**When Joyce heard that the Cellulite Investigation was featuring her bestselling book, Bottoms Up!
But my favorite part is at the end (I marked it in bold) where she explains why she got into the weight training business. And in case you were wondering, Joyce told me the recent picture of her at left is untouched. Yeah, I know.
Hi, Cellulite Investigation Readers! Thanks for featuring Bottoms Up!
I love to brag “I look better without clothes than with clothes.” I want YOU to be able to say, “Turn on the lights,” not “turn off the lights.”
The truth is, there is no other way to reshape your body or get rid of cellulite than working out with weights. You only need enough to challenge your body. As you get stronger, you raise them. Many women start with 3, 5 and 8 pounds and gradually build up a little higher. And the best part– you don’t have to spend hours a day– 20 minutes is more than enough.
Dieting alone will make you a “skinny fat” but won’t give you a sexy, toned body with pretty definition. Using the weights puts sleek muscles under your skin, sculpting and reshaping your body. But there’s a problem!!
You have to work out with weights the right way– I see a lot of weight training workouts out there that don’t work because they either give you too much or too little, or just wrong technique. I give you exactly what you need to shape up the fastest way. How DARE I say this?
I learned all of my secrets from champion bodybuilders when I started writing for Muscle and Fitness magazine. I thought, “hmmm, bodybuilders know exactly what to do to form the perfect thigh, the perfect butt, the perfect arm,” and so on. So I used their methods on myself, modifying them for smaller, “feminine muscularity.” I bring my secrets to all women– how to go lighter and take fewer rests– burning more fat and creating sexy “mini-muscles.” In the end you have a better body than you did ever in your life. So I started writing books and then making DVDs.
I never wanted to do DVDs, but so many women kept asking– and I’m glad I did because I now see that women triple their progress by actually doing the workout with me. Form and speed are key.
Why do I, Joyce Vedral, Ph.D. in English Lit. (I’m also qualified as a personal trainer–ISSA) care about you getting your body in shape? I want to free you from wasting your precious time and energy worrying about your body. I want you to get in shape and get it out of the way so you can devote your energy to your family, your career–or just to enjoying life without always feeling ashamed of your body.
Come to my website if you need further advice or to take a look at the DVDs. I am the only one who answers my mail! Go to www.joycevedral.com and e-mail me from there.
Love,Joyce Vedral
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I (being a man) have not read Joyce's book on cellulite (surprisingly enough). One concern I have about her approach is that body builders are not that healthy. They generally are taking a steroids and other drugs to help them grow. The average guy cannot do what they do without taking a chemical cocktail. Consequently, it seems like they are a bad choice for a role model. A second question I have is whether she knew or interacted with Rheo H. Blair–an early body builder. I did an interview with a biographer of his, so I am curious. You can read the interview here: http://completebody.wordpress.com/docs/charleswelling/
Anyway, great post.
You bring up some good questions, Ben, especially the point about the danger of having bodybuilders as role models. According to Joyce, she's not a bodybuilder, she just uses their tips and techniques in her workouts. I'll be interested to hear what you think of her Bottoms Up! workout plan (I'll post more about it soon).
I'll ask Joyce for her thoughts on Rheo Blair. I like how you described him in the interview, and his emphasis on nutrient-dense foods. Thanks for your comment!
Hey, Ben. I just heard back from Joyce. She said she is familiar with Rheo Blair, but thinks he was too extreme with the high protein diet. Based on what I read of him in your post, I'm inclined to agree. Are you a Blair fan?
I had not heard of Rheo Blair until I came across Charles Wellings blog about Rheo. http://rheohblair.blogspot.com/
I'm impressed by his going against conventional wisdom. He had his own health problems and figured out how to fix them. He probably had some errors in his thinking because it seems like most of his initial mental development came just from experimentation and not much theory. Also, his goal was the ideal look instead of a higher concept of health.
I think a lot of good health thinkers get some good ideas but never really tie everything together. I would guess Rheo Blair was in this category, but I am not an expert on this thinking.
"I think a lot of good health thinkers get some good ideas but never really tie everything together." I've thought the same thing while researching cellulite experts. Most of them focus on one aspect of cellulite recovery. I try to learn everything I can from them in that one area and combine it with the rest of my research.