David Cook - Men's Fitness Magazine Interview

Yay! David Cook talks diet and the Mavid Brodance on Men's Fitness Magazine!

What did you do to lose the weight? I would do 10 to 15 minutes of cardio work, mixed in with some light weight training. Now, It's a lot more cardio-intensive workouts, like boxing. My trainer takes me out a couple times a week and we run football routes for about an hour and a half. More than anything, it's watching what I eat.

What's your diet like?
I eat a lot of salad, grilled chicken, and fish. A typical meal for me is salmon and asparagus. If I'm on the go, I'd try to do a burger with no bun. I really just eliminate what carbs that I can and eat more lean protein and vegetables. It's all about substitutions, like changing white bread to whole-grain bread.

There's some pretty funny YouTube clips circulating of you and fellow finalist Michael Johns dancing onstage. What's that about?

I think people started calling it The Mavid Dance. Hey, man, when you sing "Please Don't Stop the Music" as many times as we sang it last year, it gets a little repetitive. You do whatever you can to keep our sanity.

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