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WORK IT OUT

10.31.04

Kanye West wasn�t the first to get booties bouncing with an exercise-themed video. From the latest low-carb vids to sweatin� to the oldies - choose your favourite workout plan!

Kanye West � The New Workout Plan

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You too can be the envy of all your friends! And if you don�t believe Kanye�s rhymes or the testimonials from the ghetto girls in the video - you�ve got to believe the word of Anna Nicole Smith. Forget the shorties - Farnsworth Bentley�s chicken legs could use the workout.

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Kanye sticks his tongue in his cheek and says �Ladies if you follow these instructions exactly you might bear to pull you a rapper, a NBA player, man, at least a dude wit' a car.� Is that really all it takes?

Eric Prydz � Call On Me

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The 80s just called � they want their workout gear back. In this 20 Minute-Workout-Gone-Dirrty video, we finally get to see how members of the adult entertainment industry stay fit and trim. If they�re doing all the work, why are we the ones sweating?

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We can�t figure out what�s more disturbing � the suggestive gestures and faces, or the fact that it�s a cover of a really lame song.

50 Cent � In Da Club

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This video finally answered an age-old question: �Do robots made in Eminem and Dr. Dre�s laboratory need to exercise?� The answer is yes � but how? Treadmills, bench pressing, hanging upside down and plenty of groupie love.

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50 recently revealed that he�s going into the health drink business with his own grape-flavored vitamin water called "Formula 50" but we doubt it will replace his bottle of bub when he�s in da club.

Jennifer Lopez � I�m Glad

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In this tribute to the classic 80s film "Flashdance," Jennifer Lopez works out her assets and dances for her life. She�s so busy juggling her day job as a welder and her nighttime stripping gig that the only time she has to shower is onstage. As if that wasn�t enough of a workout, she spends at least ten minutes a day running on the spot and rubbing her thighs.

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Face it - J.Lo�s endowed end is the star of this show and Little Miss Run On The Spot is the butt of the joke.

Geri Halliwell � It�s Raining Men

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Another "Flashdance" tribute video? Guys, the movie wasn�t even that good. Wait, this one is combined with another 80s classic "Fame." Nope, still not better. Geri just couldn�t wait to show off her new persona No-Carb Spice. Her regimen includes a lot of sit-ups and that "running on the spot" thing that J.Lo was doing � oh and at least 22 hours in a tanning booth.

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The video portrays Geri as a fun-loving, hard-dancing schoolgirl. Come on Geri � you weren�t even a girl when you were spicy.

LL Cool J � Mama Said Knock You Out

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Don�t call it a comeback � he�s been here for years. We�re not sure if LL is working out so much as he�s flexing and posing. Sure he�s wearing tight jogging pants with shorts over top of them � but we�ll let it slide because he takes his shirt off. Blaow, how ya like him now?

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This video ties with DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince�s "I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson" for our Favourite Late 80s/Early 90s Black & White Video Featuring A Boxing Ring.

Olivia Newton-John - Physical

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Unless you got caught up in the whole "Grease" revival, you might not know who Olivia Newton- John is. Aaanyhoo, this might be one of the first videos to feature a workout theme. Olivia is dancing around in a weird Matrix-looking room with pumped up dudes, who somehow turn into gross flabby old men. When they are transformed back into buff boys, they�re more interested in each other than Olivia.

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This video is dripping with cheese - Olivia showers fully clothed, someone does air guitar with a spring arm-pumping instrument�and there are more banana hammocks than you can count.


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