Onwards and upwards - target 2012...
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one on the right looks like his arms are too long as well, although I dont think training too much one area impacts that does it...unless just standing holding shit loads of weights would <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />
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speaking of no legs, guy on right, wicked huge upper body, back needs work though, and no legs (can't find a photo showing it). Bloke on left won the overall athletic, so I expect he'll be at Nationals this year. Was pretty good all over. but posed funny!!<br />
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The guy in the middle is Bobby Kazemi. His wife works for me and he is PT at my gym. He's is a pretty dam solid unit himself. I reckon hes got a big future in bodybuilding as hes only been doing it seriously for about 3 years now. -
classic, small world. those obviously his two boys - check out www.gofigure.co.nz for the 'match report' of the show - tells what gyms so and so came from etc...
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so legs yesterday afternoon, another sore workout, could no do the DB hamstring curls (you grip the DB between your feet and curl as you would with a machine), as my calves were cramping (you have to sort of point your toes to hold the weight on your feet). So other than that, tickety-boo workout. Knackered at the end of the day with an hour walk and legs in the arvo.<br />
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This morning was spin, that's getting harder and harder as the food intake drops below the energy expenditure for each day. But can certainly feel the body tightening up, a nice feeling.<br />
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Also have been doing abs this last three weeks, and that bloody hurts!<br />
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back today, and here's a couple of variations we have been doing on traditional back exercises. Wide grip lat pulldowns. On the seated thingy where you put your legs under the rolls to hold you down. Put the one handed grip thing on, seat yourself down [i]under [/i]the seat, and do one arm rows, really gets in.<br />
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Also T-bar rows. One arm. Where you put the plates on, you grip the end of that and do the rows one armed. Again, very intense!!<br />
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ugh, that sounds like heaps of fun. Like those one arm variations - like you said they really hit the spot! Do you still have one stronger arm or has all the work evened things out?
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nah, right still stronger by a couple of reps I reckon on most exercises. Probably only really on curls though now that I think of it - my left arm is stronger on triceps exercises though for some reason, pretty even on pressing exercises, and on these one arm pulls pretty even too. But curls, right certainly still the king!!<br />
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Two cardio sessions under the belt since yuesterday morning, Up one of the logging roads last night steep bastard 15 minute slog to start, and then another ten undulating before turning back. This morning a 40 minute slog on the treadmill. Not too bad, almost enjoyable, if you can enjoy treadmill work.<br />
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David Hill at gym this morning too, going hard out with a band thing with lots of leg work, looks like strengthening for kicking and keeping supple etc. -
Did that 'steep bastard' again on Sunday, just did the uphill and back twice. so 24 minutes straight up Everest, and 24 minutes coming down slamming on the breks every step of the way, even enjoyed it a little!<br />
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Shoudlers workout today - last day on current programme, wonder what's up next week!<br />
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Weigh in this morning, and some weight at last starting to shift, 87.9kg. Our first comp this year though is not weight restricted for me, it is done via height classes (I think). So i'll be butting up against the big boys in this one. Not my usual NABBA federation but INBA. Although I did win the Novice in this comp 2 or so years ago. Will probably enter masters and see how it goes. just a warm up to the real things, and trainer is going to take me in a little heavier and we'll try a few things differently. I hate experimenting! But now is the time. -
Yersterday chest again, with the pause at the bottom of the incline smith press. Geez that rips the guts out of you and a half. Top workout!<br />
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Then to Tauranga to see specialist for Vanessa's tennis elbow. Learned a lot about the why where etc. Basically, all about blood supply, or lack of it to the tendon it is the bottom tendom tied in from all those forearm muscles, and the one that does the most work. when it gets hurt it does not get enough blood to repair itself. And age does not help either, older you get less blood flow etc. So cortisone while effective are often effective not because of the cortisone, but because of the stabbing into the muscle and tendons, causing muscle damage, and blood flow, and healing from there! SOo not another cortisone, but an injection of painkiller, and then Doc just stabbing away like jack the ripper with his needle to cause maximum damage in minimum time. All made sense when he was explaining it at any rate. So that was yesteeday - today it feels better than it has for a long time. Oh, and that above treatment is good for 1/3 patients. Next step is under the knife....<br />
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Today was legs, we jumped ahead to our new programme so it was leg press with pause at the bottom for each rep, supersetted with lunges. It I thought Smith pause hurt, I forgot about this. Damn. basically stop the press on the pins at the bottom part of the exercise, all tension off muscles, and press. Shit a brick, every rep is killer. Thankfully was 10 then 50 lunges, 6 / 30, 6 / 20 6 / 20. SO not TOOOO bad, that first 10/50 though kocks the stuffing out of you!!<br />
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well, steep bastard was slayed twice more, my time to the top has dropped each time, however, it can't last much longer. Tired as a tired thing. SPin this morning was tough and cold. Thankfully you push yourself as hard as you can go, not as hard as the chick on the bike net to you!!<br />
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arse muscles sore, obliques and abs sore too from the new leg and ab workout. Have the pause leg press again, where you stop and rest the weight on the pins (or in our case, the 6x2 across the safety stops) for a moment before doing another rep, and yes, forgot how killer it was a day after even, not looking forward to tomorrow!! -
wimped out last night - went to the gym and did a half hour on the cycle, thought I'd rest the pins from the hill! This morning was the last of the 'old' back workouts. Ness resting her arm, so she cardio'd while I did the weights. Good workout, much quiker when not having to change weights over all the time - leg press is a killer on that one, taking all the plates on and off for each other - that's the hardest part of the workout!<br />
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Did some posing afterwards too, starting to look bodybuilder again. WHITE though! -
A walk home from the horse paddock last night was cardio. Across the golf course at dusk, it wa a pleasant stroll.<br />
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This mornign cardio back to the hill. Much slower in the morning, was before breakfast too, so I think an empty body certainly showed up. First trip up the hill slowest since I have started timing, second trip up almost a minute faster once warm. -
Watched the Auckland NABBA Championships at Glenfield College at the weekend, another cool show, and certainly ready to hit the stage now. 4 weeks from INBA champs.<br />
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Visited our boss again on Sunday, and 86.6kg abd BF% down to 7. Lost some muscle too this time out, but that is inevitable from now on in, and with my lean muscle mass getting above my competition max weight at any rate, it's not all bad!<br />
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So all systems are go.<br />
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Shoulders today, first day of a new workout, so into the super sets now. Slammed nicely with clean and press, upright rows, lat raises and front plate raises. Then time for some posing before breakfast.<br />
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It's a one format show, so you don't have the morning judging than the evening 'show' and trophy give out/ overall judging. So in and out much quicker, better for the athletes, maybe not so good for the punters!<br />
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Sooo, today was chest, new workout, way cool. Heavy Smith press, 6 reps, SS with cable flies. Then incline bench SS with flat DB flies with a pause at the bottom of the range. Again low reps forst set, high second. Then biceps and we were done like a dogs dinner. Barbell preacher curls SS with rope cable curls.<br />
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And again some posing to finish, we're going to get enough posing down this time around, we've been far too slack the last few comps. <br />
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Last night stationary cycle for cardio at gym, again followed by some posing. Getting used to stripping down and feeling like a plonker in front of the mirrors again! -
Righto, another cycle overnight, running out of light at night at the moment - might have to borrow one of those headlamp things so I can keep doing my Pa Road forestry gravel road track - I think that's the best cardio I can do at the moment - although the extra bits of posing have got to be helping too at the end of the cardio.<br />
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Weights this morning - the leg press with the pause, the 2 million lunges workout. Again legs tired as a tired thing right now, top stuff, gotta love it.<br />
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sOOO, YESterday was spin class in the morning and at lunchtime did Pa Road - just walked up and along for 25 minutes and then returned quicker by about 5 minutes. Downhill. Lunch cardio was good, going to be regular now, gives us the evening free for Ness and her horses and me to sloth and do wahtevr I like!<br />
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Today was back day, and cool workout - first of the new programme. First up, deadlifts back on the menu, only 6 reps, supersetted with behind the neck pulldowns - 15, then i think it was 10, 8. DL's were 6 each time. So went 140, 150, 160 and felt bloody good, might ramp it up a little next week, but with less food and leaning down might be hard to increase weights! finished with BB shrugs supersetted with DB shrugs. got up to 160 on the BB shrugs too, heaviest I have shrugged.<br />
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Lunch time cardio was stairs. 108 up. Did 23 'reps'' in 40 minutes. Loved it.