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A Guide To Paul Ryan's Crazy Workout Regimen

By Will Wei
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Whether he's spending time with his family in Janesville or with his colleagues on Capitol Hill, Paul Ryan makes it a point to exercise every day.

Dana Milbank of the Washington Post says that "his colleagues report that the (workout) routine has left Ryan with ripped abs."

Pretty impressive for a politician who just might become the nation's next Vice President.

One motivation for living a healthy lifestyle: Paul Ryan's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all died of heart attacks before turning 60 years old

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Source: Daily Mail

As a kid, Paul Ryan and his friends would lift plastic weights filled with concrete

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Source: Local Vision TV

One of Paul Ryan's first jobs coming out of college was as a fitness trainer at Washington Sport and Health Club

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Source: Fox News

Every morning, Paul Ryan leads a P90X workout session with about a dozen other politicians

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Source: Politico

P90X exercises include "pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, lots of cardio, karate, jump training, yoga"

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Source: Politico

Muscle confusion is the key to P90X workouts – "What it does is it pushes your body in many different ways so that it gets out of its plateau," says Ryan

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Source: Politico

At 6-foot-2 and 163 lbs, Paul Ryan says he keeps his "body fat between 6 and 8%"

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Source: Politico

To put Ryan's body into perspective, Michael Phelps is 6-foot-4 and 187 pounds with 8% body fat.

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Source: Baltimore Sun

Basically, Paul Ryan and Michael Phelps have the same body.

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Will Wei
Will Wei
Will Wei was the Director of Video at Insider. He led the strategy and execution of video offerings for the Special Projects team.Previously, Will helped lead the Insider video team in his roles as Head of Production and Executive Producer. Before taking on a leadership role at Insider, Will was a video producer for Business Insider and Tech Insider.Will has produced interviews with Anthony Bourdain, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chris Hadfield, Marques Brownlee, and many more.He spent a week driving across the country in a Tesla Model X with his colleague Graham Flanagan in 2017. They documented their journey every step of the way and showed what it was like to drive a Tesla and how the Supercharger network worked across America.In 2015, Will traveled to South Korea with his colleague Drake Baer. They went inside a dog cloning lab and walked viewers through the cloning process.He has also spent time in Detroit, where he spoke with realtors who uncovered the truth behind the city's $1 homes.Will has attended and covered events like CES in Las Vegas, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Apple iPhone unveilings, Samsung Unpacked, and many more.He graduated from New York University, where he double-majored in journalism and economics.
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