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City Gym 10 Park St Southampton, HAM United Kingdom
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High School:
When I Started:
Jun, 2002
How I Started:
I visited my uncle in Australia, and after always being a big boy (he he) it was my uncle's idea and my mother's encouragement to get me down the gym to lose weight.
Little did they know at that point...
I visited the Colliseum Gym, and that's where I met the "new world"... Now I didn't start with the weights straight away.
I was introduced to them by the training instructor, along with the cardio workout they always throw at you, and that was me for 3 months, day in day out. Weights and cardio combined, without really getting into lifting properly.
When I got back to England, I started a new job and met new friends and I again wanted to hit the gym. So had a look around and joined a local one.
It was actually here that I started with the whole weights thing, as I had met Thorn Dixon who was a work colleague and ended up my training partner for quite a while.
He had taken part in local competitions before and it was him who introduced me into the world of Bodybuilding.
Why I Love It:
I love it because it is an escape for me from everyday life, and I love the feeling you get afterwards from a really good session.
The pump feels great, and after a while people start commenting on your body.
I am still a large fella' so can't really see any muscle definition but people can always tell when I've put on mass, and they note how strong I get, which in my line of work, is very flattering...
How I Stay Motivated:
I have a confession... I have only just started lifting again very recently after burning myself out nearly 10-11 months ago, and losing all motivation to go, but there were also other factors that contributed to my demotiviation.
At the moment, it's the feeling I get again, which I had forgotten.
I'm also looking forward to seeing the changes my body takes, especially in the next 8 months as I have a wedding to go to, and gotta get back in that Darn suit that's been hanging in the back of the wardrobe :-)
BB Accomplishments:
Apart from when I started and jumping up the weights rack very fast (that even my employers were asking if I was taking steroids - was annoyed but that's another story), the most major thing I can think of to date was a 10 rep leg press with 305 Kg which is about 672 pounds
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As it didn't have the "all of the above" option I've had to put other....
I need to lose fat, gain muscle, and get healthier...
Goal (Long):
I have been feeling really bad, and generally tired for ages and enough is enough... I can't continue to live like I am, I feel like I'm gonna have a heart attack any day.
I'm not fussed about weight as such, I just need to shift the fat.
It sucks that I get no support from friends or family. When I mention my goals, they're are only grammatically supportive, and not physically... So, I'm on my own with this one.
Weight Goal:
Bodyfat Goal:
25%
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Thanks for saying 'hello.' I am getting a bit of an upper body workout with my power sanders (refinishing the entire dining room woodwork. Yes, I'm a nut. How did I get myself into that?)
but it's good. Hope you are staying healthy.
Ah yeah makes sense really,i did loads of cardio to cut, your after your lean body mass as close as poss.I cut more later from diet being strict and no cardio!Anyway nice leg press i bet your be awesome at power lifting.Cheers will keep at the leg building been a nightmare.Still think the squat,deads dumbell presses and over head press are worthy workouts for those gains.Michael.
hey Ryan np,yeah legs like sticks lol,but im getting there done 130kg the other day shock horror.Only 5 but hey its done.Yeah 150 kg on the deads.Still a mile to go on those.What sort of gains you after ?