John Parrish

Actor who portrayed Jax in Mortal Kombat II and III. Bodybuilder and nerd. He's a strong man who is in need of no soda. Only time he uses the word fuck is when describing soda.

Words of Wisdom

• Average male and female needs to work 3.5 hours a week. That's 30 minutes a day of cardiovascular exercise of some sort.
• Need to eat 4 meals a day.
• The object is to move. Start slow. The main thing what you're trying to do is for your health. It's consistency. Don't make excuses. Anyone can make 1000 excuses. I get asked is it easy. NO. Some mornings it is not easy to get up 5 AM everyday especially Chicago where it is cold as shit.
• If you're not a morning person, do it in the afternoon. Don't wait for evening because you will not go.
• I'm going to be 50 years old. I don't want to be the grandpa in the wheelchair pushed around. I will not be your entertainment. I look at people 30, 40 years old, they got bad knees, bad back, I'm like what the hell happened to you?
• You gotta stretch. You gotta work your legs. When you work the legs with the deadlift you make your whole body strong.
• We didn't have Facebook, and YouTube. Figure it out scientifically. Figure out what the muscles do first. It's not weight, it's all in the form.
• 90% of it is what you eat. Nowadays there is gadgets and computers where you sit down 8 to 12 hours a day. My gym is around WingZone, McDonald's, and there is a goddamn loco Burrito by my home.
• We don't buy soda. No soda in the house. If you want to drink it fine. If you want to fuck up yourself fine. Don't bring it in my house.
• Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, they don't mention exercise.
• Tylenol. Cures headache but will ruin your liver.
• The 90's was I got a personal trainer because I got money.
• When I'm at the gym I reduce rest time, no gossip. Add weight or just change rest period. Don't do the same exercise.
• There is no secret. Don't have a favorite machine or exercise. You are here to work the muscle.That's how it goes.