Fitness influencer Body by Mark reveals the best tips to get in the best shape of your life
A top fitness trainer who asks ‘jacked’ Americans what they do during their workouts has revealed the most common answers.
Mark Langowski, who posts on social media as bodybymark, is followed online by more than 1.2 million people, including former professional wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
In the clips, Mr. Langowski approaches in-shape individuals from all walks of life – from police officers, delivery drivers and ambulance workers to financial workers and lawyers – and asks about the diet and exercise regimen they follow to get in such good shape. to stay in shape.
He’s conducted dozens of interviews on the streets of New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami, and has revealed some of the most interesting reactions, including the “finance guy” who eats nearly 300 grams of protein and a 68-year-old… do 50 push-ups every day.
A top fitness trainer has stopped dozens of people on the streets of major US cities, including New York and Miami, to ask what they do to keep their numbers up
Mr Langowski said he started making the videos because he was “genuinely interested in what normal, everyday fit people do”.
And his content shows a trend: consistency, little to no alcohol and a high-protein diet.
When it came to exercise, the majority also said they did a combination of resistance training – lifting weights at the gym – and cardio exercises, such as running, swimming or cycling.
He told DailyMail.com: ‘Most people do three days of resistance training and the same goes for cardio, so also three days.
“But the most common theme is consistency; most of them have been doing it for five, ten, fifteen, twenty years.
“A lot of people think this is something you can just do for a few months and see results, but consistency is key.”
For the most part, they trained 45 to 60 minutes a day, splitting the days between strength and cardio training.
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Langowski discovered, the focus was mainly on weights, while Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays were mainly about cardio – with Sunday as a rest day.
Surprisingly, some of the biggest guys Langowski has stopped weren’t lifting the heaviest weights, he found. There were a large number who would lift ‘moderate’ weights, but with higher reps.
One of his top clips, which has racked up 500,000 likes and more than a million views, is with a UPS delivery man in New York City.
The photos above show two other people who were arrested. Mr. Langowski says he is an introvert and it takes courage to film the videos and approach people
The person, who is “ripped,” said he focuses on gymnastics, prioritizing push-ups and pull-ups, and walks 60 miles a day. He added that he doesn’t stop training until he feels pain.
Calisthenics involves using one’s own body weight to build muscle through exercises such as squats, push-ups and pull-ups – and it was a frequent favorite of many of Mr Langowski’s interviewees.
In another segment, recorded in Miami, he talks to a 64-year-old muscular lawyer who had a less-than-realistic routine of working out four hours a day, including weight lifting, cycling and playing tennis.
“It’s nothing magical, it’s just time and effort,” the person said, revealing he had been doing this for 15 years.
In another clip from New York City, Mr. Langowski spoke to a 23-year-old “finance man” who said he eats 8 ounces of protein a day.
According to Harvard University, this was the equivalent of four and a half large steaks a day, or four times the recommended daily allowance for an adult man.
Harvard says a man needs about 0.36 grams of protein per pound of body weight, which means that — while the average American man weighs 197 pounds — men should consume a total of about 71 grams of protein per day.
He also said he works out five times a week, and the heaviest weight he lifts is 275 pounds on the bench press.
Other celebrity athletes included a man who said he does 500 push-ups a day and a muscular mother of three who relies on gymnastics to stay in shape.
On nutrition, Mr. Langowski said that most people he speaks to eat in a healthy and balanced way while consuming less sugar and alcohol.
“There are a number of people I’ve interviewed who have had poor diets,” he said, “and it seems like they’re finding their way around it.”
“Not many people say, ‘I eat terribly, but I exercise,’ but I’ve heard it a few times. What they probably mean is that they cheat a little more often than the average person.’
Another trend highlighted in Mr. Langowski’s videos is the use of supplements.
Creatine was by far the most popular supplement, with a few also mentioning taking testosterone, multivitamins and fish oil.
Creatine is a natural supplement often used to improve athletic performance by increasing muscle mass, strength and training efficiency.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, studies have shown that taking creatine regularly while lifting weights can help increase muscle growth in 18- to 30-year-olds.
However, there were plenty of gym-goers who said they didn’t take supplements.
One of his most surprising interviews was with Latino singer J Balvin, who has won eleven Billboard music awards and six Latin Grammys.
Mr. Langowski said he saw a person on the side of the street in Soho who looked familiar and approached him for an interview because of his athletic appearance.
It wasn’t until a few minutes into his interview that he realized who it was.
“He was very pleasant, very nice,” said the entrepreneur, “and he gave such a nice reaction.”
For workouts, he said he wakes up early every day and does cardio and weight lifting. He also has a “good diet,” he said, consuming a lot of protein and not a lot of carbohydrates.
Mr. Langowski says he conducts the interviews to shed light on the everyday methods of building a strong body
Mr Langowski, who also runs corporate gyms in office buildings and organizes an exercise program to help people keep fit, described himself as an introvert who does not tend to strike up conversations with people on the street.
But after years of wondering what individuals’ diet and exercise routines looked like, he decided to approach a few.
He started filming the responses on camera and found that this ‘validated’ his questions and meant he could share their tips with others.
Ninety-eight percent of those he approaches are happy to talk, he says, and some now even say, “I’ve been waiting for you, Mark!”
He told DailyMail.com: ‘I’m an introvert and it was very awkward, it’s still a bit awkward to do.
‘I’m not planning this, I’m just walking up to someone with a camera in their face.
One of his more surprising interviews was with J Balvin, pictured above
‘The videos get a great response and a lot of followers, but the real reason I do this is because I’m genuinely interested in what normal, everyday fit people do.’
His clients include top billionaires in New York City.
On the channel, Mr. Langowski said he is trying to build a picture of what people from all walks of life do to stay in shape.
“I try not to just go into personal trainers and fitness models,” he said, “that’s not relatable to most people.”
“The nice thing about my videos is that I try to find people from all walks of life.”
He also urged people to think twice before leaving ‘judgmental’ comments on his videos.
He said, “These videos are not intended to be a ‘who is the strongest person in America or the strongest people in the world’ video, the idea is to shed light on what regular people do during their workouts.
“Imagine if your wife, or brother, or daughter was in these videos, and you saw people reacting negatively.
“I try to make these videos something positive on social media and not create a toxic environment where people feel free to pass judgment.”