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MARK MALKOFF: Women are often bombarded with unrealistic
images of models and celebrities with
unattainable bodies.
But what about men?
Primarily six pack abs.
Do you know anybody that has six pack abs?
MALE SPEAKER: No.
MALE SPEAKER: No, I actually can't say I do.
FEMALE SPEAKER: No, not a full six packs, no.
MARK MALKOFF: Yet there are men's magazines with
headlines, "Get Six Pack Abs Within 30 Days." So I
wondered, is it really possible for a guy that
doesn't work out, ie, me, to get a six pack within a month?
Within 30 days could I get myself to look like Mark
Wahlberg, The Situation, or even Night Court actor John
Larroquette?
Do you think it's possible for a guy to get six
pack abs in one month?
FEMALE SPEAKER: Uh, no.
MALE SPEAKER: No.
MALE SPEAKER: Probably not.
FEMALE SPEAKER: Not in a month.
MARK MALKOFF: We're about to find out.
ROBERT BRACE: Hi, I'm Robert Brace, creator of the New York
Lean 25 workout.
And I'm going to be Mark's trainer for
these next 30 days.
MARK MALKOFF: It's the night before I'm about to begin.
I'm trying to get myself mentally prepared.
Everyone's asking me what my final meal is going to be.
I kind of feel like I'm a death row inmate.
ROBERT BRACE: OK, Mark, starting tomorrow, for the
next month, you're going to be on a strict diet.
So tonight you can have one last meal of whatever.
Just don't go crazy, OK?
MARK MALKOFF: OK, bye.
ROBERT BRACE: I wanted to see what kind of
shape Mark was in.
Ew, not good.
MARK MALKOFF: So tell me about the diet.
ROBERT BRACE: It's high protein.
Simple and easy.
MARK MALKOFF: That's it?
ROBERT BRACE: That's it.
MARK MALKOFF: Robert neglected to mention he's making me eat
an obscene amount of hard-boiled
egg whites in a month.
How many you may ask?
330.
That's 11 a day.
ROBERT BRACE: We are going to cut out as much fat, sugars,
and carbs as possible.
Good stuff, Mark.
Excellent job.
Look, Mark is focused and determined.
I'm so happy and confident that he's on his way.
Mark, excellent.
[RECORD SCRATCH]
Who is this?
What's going on here?
MALE SPEAKER: What?
ROBERT BRACE: Who are you?
MALE SPEAKER: I'm--
I'm--
I'm Mark Malkoff.
ROBERT BRACE: You are not Mark Malkoff.
Mark?
MARK MALKOFF: Yes?
Hey.
Hi.
ROBERT BRACE: What is this?
MARK MALKOFF: Technically it is somebody named Mark.
Meet my friend Mark Linn-Baker.
ROBERT BRACE: Hi, hi, good to meet you.
MARK MALKOFF: Isn't this cool he's here?
ROBERT BRACE: No, it's not cool.
MARK MALKOFF: I don't think that they got Perfect
Strangers in England.
ROBERT BRACE: This is a perfect stranger, mate.
Get him out of here and get down doing these abs.
MARK MALKOFF: We tried.
ROBERT BRACE: Mark's really struggling, so I recently had
him start keeping a journal.
MARK MALKOFF: Yes, Robert has had me keep a journal.
And right now I'm going to have some
kids read some excerpts.
FEMALE CHILD: My personal trainer is pure evil.
FEMALE CHILD: My body is in massive pain.
FEMALE CHILD: Ahh.
FEMALE CHILD: Uhh.
MALE CHILD: Attempting six pack abs in a month proves I'm
crazier than Charlie Sheen.
FEMALE CHILD: I'm questioning if doing this to look like The
Situation from Jersey Shore was a wise choice.
MARK MALKOFF: I'm quite certain Robert is trying to
destroy me.