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Michelle Obama; Arms of Steel

I'm about to admit something that I haven't told anyone about.
I have had a crush on three presidents. I don't know why or how, but it is something that has me perplexed. With Bill Clinton, it wasn't hard to see his charismatic ways and the way he could woo someone.

I'm a little embarrassed to admit my crush on George Bush. There was something about his Texan drawl that made me swoon a little. Friends thought I was crazy when I confessed to fancying him, especially with his questionable reforms, beliefs and actions that left America in such a bad way.

But what isn't there to like about Barack Obama?
He's a family man trying to get the US back to a healthy place and did I mention how good looking he is. But it's not just Barack you can like. The first lady is a woman you want to be. She is smart, works for worthy causes, has a fantastic dress sense and has great arms. That's right - arms. I aspire to have arms like Michelle Obama, and I have learnt her secrets in how to get them.
Women's Health magazine got the scoop from her trainer Cornell McClellan who has worked with the first lady since 1997. He claims that he put her through 1872 workouts. She started working with McClellan at his Chicago fitness studio.

Apparently she has great discipline, with most of her sessions taking place at 5.30am. I'd like to say that I'm that dedicated in going to the gym, but that is a plain lie. I'm usually still asleep at 5.30am, but you can see me at the gym by 8am. So what does Michelle Obama do to get those arms that everyone talks about? A workout could comprise of lunges, bench presses, hip raises and rows, with short bouts of intense cardio mixed in. Her arms aren't the only thing that fascinates me. Looking after her arms isn't the only thing that Mrs Obama is good at. Whenever you see pictures of Barack and his wife together with the kids, you can sense the love. You can see that they work hard at doing things as a family, even though Barack is one of the busiest men in the world.

Oreo Cookies

Another article that appeared in Women's Health was talking about Michelle's life before moving to the White House. As a child, she said that her mother had an uncanny talent in working out many oreo's her daughters had eaten. "My mother knew how much we were eating," She said. It was the middle of the day. And we could never just snack. I said , 'Mom, can I have an Oreo?' She said ,'Yes you can have one'. I went into the pantry and took two. I came back thinking , There's no way she's going to know. I walked up to her and said ‘Hey Mom.' She said, ‘I told you to one Oreo, and you got two.' I said ‘How did you know?' She said, ‘You have two-Oreo breath. I can smell it."

So off I go to buy some Oreos and then I will hit the gym.. Perhaps I'll nab myself a president along the way.

 

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