![]() Rather than standing up for one of their own, they obsequiously went to sack the little, the expendable guy… in order not to incur the wrath of the locally very present and popular star violinist. Not much less of a culprit, methinks, is the Berliner Konzerthaus, which allowed itself to be bullied into – or convinced of – or happily abetted – the firing of one of their own employees removing of an employee because a thin-skinned diva said so. (Incidentally, if you want to read something nice about Hope, his superb “ Vivaldi / Four Seasons Recomposed” CD was one of my favorite releases in 2012.) His actions as detailed in Eggert’s letter below speak for themselves… including those where he contacted the magazine for which Lücker also writes and tried to attack freedom of speech and the freedom of the press – which apparently is anyone’s natural instinct these days, when reading something one doesn’t like. In an article in the bilingual Van Magazine titled “ Critic Bashing” he was called out for taking a dig at me, actually, responding to my Forbes article “ The Real Top 10 Bach Recordings” in a public Facebook comment by suggesting that “it demonstrates the egregious level to which certain internet music journalism has sunk.”īut let us let Daniel Hope be Daniel Hope. Is it more revealing that he considered the shred legitimate criticism (which is to say: worth taking seriously and responding forcefully to) or how he responded thereafter? We know that he is not one who likes criticism of any kind other than the obsequious type (of which he gets plenty in the German and English press). The former seems to display a case of severe humorlessness, considerable insecurity, liberally spiced with a vengeful streak. Only it is very difficult to say who gets off worse, in this case, Daniel Hope or the Berliner Konzerthaus. If this is in fact how matters transpired, it is a “ Reveal Magnifico” (as the NFL’s Dan Hanzus would say) – a tearing away of the curtains of a superficial niceness, revealing the true character of those involved. Eggert’s letter is cited in full (in translation, with permission) below. "Inside, it makes your muscles look bigger, but on the outside it makes you look less shredded because they look less veiny.At least this is what we gather from the response of Moritz Eggert’s, who – as a co-founder of the blog on which the video was published – was prompted to write an open letter to Daniel Hope, explaining the background, detailing the chain of events and Daniel Hope’s reaction, and pleading reason. "Water fills your muscles inside and outside," he explained. Then, on the day of the shoot, he would drink water judiciously to maximize his swole appearance. That same week, he drank vast volumes of water, but on the day before the challenge ended, he wasn't allowed any. On the penultimate day, he ate zero carbs, and then ate an "insane amount of carbs" on the day of the shoot to "fill up the muscles." Then, in the fourth and final week, Browney cut carbs from his diet almost completely, reducing his carb intake down to 30 grams. In week 3, he reduced the calories in his diet even further. "I've never had a proper bicep vein," he enthused, "I'm going for it!" Then in week 2 he upped that cardio even more.įollowing a lengthy recovery from a shoulder injury he sustained last year, Browney was able to incorporate more calisthenics into his training during this challenge, but admitted that "getting back to where I was is quite frustrating it takes a lot of work."Īround halfway through the transformation, Browney became encouraged by the visible results he was starting to see, including biceps that were more vascular in appearance. In order to help him lose body fat as well as build muscle, the first week of the challenge was focused on lowering his calorie intake, eating clean, and increasing the amount of cardio in his workout regimen, in addition to his bodyweight training and lifting. ![]() On day 1, Browney recorded his weight as 173 pounds with 11.6 percent body fat.
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