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Full Body Routine
2008-02-25 00:22:00
Mike Mentzer - loved full body routinesI had planned on hitting upper body on sat and lower body on sun but with work and a bit of grappling yesterday I was left with just one day to do weights. I was meant to start some full body work before today but I was holding onto an Upper Lower split that had worked great. The best plan though is the one you are not on so here is the new look routine.NEW PLANMon - offTue - morn classWed - full bodyThur - night classFri - full bodySat - rolling classSun - full bodySo today my workout basically just came off the top of my head. I decided to keep my rest at a constant 1 min 45 and try to superset as much as possible. I have never really super setted the big three (squats bench and deads) so I decided I would. This should only be attempted when you have textbook technique and are happy enough to leave the ego at the door when choosing weights.TODAY -Squats then lunges then restDeads then triangles* then restRun the rack leg extensions from light...
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Bodyfat Machine
2008-02-20 23:25:00
So I was in work earlier and the mate at reception lets me have a go on a hand held body fat measuring device not unlike the one pictured here.Guess what number it spat out?a) 5b) 10c) 15d) 34.8Answers in the comments box. Winner will be picked at random and will receive a used scratch card that was almost a winner but was just one treasure chest away from a million.
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Poliquin Performance Centre
2008-02-17 00:55:00
If I ever own my own gym / personal training facility it will be a lot like this. Strongman kit and plenty of hard core weight lifting toys and gizmos . . lovely jubbly.
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Self Perception
2008-02-17 00:06:00
I present you with two pictures of the male form. In the first pic we have the bodybuilder who looks awesome. In the second pic we have an over weight guy playing with his man boobs (also referred to as moobs).The thing that gets me here - who is happiest with their body?I bet if you said to the bodybuilder that he looked in great shape he would would jump back with a reply like ' thanks buddy but I still need to lean out a touch more' or 'thanks man but I think next year I'm gonna work on my back more' - If you said to guy number two I bet he doesnt care about how he looks and actually enjoys his curvy figure!Food for thought :-)
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Incline Dumbbell Curls
2008-02-15 13:17:00
One of my favourite exercises at the moment. A great isolation move for the guns and with the incline back support you minimize cheating and keep maximum tension on the biceps. Often when guys train full body or an upper lower split they complain about missing the localised pump often found with split routines. This exercise can be supersetted with incline chest press and then when doing some lat pulldowns you could switch to the tricep pushdown. Chest back and guns worked in quick succession - try it out!Source
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Fight Science Videos
2008-02-10 02:29:00
Great videos on MMA athletes!Even if you have no interest in martial arts you still need to watch these videos. Lots of science in relation to the human body. 5 star stuff.PART ONEPART TWO
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You don't say!
2008-02-08 12:34:00
Studies have shown that weight training increases metabolism which leads to fat loss even when you are doing nothing!Wow!! I have been making a living for 10 years saying the very same thing. Although I often include the fact that running causes more impact injuries and weight training makes you more attractive to the opposite sex (he who curls, gets the girls). "Professor Ken Fox, an exercise specialist at the University of Bristol, said that attention was increasingly turning to resistance exercise as a means to improve metabolism. "If you have these muscles, even when you are not doing much, you are still burning up energy. "It's a hot topic at the moment. It's something that could be particularly useful for older people who may have trouble with endurance exercise, and it can be very satisfying because the effects of resistance training appear very quickly." Source
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Beginner FAQ
2008-02-01 15:40:00
To make it easier for newbies both on the blog and on Mens Health I plan to have a shit hot FAQ with plenty of myths busted and links to useful info.This will be added to a more permanent position on the right of the blog as well as on the MH site to help guys out. Feel free to leave your ideas in the comments section and I will ad stuff as I go. Here are a few pointers so far which have been roughly drawn up. The final FAQ will be tidied up a bit so it flows from point to point a bit better.1 ? I want to look like Brad Pitt in Fight Club? First off you may have a totally different shape genetically to BP. Your genetics and frame will determine how your chest looks, length of biceps etc. Brad Pitt wasn?t the biggest guy by any means but he was lean. You need to drop the body fat by cleaning up your diet and at the same time introduce some strength training.2 ? Do those ?Ab Belt? gizmos really work? No. If you have an injury then a small electrical impulse may help prevent muscle was...
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Poll Results!
2008-01-29 22:21:00
Did you reach your gym goals in 2007?Of those who took the poll -26% said yes18% said no54% said that 2008 will be the year they reach ultimate buffness!It was quite good to see so many in 2007 reach their goals and hopefully the rest of the guys and gals will be hitting their targets this year!Good Luck :p
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Body Weight Culture.com
2008-01-29 22:09:00
Fed up with standard chins and dips? Need some extra moves to add to your home gym toolbox? Just wanna show off in the gym with one arm dips? (Do not try one arm dips!)Then check this site / forum out!Body Weight Culture
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Atkins Diet
2008-01-27 23:42:00
This is a pretty old article I stumbled across but still worth a nosey. I wonder if anyone still uses this whirlwind diet?Atkins Diet
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Motivation
2008-01-26 00:07:00
I might be doing a bit of an article for Mens Health regarding motivation. So what gives you that kick up the arse to get to the gym? Do you need to have an event on the horizon or do you simply love working out? For me I always find progression to be my biggest motivator and I find it amazing that guys can go to the gym daily for years and years and be happy to look the same (if not worse!).Lets hear your thoughts on motivation - What got you started and what keeps you going!
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MMA Competition
2008-01-20 23:49:00
So on Sunday (today) I had a go at a Mixed Martial Arts Competition ! After chatting to the coach he basically said just to have a rattle to see how it feels to go toe to toe with other guys in the comp situation. I was nursing a shin injury from sparring and pretty sore breasts from pumping iron on the Fri but I thought feck it and had a go. For the first fight I was up against a guy a bit taller and after we traded kicks I got in close and got the takedown. Unfortunately I got caught up in his long legs and he had me in the triangle choke. Doh! As the adrenaline wore off my thumb hurt like feck (I think staved it hitting him with a few body shots.)Soon I was up against another guy who had won his first fight. Again we swapped kicks and I got the takedown. He tried to get the Guillotine choke as we fell but I popped out and hit him a few times. I tried to get his arm tied up but the sweat on our forearms made this a complete nightmare. It was like trying to massage a fish. We revers...
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Wii Fit Video !
2008-01-15 14:55:00
Anyone gonna buy this bad boy and Ebay the weights they got for crimbo? Snowboarding and footie looked pretty good. What will they think of next?
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Personal Trainers!
2008-01-15 02:17:00
Yes I know I work as one but it really gets on my tits when I get tarred with the same brush as every other PT in the industry - Am I the only Diamond in this pile of coal :-) ??Try this experiment - type ' personal trainer' into Google images and just nosey at what you find.My results -1 / Numerous Swiss ball moves.2 / Trainers look average - no guns of steel or chiseled delts!3 / Not one power lift such as the mighty Squat Bench or Dead lift - Have they been banned?
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Hip Hop Muscle
2008-01-15 02:04:00
Mary J Blige is alledgedly one of many rappers on the'roids' !! "Grammy-winning singer Mary J. Blige blasted a report Sunday night linking her and other A-list celebrities to doctors and pharmacists targeted in a statewide steroid investigation.Blige was identified in the Albany Times Union Sunday as being among a handful of entertainers who have allegedly ordered performance-enhancing drugs in recent years." Hmmm - Full story here
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Not Just Pumping Iron
2008-01-13 22:23:00
At the end of last year I got back into Mixed Martial Arts and have found myself doing 2 - 5 hours per week. As such, my weights routine is modified to ensure I still improve in the gym. If you play any sort of sport and try to juggle the gym too then this post is for you.OK - the problems -When playing a sport outside of the gym you are often tied down to certain times and days which makes the gym routine less than perfect.For example - Recreational FootballerTuesday - footie trainingThursday -5 a sideSaturday - 11 a side matchSo the days free are Mon, Wed, Fri and Sun. To train all of these days you could end up burnt out and struggling to recover.I try to get some MMA in on Tue / Thur and Friday which means I could do some weights on those days but ideally an alternating pattern works best if it fits ie Gym / mma / gym.To do an old school body part split of say 'chest' one day and 'back' the next would leave the muscles lacking frequency and muscle soreness with this type of...
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Buff Rhydian
2008-01-13 22:00:00
Apparently Rhydian sent this picture to Daniel Craig with the comment "I look better than you in swimming trunks although your ears are the same height"Discuss . .
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Crazy Celeb Diets
2008-01-08 23:26:00
It's Jan the gyms are filling up with guys and gals busting to lose the excess pounds. Newbies will be hitting the treadmills while the regulars slip back into their old routines. Then we have the dieting side of it. Lots of guys starting my Diet Plan this week but if that doesn't seem mad enough then why not check out what these crazy celebs do - or at least say they do!CRAZY CELEB DIETS
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Caption Competition !
2008-01-02 23:41:00
Looks to me like an off season Jay Cutler has just noticed a steroid side effect!Leave your best caption in the comments section and the winner will receive the actual pair of undies worn by Jay in this picture. I shit you not.
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EliteFTS.com
2007-12-29 21:52:00
Check out this crazy bench press with rubber bands holding the weights! Some great videos on Youtube from the strength guys at EliteFTS.com. Check out all their vids!More Video s - must see!
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Motherwell Captain Dies!
2007-12-29 21:29:00
Not that long ago I did a blog entry on Strongman Jesse Marunde passing away at just 27 and now yet another footballer has collapsed and died after a game. Phil ODonnell was just 35 years old!For more information check the source link -SourceWhy footballers ?!?! - Is it just a numbers game and due to the fact that so many play and there are bound to be some guys with underlying heart issues etc ?!?Source
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Classic MMA Quotes!
2007-12-23 00:58:00
My 4 personal favourites come first! Ironic Boasts:"They always say there is someone who is bigger, stronger, tougher. Well, I'm here to find him." -Andy Anderson before his loss to a much larger opponent."I come to kill or be killed. My plan is to rip his head off. If that dosen't work I rip his arms off. If that dosen't work I rip his legs off." -Tony Halme before losing to a first time MMA fighter in under thirty seconds."My breathing techniques make me impervious to chokes." -Joe Son before getting choked out in his first UFC match."I believe it, and I'm going to show the world why the rangers belong in the octagon." -Greg "The Ranger" Stott before getting KO'd in eighteen seconds."I'm already going in with a win." -Jerry Bohlander before losing to Tito Ortiz."...and I'm here to bust the ultimate fighting challenge." -Steve Jennum on participating in the Ultimate Fighting Championship."I'm gonna break his arm." -Don Frye before losing his next match, nearly getting his a...
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Getting Greens!
2007-12-22 21:56:00
I found a good chart there which shows the value of vegetables. I'm thinking of adding in smoothies to help bump up my veg count - nothing but veg and ice, maybe the odd scoop of Whey protein when I get some in again after crimbo.Anyways check this linkI'm off to Tesco's soon to stock up on veg for my new range of veg smoothies -lovely jubbly or sick bag full of carrots?
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Rachael benching 60kg!
2007-12-20 22:09:00
I still have to get the videos from the powerlifting event but until then check this out. Rach weighing 55kg and bench pressing 60kg! This is more than she lifted in competition just weeks ago.
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Colin Moffett
2007-12-18 22:23:00
Colin won the Irish Bantamweight Title in Dublin on Saturday night. His opponent, Eugene Heagney, had previously beaten Colin and was still ranked as undefeated.Sounds like another Rocky script but it doesn't end there. Even after suffering a broken nose he fought on for three more rounds to win the title!Congrats me old mate - You may have a less than perfect nose but you have big balls and an even bigger heart -:-)
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Chest N Tri's
2007-12-17 02:03:00
The recent Back N Bi's post generated a bit of interest so I thought you may like this Chest N tri's combo! Again go for an isolation of the arms first before moving onto the more compound move to bring the chest and tris into play.Here you have the skull crusher - the dogs balls for the triceps.After 10 of those bad boys switch to 20 reps on your next lift - in this case the close grip bench press.With the Close Grip Bench I prefer to touch the belly button and push away - ouch!Enjoy!
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Meaty Bites Diet!
2007-12-13 15:29:00
I just got this in an email - I take no responsibility for its content. Thanks Matt.Meaty Bite s Diet I have three dogs and I was buying a large bag of Meaty Bites at Big W and standing in line at the check out. The woman behind me asked if I had a dog. On impulse, I told her that no, I was starting The Meaty Bites Diet again, although I probably shouldn't because I'd ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 20 kilos before I woke up in intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is to load your pants pockets with Meaty Bites and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry and that the food is nutritionally complete so I was going to try it again. I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now enthralled with my story, particularly a guy who was behind her. Horrified, she asked if I'd ended up in t...
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He moves in mysterious ways
2007-12-12 02:22:00
Check out the Weight Down Workshop - the faith based answer to losing weight!Brilliant."What is beautiful about Weigh Down is that it teaches people to depend on and to turn back to their Creator for help. We all need hope, and we all need help. Another source of help has been encouraging people to turn to the Word of God and to Godly fellowship. There is a growing army of permanently thin people who are helping others to let go of the magnetic pull of food."
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Back n Bi's
2007-12-07 12:20:00
Many of you will have used a back and biceps routine. Many of you will also be on a push / pull routine or full body. This combination of two great exercises is one of my current favourites when working back and arms and can be incorporated into your routine regardless of which split you use. Full body guys can also benefit from doubling up exercises like this to squeeze some arm work in between their compound moves.Start with a Barbell Curl.Curl the weight up and down for a solid 10 repetitions. Use a pretty heavy weight which would make it difficult to get 11 or 12 reps with good form.Then, without rest, keep an UNDERHAND grip and go to a Bent Over Barbell Row for 20 reps.(This guy is dropping a bit too low and is using an overhand grip. Aim to keep technique a bit tighter)There is nothing wrong with overhand grip but by staying with the underhand grip you keep the focus on your biceps - woohoo - disco muscles getting pumped - you saw it here first.I was doing these one day and wa...
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