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HARD CORE
James Clippinger
Age: 27
Occupation: Fulltime student and owner of a window-washing business
Hometown: Sacramento, Calif.
Current Neighborhood: Mission Valley
How do you energize yourself prior to workouts?
Hanging from the pull-up bar to stretch my body.
How many times a week do you work out, and for how long?
Four days a week, for about 45 minutes per workout.
What jam fuels your workouts most?
House music, country or ‘90s R&B.
What’s the biggest mistake you see people making at the gym?
Being inconsistent in actually going. You have to show up.
What do you do to make your abs look so great?
8 Minute Abs, the DVD, and eating right—small portions.
What’s your favorite cheesy fitness film?
8 Minute Abs. They’re in spandex, and it’s from the ’80s.
50 pacificsandiego.com {July 2011}