Art De Vany, that is.)

Thanks again for all the useful information.

Keep writing,

Mike

Here is the "before" picture of SuperMike.

Here is the "after" picture.

We know from the posts I put up earlier that not all this progress can be attributed to Evolutionary Fitness. He had worked out in a body builder style before beginning EF. The after is after practicing EF for a year, having worked for an unspecified period before.

Nonetheless, the progress is astounding and does show that working out can make a huge difference in appearance and health. The final polish to his appearance came from the year of EF.

I will post more installments later. Too busy now to do it all at once and too much to read at a single sitting, not to mention the load on my server.

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Pegasus, you're not an astute observer. There is simply no comparison here. I would wager he is in less than the top 1% of male his age, as a natural athlete/bodybuilder.

Keep up the good work Mike and yes i second his comments to ART, keep writing, but there is still so much in the archives that can be learned and relearned, isn't there?

Posted by: DanDixon at December 22, 2007 7:27 PM

Wild Pegasus:

Agree that the same pose would have been ideal. But you can also judge the progress from other areas as well. Look at the pecs and arms in the "before" photo. Definitely a change in definition there.

Posted by: EIC at December 22, 2007 6:15 PM

Most important, this is a progress that took place from the early forties to the early fifties. It's never too late to start.

Posted by: Elam Bend at December 22, 2007 5:46 PM

Wild Pegasus I don't really agree - when I sit I don't look like that at all. I doubt I'm only 8% bodyfat either...more like 10 or 11%.

Posted by: Jonathan P at December 22, 2007 1:11 PM

Those pictures aren't comparable. In the first he's sitting down, hunched over, and relaxed. Even a guy running ~8% bodyfat is going to look like he has a gut, just because of the way his skin will fold and his stomach will hang over. A double bi pose - or some other standing, tense pose - would be a much better starting point.

Notwithstanding the above, Mike looks great. Maybe Mike's hit on the right way to build a great body - build up traditional bodybuilder style, then cut down and preserve your gains for the long-term through EF.

Posted by: Wild Pegasus at December 22, 2007 12:50 PM

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