a Geri Halliwell thread...

[circusgirl]

Was just tucking into my dinner when her ripoff of the Flashdance video came up - this lady claims that she does yoga and cardio (as in distance running) only.

Folks, do you really think yoga will give you muscles like hers? I'm quite surprised at the massive abs, for isntance, surely she must have used some resistance to get those? She seems to have amazing muscles, for a non-bber, despite all the rumours about her eating habits...

Or do yoga people effectively do resistance work using those bands they bring to class and their bodyweight? I'm not thinking of switching from lifting to yoga, I'm just curious (not to mention jealous of Ms Halliwell's physique ).

I'm asking this here as if I post on the chat board I will get 30 replies from the guys about how hot they think she is and I'm just wondering about her training... (I still prefer the REAL Flashdance video tho ).

 

[starfish]

She sure lost a lot of weight. I saw her in an interview and she said she lost 30 pounds doing the high protein low carb thing.

Don't know about her exercise program though. Madonna says the same thing about yoga. Maybe, it's a singer thing Just kidding.


They look good but they don't look like bodybuilders.

 

[starfish]

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Here is her yoga video. She is much skinnier but not really defined with muscles.

 

[circusgirl]

hmm in the raining men video she has defined shoulders and abs. Especially defined abs. Maybe her muscles stand out more as she's dancing pretty energetically (pirouettes, flips etc) in it.

There are lots of skinny stars out there, but she portrays a fit and healthy image (whatever the real story), one of strength and fitness, which I think is so much better than the waifgirl thing....

(I like someone like Monica Brant's abs more of course, but she is a bber and so will obviously have better abs than some random singer).

Madonna is more skinny like a dancer than ripped, I would say...

 

[aurelius]

hmm in the raining men video she has defined shoulders and abs. Especially defined abs. Maybe her muscles stand out more as she's dancing pretty energetically (pirouettes, flips etc) in it.

There are lots of skinny stars out there, but she portrays a fit and healthy image (whatever the real story), one of strength and fitness, which I think is so much better than the waifgirl thing....

(I like someone like Monica Brant's abs more of course, but she is a bber and so will obviously have better abs than some random singer).

Madonna is more skinny like a dancer than ripped, I would say...

In a lot of those dancing shots you only see her abs or ass because it´s not her.

 

[circusgirl]

ah, now I see Aurelius..... (slaps hand to forehead).

 

[w84me]

Madonna though does have pretty defined quads due to the years of dancing ... she took even as a child. Hey ... what about Ms. Jackson's abs when she's in training? those are nice & cut

 

[rez]

Ide love to know the "secret" to geri's body success...ive heard rumers that she has an eating disorder etc..
but the fact is she is so defined and definetaly is not skinny fat, which usually comes from eating disorders etc.
I think she looks unreal..love those arms and abs!

 

[circusgirl]

Hmm well she has admitted to having had problems with bulimia while in the spice girls. However, I don't think she could maintain her current physique while bingeing and vomitting, as as you say, she would be skinny fat.

It could be that her obsession with weight has led to her having the willingness to adapt to the fairly draconian diet she claims to follow (brown rice, tofu and green veggies are about it, I believe), I guess she must have overcome her ED though - maybe she lost all that weight AFTER giving up her bingeing problems?

Anyway, like you say, she is quite nicely defined, although I am annoyed to find she felt the need for a body double for that video!

BTW w84me, I think Janet Jackson looks pretty fit too,I agree. All that dancing I'd imagine?

 

[starfish]

I just watched a video with her in it.

She looks to me like she is just super skinny now. That is about it.


http://www.virtuetv.com/clients/emi/gerihalliwell/scream_6033_w_80.wvx