Who is your favorite model boy of Allamericanguys? The following video presents highlights of the 15 most popular AAG models in 2008. Enjoy Bryan T., John M., Gary, Steve S., Matthew, Jakub, Jon Sotirios, Ivan, Zach D., Taylor, Anthony C., Jake, Josh, Hunter, and Jordon. Come on guys, flex for us!
Fede is from Argentina, 18 years old, and a natural bodybuilder. The handsome guy started weight lifting in 2004, and has built up pretty massive muscles and a very esthetic physique since then. Fede explains his passion for workout: "I love to feel the pain, the pump, and the blood in my muscles after an excellent training. Progress is my major motivation. I can see the results of my training and my diet. This gives me a lot of satisfaction. I want to be better day by day." Fede has already an impressive collection of photos, among them some professional modeling shots:
In the following video 20-year-old natural bodybuilder Vance Varian is introduced. Two galleries of photos of Vance will be featured on MostMuscular.com in January, 2009.
Even at its highest, the price of gas in America hasn't come close to European prices. Governments there have made taxes the keystone of their campaign to cut consumption, promote alternative transportation and go green. It's time for the United States to do the same.
Gas prices have been rising in Europe for more than a decade, and much of the increase comes from tax hikes that now account for 40 to 50 percent of the cost to fill up. The Netherlands and Britain have nearly doubled their gas taxes, to $4.04 and $3.82 a gallon respectively, since the early 1990s. Compare that to America, where Uncle Sam tacks a paltry 18.4 cents onto every gallon of gas.
Eighteen cents? Put down that extra flat screen and smell the fumes: We can afford the tax hike.
The high gas prices we paid for fuel this summer could be a more effective remedy for our fuel-related environmental and geo-political problems than digging in our national parks. In addition to reminding us that, in cities at least, we can walk to the store, it encourages the development of new, fuel-saving technology.
We've already shown we can live with gas at $4 a gallon (less than half what some European countries saw during the price spikes last summer) without inviting the apocalypse. That pretty much shoots down the argument that people won't stand for higher gas prices. And, as Time magazine notes, an increase in the gas tax could be offset by a cut in the payroll tax, which has a far greater impact on our pocketbooks, anyway.
European governments embraced gas taxes to cut consumption. It's working there, and it would work here.
Europeans sucked down about 3.2 million gallons barrels of gasoline per day (thanks for pointing out the error, David) in 1992. That figure has dropped to 2.51 million today, the Boston Globe reports. Rising fuel prices also have prompted Europeans to embrace ever-smaller cars: Last year's top sellers were the Peugeot 207, Volkswagen Golf, Ford Focus and Opel/Vauxhall Corsa.
Compare that to the United States, where our thirst for gas only grows. We burned through 8.43 million barrels per day in the early 1990s but use 10.84 million today. That's bad news for a country that purportedly wants to cut its dependence on foreign oil, which is why there's a growing chorus calling for an increase in a federal gas tax that has barely budged in 15 years. In addition to feeding our addiction to petroleum, keeping the tax ridiculously low has decimated the federal fund that would finance road and bridge construction if it weren't nearly broke.
Not surprisingly, plenty of people oppose a bump in the tax. The National Center for Policy Analysis calls that tax "perhaps the single worst influence on the development of rational transportation policies in the United States," and suggests it be repealed. The Cato Institute is even more direct, giving its policy paper the no-nonsense title, "Don't Increase Federal Gasoline Taxes — Abolish Them."
But the bottom line is cheap gas hurts us more than it helps us. It keeps us shackled to inefficient cars, undermines efforts to address global climate change, and discourages the development of alternative transportation technologies. As if that weren't enough, it transfers ever larger amounts of money to governments unfriendly to our interests.
With oil prices at a four-year low, now is the time to act. We must increase the gas tax to cut consumption, generate revenue to repair roads, finance mass transit and and put us on a path toward true energy independence.
PumpingMuscle.com worked with John Foster near his home a few days before his first bodybuilding contest. A NCAA D-I college wrestler, John hung up his singlet after competing since childhood to concentrate on developing his physique.
His fans are happy - James Dawson Martin has launched his own big website. On www.JamesDawsonMartin.com you learn pretty much from the 24-year-old bodybuilder and fitness model. James tells about himself and explains his approach to weight lifting. In the training sections you find special information about his training and nutrition. You can also sign up and become a member. Then you have access to higher quality versions of his workout videos, all new videos he releases, photo galleries, and updated training articles. James Dawson Martin explains...
This time Tyler Sothwick does 52 pullups in 2 minutes, then 57 pullups in 2 minutes, what makes a total number of 109 in one workout:
In his new video Tyler Southwick performs 53 pullups in 2 minutes. Count:
Matt is a new fitness model of Vistavideo. In five new video clips on Vistavideo Matt is training with Marcel. Some stills of their buddy workout in the park:
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Nicolas Eugui is a junior bodybuilder from Argentina. In the video below he performs biceps curls. Some stills...
Fitness model Zach Derr sat down with the OnDisplayMen.com writer, Angie Workman. In this video, he talks about his sports and his goals:
You find a big number of high quality photos and videos with Zach on Allamericanguys.
