The Golden One - July 11, 2019


Jason Momoa 'Dad Bod'？ The Truth About Fitness Pictures and Before-and-After Pictures

Hosted by
Marcus Follin
Mentioned
Jason Momoa Aquaman
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Episode Stats


Length

4 minutes

Words per minute

166.25

Word count

745

Sentence count

41


Summary

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A picture can tell you a lot more about someone than what they look like in a picture. A picture is only as good as the angles, lighting and pump they are taken from. If you want to see what someone looks like, it's better to watch a video or meet them face to face.

Transcript

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00:00:00.480 Greetings, YouTube. I recently stumbled upon a picture of Jason Momoa, aka Aquaman, and apparently he has gotten body shamed for this picture, and I thought to illuminate the ignorance of those who say he looks out of shape.
00:00:20.940 So we have two pictures before us at the moment. We have one to the left where he looks great. We have the one to the right where he looks good but not as great.
00:00:32.780 And now the first thing we all have to keep in mind when we talk about anything physique or fitness or aesthetic related or bodybuilding related is that it's highly visual.
00:00:45.040 Well, it is a lot of different factors that creates a picture. If you want to see what someone looks like, it's better to watch a video or to meet them face to face.
00:00:56.060 A picture can be completely misleading. So for example, this picture we see before us, these two pictures, they could have been taken the same day.
00:01:06.320 It could have been the morning to the left and then the late afternoon to the right. In extreme cases, of course, it could have been a week apart or it could have been a month apart too.
00:01:18.700 But my point being is if we look upon the picture to the left, he is in the gym, he has a good pump, he takes the picture or his photographer takes the picture from a good angle,
00:01:31.160 he tenses his abs. Now, the picture to the right, he might have drunken a lot of water, he might have eaten a lot, so his belly is protruding a bit.
00:01:43.260 He is unaware of that a picture is being taken, so he doesn't flex or anything. It's from a bad angle and it's bad lighting.
00:01:52.040 So if you compare all of these different factors, it becomes quite natural that people's bodies look different from time to time.
00:02:01.160 It doesn't mean he is any less well trained in the picture to the right. On the contrary, he might as well be more well trained on the picture to the right.
00:02:11.500 Now, I don't think that's the case, but it could have been the case. Perhaps he is actually stronger on the picture to the right.
00:02:18.420 Perhaps he has better cardio. Perhaps he has improved his martial arts game.
00:02:24.400 I'm just making up some examples here, but that's to prove a point, and that is just a picture doesn't really tell all too much.
00:02:32.700 Now, of course, if you want to look great on pictures, it's required of you to have a good base to be able to build from.
00:02:40.200 So if we're talking about sculptures, you need good raw materials to carve out something from.
00:02:46.040 And if you want a picture where you look great, where you look aesthetic, you need to have an aesthetic physique.
00:02:51.980 But you can enhance it quite a bit just by using good angles, good lighting, good pump, and not eating so much beforehand.
00:03:01.040 So to take an example of myself, I took this picture the other day, and I could have done something similar if I had taken a picture four or five hours later where I had eaten and someone took a picture of me in bad light from a bad angle and with me not posing and flexing.
00:03:21.060 I would have looked perhaps like I didn't even lift.
00:03:23.980 So that is something to keep in mind.
00:03:26.540 And also if we're talking about before and after pictures, you can do the same thing here.
00:03:31.120 You can have an after picture where you look great, absolutely great, but it doesn't really tell the whole truth because it might be mostly angles and lighting.
00:03:43.860 So I just wanted to have that said and also to aware everyone of the fact that don't judge a picture.
00:03:51.700 Judge videos, judge if you meet someone face to face.
00:03:54.760 That is how they look and also be mindful that no one goes around being ultra shredded with abs all the time.
00:04:02.940 You look different depending upon when and where the picture is taken.
00:04:08.140 So if you see some model, that's how he looks at a few minutes during a day, basically, where he tries his absolute best to look as great as possible.
00:04:18.220 Same thing from my old modeling pictures.
00:04:20.500 So, yes, I hope that was enlightening for you all and I wish you all a high testosterone day ahead.
00:04:27.640 XOXO, boom.