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Meet Our Fitness Models Team - Anthony
Catanzaro Diet Exercise Advice
Anthony Catanzaro
Fitness
Model
New York City  I
got into Male Modeling at the age of 18, and continue to have a busy schedule
this very day. I not only compete as a male fitness model, I also compete in natural
bodybuilding shows all over the country. I also have appeared in many Films, TV
shows, commercials, magazines, and catalogs. But what I am most proud of is helping
others achieve their goals. Whether it's health and fitness, motivation, nutrition
and well being I always encourage people to follow their dreams. I believe we
all have a purpose, and we should all help each other find that purpose. I'm glad
I found mine as a child.
See This Fitness Model's Diet Plan & Exercise Routine
Anthony Catanzaro - Fitness Model Statistics - Name: Anthony
Catanzaro
- Height: 5' 10
- Weight: 185-195
lbs
- Hair Color: Black
- Bust: Brown
- Age: 35 yrs old
- Location: New York City
Anthony Catanzaro - Fitness Model Photos
 
Anthony
Catanzaro - Fitness Model Background 
What's your background? How did you get started in the fitness modeling field?
Answer:
My mother and father were from a town in Sicily
called "Sciacca" I was born in the US. I'm married and my wife's name
is Tina. I also have 5 older siblings and we all live in NY. I got started in
fitness modeling shortly after winning the 1997 International Mr. Fitness contest.
I have been modeling for fitness, romance and clothing ever since.
What is the #1 thing you like best about being into fitness?
Answer: The fact that others can learn from me and better
their lives because of me. Most of the world is very lost when it comes to health
and fitness it's so important to understand proper diet and to have balance in
your life.
What has been your biggest accomplishment in the fitness field?
Answer: Besides winning numerous fitness and natural bodybuilding
titles, I would have to say my biggest accomplishment is the thousands of fans
I have all over the world that to me is a special gift.
Anthony
Catanzaro - Fitness Model Questions & Answers
Fitness Question #1 - What is the best way to get
started in the fitness modeling industry? Should I just contact the photographers
directly or should I use an agency?
Answer: The fitness modeling industry pretty much works
the same way fashion modeling works and that is through an agent. I really don't
have an agent and that's because I made myself known through my contests and website.
Plus modeling in books and magazines helped me gain recognition all over the world.
Contacting photographers that shoot for magazines and the press are a great way
to get great photos and a good chance in getting into the magazines.
Fitness Question #2 - Please describe a typical day
for you. What is your daily routine like?
Answer: My wife Tina and I usually get up at the same
time and go to bed at the same time together. This I feel is very important in
a relationship. I feel it helps the bond between husband and wife. I would get
up and start making breakfast for both of us sometimes Tina would cook, but I
like to do most of the cooking since I love to cook. I then begin my day with
clients that come to my home I run a successful training business out of my home.
I have morning and evening clients I train myself in the afternoon.
Fitness Question #3 - I don’t have that much
time during the day to workout, so I really want to burn major calories in a short
amount of time. What is the #1 “bang for the buck” cardio exercise I
should do to burn serious calories?
Answer: There's no bang for the buck exercise! Most people
today are always looking for a short cut. The bottom line is that if your diet
isn't right your body won't be tight!
Fitness Question #4 - How much weight (pounds) should
I focus on losing every week? What is a safe amount to make sure I keep it off?
Answer: The only way to keep unwanted pounds off is with
healthy eating. Diets don't work because they deprive the body of the food that
we need to nourish our cells. When we starve ourselves a funny thing happens,
the body begins to store more fat! Yes you will lose weight but it's not the right
weight its muscle. I'll explain, have you ever been in a tragic situation where
you didn't eat for days or were sick, etc. Yes you lost weight but you didn't
look good your were still flabby like a flat tire on a car.You want to lose fat
not muscle!!!
Fitness Question #5 - What type of food or supplements
should I take before and after my workouts to help me see results in gaining lean
muscle and losing fat?
Answer: I eat tons of chicken, fish and lean beef. I also
eat oatmeal, farina, brown rice, yams and all vegetables known to man. I have
a saying "If it comes from the ground eat it! If it's made from man throw
it out! Supplements are ok, but there is no substitute to good whole foods...
Fitness Question #6 - How do you deal with cravings
for junk foods, sweets and salty food? I can stay on a diet for maybe a few weeks
but I eventually get really bad cravings and binge on snacks and fast foods.
Answer: This is very common because like I stated earlier
the body doesn't do well on diets.
If you don't eat in a balanced fashion,
the body is going to crave sugar and salty foods because it is unstable, and that's
because of your eating habits. Like a plane that is trying to keep its altitude,
but is dropping and climbing back and forth. This is how I describe a poor diet.
When you balance your diet, you are balancing your life! The best diet is a balanced
diet!
Fitness Question #7 - I’m trying to create a
healthy shopping list to stick with. What are some of the main foods I should
include to maintain a lean and muscular physique?
Answer: Plenty of lean chicken breast and turkey breast
also lean beef for protein. For carbohydrates I choose, brown rice, oatmeal, yams
etc. Stay away from canned foods and prepared foods. One day I will have my own
show where I go to people's houses and teach them how to cook, eat and live HEALTHY!!!
Fitness Question #8 - I’m about 35 pounds over
weight. I have never started an exercise program and really don’t know where
to start. What tips can you give me to get started on the right track?
Answer: First off, try to find a good personal trainer
who can teach you correct form. I learned from trial and era but nowadays, there's
help. Join a local gym and get with a good trainer.
Fitness Question #9 - I tend to eat out most of the
time and really don’t know what healthy foods to order from the menu. What
tips do you recommend for eating out at restaurants to make sure my diet will
not suffer?
Answer: Eating out is fun, I myself enjoy it but you can
be rest assured that I am telling them how I want it prepared! Restaurants all
cook with tons of butter salt, and sometimes even MSG. It's important to know
what's in your food before you put it in you! Any restaurant can make you grilled
chicken and broiled fish as well as any vegetable or salads that you like. Don't
be afraid to ask them believe me they will make you whatever you want. Their in
business to please the customer, so don't feel like well if it's not on the menu…just
ask them to grill you up some fish or chicken with a nice salad or some fresh
vegetables and your good to go.
Fitness Question #10 - What exercises do you recommend
for getting a bigger, rounder and fuller butt?
Answer: SQUATS! They are the king of butt exercises lunges
are good too but squats are much more natural. I like to use the barbell behind
the neck because this puts more stress on your legs rather then your upper body
when using dumbbells.
Fitness Question #11 - What is the most challenging
thing you deal with about consistently staying in top shape?
Answer: It's pretty easy for me at this point I have been
training for 20 years now, so my diet and life are given to health and fitness.
But the biggest thing I battle is myself. This is a problem with many people;
the hardest person to satisfy is yourself. Champions like myself push harder and
harder to get to the top. Even someone like me who is already on top has to work
twice as hard to stay on top. Trust me, work hard for the things you believe in,
but don't neglect your love ones I wouldn't know what I would do without my wife
Tina. Yes given the fact that I am perfectly able to do everything to care for
myself the greatest accomplishment in life is having the person you love share
your ups and downs as you go through life's journey. My father always told me
before he died, he said, "When you meet that person and settle down and get
married there's nothing like it! And he was right...
Fitness Question #12 - Please describe your normal
diet. What do you eat in a typical day to stay in shape?
Answer: Breakfast: meal one: 8 egg whites / 1 cup of oatmeal
or farina/ 1 slice of whole wheat toast 1 cup of coffee Mid-Morning Snack:
there no such thing I eat every 3 hours on the dot! Six times a day! I don't know
what a snack is! Meal two: grilled chicken/ 1 yam / small salad
Meal
three: whey protein shakes
Meal four: grilled chicken / 1 cup brown
rice vegetables
Meal five: stir fry chicken or beef with vegetables
/ soy sauce
Meal six: Whey proteins shake
Fitness Question #13 - What type of exercises do
you include in your routine to stay in shape?
Answer: Strength Training Exercises:
Pull ups, bench
presses, shoulder presses, curls, extensions, lat pull downs, rows, squats, lunges,
hamstring curls, calves raises, basically every resistant exercise known to man!
Cardio Exercises:
I love the EFX Machines I don't do treadmill because
that to me is artificially walking. It's not natural.
Additional Training:
Stretching /yoga/ meditation when I can I would perform these in my own home.
Fitness Question #14 - What are the top 5 tips (specific
exercises, diet advice, etc) you recommend for developing toned and defined arms?
Answer: 1. Curls are number one for the biceps
2.
Press downs and extensions are number one for the triceps
3. Train heavy if
you want larger more muscular arms with low reps.
4. Train moderate if you
want more toned arms with high reps
5. Train and eat frequently if you want
to make good gains!
Fitness Question #15 - What are your top 5 tips for
losing unwanted body fat?
Answer: 1. Eat small meals frequently throughout the day
2. Drink plenty of water I mean 1 gallon a day!
3. Do cardio daily, mornings
are best!
4. Keep focused! Don't hang around people who will hinder your progress
stay focused and "Keep your eye one the prize!
5. Stay away from junk
food that means anything that comes out of a box or can even if it says diet throw
it out that's worse than the regular!
Fitness Question #16 - What are your top 5 tips for
gaining lean muscle mass?
Answer: 1. Eat frequently and make sure your getting enough
protein and good carbs to grow.
2. Get enough rest and don't get stressed
out the body is like a plant, it grows healthy under good conditions and good
environments.
3. Train with weights 5 times a week do body parts like,
chest and biceps, back and triceps, legs, shoulders and calves the repeat the
process resting only two days a week like Wednesday and Sunday.
4.
Train with a moderate weight if you don't lift heavy enough your muscles won't
grow harder and better.
5. Stay focused! The biggest problem with people
not sticking to the workouts and eating regimens are people or things that are
getting in the way negative people have a way of discouraging you instead of helping
you. I ALWAYS SAY DON'T HANG AROUND THE BUZZARDS IF YOU WANT TO FLY LIKE AN EAGLE.
Fitness Question #17 - What are the top 5 tips you
recommend for staying motivated on a fitness plan and truly making a healthy lifestyle
change:
Answer: 1. In the beginning its going to be hard to adjust
to healthy habits because your mind is so focused on lets say rushing the kids
off to school or racing to work in the morning and they are going down to the
corner deli for sugar donuts or egg sandwiches filled with butter and bacon. That's
going to have to stop for a while.
Learn to eat a healthy breakfast before
going to work, this will not only save you money but it could possibly save you
from a heart attack one day.
2. Try to get your whole family to do
it with you! This will make it easier and will help not only you but your entire
family. 3. Don't make excuses! Nothing good in life comes easy you
have to be willing to sacrifice in order to achieve this will not only strengthen
you on the outside but on the inside as well.
4. Learn all you can
about healthy eating and living a healthy lifestyle. My website is filled with
info from articles to eating plans I will help you all the way through.
5.
Think positive and that your getting leaner and healthier by the day don't dwell
on anything just hit the gas and keep moving forward!
Fitness Question #18 - What is your training routine
like? (Please include a few details - training split, sets/reps, exercises, types
of cardio, etc.)
Answer: Monday: CHEST AND TRICEPS /ABS / CARDIO
Tuesday:
LEGS
Wednesday: OFF. ABS/ CARDIO
Thursday: SHOULDERS AND CALVES
Friday:
BACK AND BICEPS /ABS/ CARDIO
Saturday: REPEAT MONDAY
Sunday: OFF
Fitness Question #19 - What are the top 5 tips (specific
exercises, diet advice, etc) you recommend for losing fat around the stomach and
developing a toned and defined midsection?
Answer: 1. I love crunches, I train my abs every other
day for the best results
2. I also do reverse crunches and bicycles'
this is great for the lower abs
3. Another great exercise is broom
stick twist I do a ton of these and owe my abs to this exercise it's the best
for shrinking the waist all the way around
4. Diet, diet, diet! Like
I always say "You have to eat clean to be lean!
5. Don't eat large
meals or wait too long before you eat again .The stomach only holds food for no
longer than three hours. After that it's gone, so your blood sugar will drop.
If you don't eat again, the body will go into starvation mode and begin to store
fat for survival. Pretty complex stuff huh? Basically, you need to eat small meals
frequently throughout the day no longer than 3 hours a part from each other. This
will speed up your metabolism and you will begin to burn fat instead of storing
it!
Fitness Question #20 - What are the top 5 tips (specific
exercises, diet advice, etc) you recommend for toning the thighs, hips and butt?
Answer: 1. Squats do them twice a week for great results
don't stop at 3 to 4 sets do 6 to 8 sets for a butt blasting work out!
2.
Lunges are great with a barbell or dumbbell focus of free weights and keep your
back arched and chest up the whole time
3. Pilates is a great way to
tone your thighs and butt. Pick up a palates tape and try it.
4. Stretch
between sets to really help the muscle tone naturally. Stretching is the most
important thing we can do physically animals do it all the time we could learn
a thing or two from them. 5. Leg presses and leg extensions are great
to you can find these at a health club I recommend incorporating these into your
leg routine.
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