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Rachael 'Pocket Rocket' Johnston
2007-12-01 21:33:00
As many of you know, the missus was going for her first ever Power lifting competition today. I would just like to say thanks to everyone who showed their support. Rach lifted a total of 275 kg over three lifts today (she needed to beat 270kg) - this qualifies her for her next competition. This is when we see about really setting records. As it was her first comp we didn't go 'balls out' on the weights and instead had Rach going for capable targets - bench press - bodyweight - 55kgsquat - 92.5kgdead lift - 127.5 kgShe set new records for all 3 lifts in the 56kg category and although she is still classed as a junior, set 2 new senior records at this weight. I am waiting for some video footage to get mailed through to me and I will add that to the blogwhen I get it.Thanks again guys.
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West Side Training !
2007-11-28 22:39:00
Andy Bolton deadlifting 1003lbsfeck!Great site for anyone looking to get strong - lots of article there from the top guys in the strength training arena - Check it out!WEST SIDE TRAINING
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Ice pack please
2007-11-28 22:36:00
MMA Really Quick Knockout - Watch more free videos
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Just cant bulk up!
2007-11-23 21:53:00
Although I have no problem bulking up (hmm, burgers), I know guys often find it hard to put away enough food to add any real mass. I have had people on everything from more oils to ice cream to help bump up the calories but I would like to hear what you guys do when trying to get big?Any super calorie recipes you would like to share?My favourite -a chicken fried rice,chips,curry sauce,2 banana fritters. . . . . and a diet coke :-)
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I laughed so hard at this !
2007-11-20 15:16:00
I knew I should never have bought my dad a webcam for his birthday!
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Jean Pierre Fux !
2007-11-18 20:12:00
Wow - It's been ages since I've seen this picture.It's Jean Pierre Fux going tits up with almost 700 pounds on his back.What can we learn from JP ?1 / Use safety bars when attempting to lift heavy weights. In fact, use them all the time just in case.2 / The Achilles tendon is not meant to come into contact with the Anus.3 / Knee wraps and a belt won't help you avoid death if this bar lands on your neck. Refer to first point.4 / Always wear gloves when you squat.Source
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MMA Training
2007-11-17 13:30:00
After having a grapple with a mate yesterday and severely kicking his ass I decided to stick a blog post up for those interested in training for Mixed Martial Arts. Although my friend does a lot of cardio and I do none (no shit Neil, you never said) he found he was busted before I was -Why was he busted? Steady state cardio such as running on a treadmill for 50 minutes in a straight line has very little cross over to sparring and grappling.Chad Waterbury -"When someone mentions endurance training, what comes to mind? Most of you would probably first think of running or jogging. Sure, those are acceptable activities to build endurance, but they sure as hell aren't the best methods to increase MMA-specific endurance! If MMA events consisted of nothing more than running in a straight line, I could finish up this article in a hurry: run to the point of exhaustion. The next day, run farther. And you know what? That's exactly what many MMA fighters have done in the past. In fact, ...
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ANDY FORDHAM !
2007-11-14 22:20:00
Check out Andy - 10 stone off in as many months. I wonder if it has had an affect on his darts?Source
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Victor Konovalov - motivation !
2007-11-10 00:43:00
He can't run or use the cross trainer but yet he has abs of steel and looks amazing -Touche cardio, touche !"Victor Konovalov ? IFBB Pro 5 Time NPC National Overall Bodybuilding Champion At the age of 20, Victor Konovalov was a budding star on the motocross circuit. While practicing one day, Victor was attempting a double jump when he looped his bike then landed on his feet shattering vertebrae in his spine. The accident left Victor paralyzed from the waist down and a once promising career had abruptly come to an end. In the months following the accident Victor found himself sliding into a deep depression with thoughts of suicide entering into his mind. Victor had reached a crossroads in his life and needed to search for a new path. At 24 a close friend had convinced Victor to enter a gym for the first time since his accident. Though reluctant, he found himself in a position to alter his own situation on his terms. He quickly adapted to the...
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Bender Ball Quiz !
2007-11-10 00:08:00
Watch the whole video then answer these simple questions -A ) How many times is diet mentioned when trying to achieve great abs?1 - Just once.2 - Three times3 - They didn't even fecking mention diet.B) The fitness model shown . . .1 - Has only used the ball to get those abs and doesn't even know what a gym is.2 - Had great abs in the first place after years of training and dieting and was paid to demonstrate the ball.C) The Bender Ball is '. . . . ' % better than ordinary crunches.1 - 106%2 - 408%3 - 2352%The winner will receive a picture of a folded cushion which is 894 % better than the Bender Ball.
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Richard Cadden - Thai Boxer
2007-11-07 11:28:00
Richard Cadden - pictured in pink!Recently I interviewed Evan about his weight lifting adventures as a vegetarian. This generated such a great response that I decided to make this a bit of a regular feature on the blog if i could. This time around I managed to get Richard 'Thai Champ' Cadden to spend a minute telling us about his life as a Champion Thain Boxer!Hey Richard and welcome to the blog. First off, give us a bit of background. I fight out of the Bad Company Gym in Leeds and 2yrs ago I started running my own gym in York and I am starting to put fighters out on the domestic circuit. My gym is called Chokdee Gym, which means "Good Luck Gym" in Thai. I have been training in Thaiboxing for 11yrs (19yrs-31yrs) Before this I played amateur and professional rugby for Heworth ARFLC and Ryedale York RLFC from the age of 8yrs old until I was 19. Other martial arts experience includes achieving my brown belt in Judo, winning a national silver medal in the junior open weight...
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Decided to Diet . . .
2007-11-04 21:06:00
After seeing so many of you guys get stuck into the Diet Plan I have decided to switch from my bulk to a cut a lot earlier than expected. I miss the discipline of dieting and would like to cut up without the pressure of meeting competition dates. In the summer I needed to be really light to be suitable for the Men's Health Competition but now I can drop body fat without any pressure.My current weight is about 14 '5.Squat, Bench and Dead lift at the minute only 10 kg below my personal bests at180 / 150 and 220 kgMy current plan is an Upper / Lower split pretty much most days - if I am tired, busy in work, burnt out etc I will rest up until the following day. I judge my rest by how I feel.Cheat days will be thrown in again when I feel I need them. If I don't feel I need to cheat I may just wait until the following weekend.I plan on following my own Diet Plan like last year but I will not drop my carbs as low as I don't need to drop mass like before.Goals -Maximum strengthMaximum m...
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Mighty Mouse!
2007-11-02 23:07:00
Scientists have bred a fecking super mouse. How cool is this -"The mouse can run up to six kilometres (3.7 miles) at a speed of 20 metres per minute for five hours or more without stopping. Scientists said that this was equivalent of a man cycling at speed up an Alpine mountain without a break. Although it eats up to 60 per cent more food than an ordinary mouse, the modified mouse does not put on weight. It also lives longer and enjoys an active sex life well into old age ? being capable of breeding at three times the normal maximum age."Why was I not made a volunteer in his experiment?Maybe because I'm already like that?Source -Mighty Mouse

Hypertrophy Specific Training
2007-10-31 01:08:00
I found this old site which I hadn't seen in a while.Has anyone tried H.S.T?Hyper trophy basically means growth so this program is designed to help you pack on mass, obviously the diet needs to be spot on too but I would be interested to see what results people get.Might even have a bash myself for some thing different down the line - Remember - try something new and varied, form an experienced opinion and move onto the next program. When you return to the program, make improvements and aim for greater improvements.Hypertrophy Specific Training
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My Readers!
2007-10-31 00:49:00
I have quite a few readers now and as a way of networking I would like to give a quick shout out to just a few who have their own sites or blogs that deserve a quick mention.Derran sells watches which might be handy for you guys not knowing what to buy Dad for crimbo. Check this link. Tanya has a site dedicated to gym music. Although I don't own an ipod as I like to chat when I'm in the gym, I though you metrosexuals with your mp3 arm bands may like some Ipod inspiration.Last but not least, James has a finance blog with info for anyone who earns and spends money. Everything from bank accounts to buying stuff.Check it out.
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Poll Results!
2007-10-27 17:43:00
Of those who took the poll -97% male with just 3 % representing the females.Of this group -61% would go to a male trainer.6% would go for the female trainer.31% said they didn't mind if the trainer was male or female.The results are along the lines of what I expected to find but I would have thought there would be fewer in the 'I don't mind' category.Thanks again for all the votes!
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Getting Strength Back
2007-10-27 17:16:00
I feel strong again. I'm up to 90kg and have seen my lifts bounce back close to where they were at the start of the year before I dieted. I recently benched 150kg and after this 180 kg squat I did a 220kg dead lift without straps and I had only started dead lifting again on Tuesday.Still plan to keep the bodyweight up until after crimbo and go for a cut next year to get the body fat down a touch. When I'm big I want to be leaner and when I'm lean I want to be bigger - never fecking happy! :-)
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Another Bench Press Accident!
2007-10-25 16:10:00
If you look closely you will notice that this guys uses a 'thumbless grip'.Instead of bringing the thumb around to meet the fingers as he holds the bar he tucks the thumb behind the bar. Hard to explain but if you watch the video you will see what I mean.Moral of the story - When Bench Press ing a heavy weight, use a proper grip unless you have a shit hot dentist.
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Add Strength Training to Aerobic Workout!
2007-10-23 00:08:00
With these 0.5 kg dumbbells!Best part is . . . they're out of stock!How come I haven't seen any muscle bound women in the gym kicking sand in peoples faces?
More About: Humour , Workout , Training , Strength Training , TRAI

Caption Competition!
2007-10-22 23:59:00
Ok, lets hear them . . .The winner will receive an email from me with at least three words, one of which will be red and underlined.
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Attention Bloggers!
2007-10-19 17:40:00
In my previous post on blogging I was hoping to get some links from you guy's in the hope of starting up a gang of 'body transformation' bloggers. Like super heroes without the powers or tights, our main goal is looking buff regardless of what the bad guys are up to.Here are you links so far - Feel free to take these links and mention them on your own blog to help every one get some extra traffic. Good traffic = good motivation as more and more people get to see your progress. You can also check out each others blogs to see what the other guys are doing! Cool.ALEXKEVHROTHGARCOADYTUCKERJPFINNSEAN NICKI recommend 'extreme tracking' for recording blog hits and seeing what keywords people use to find your blog. Would also be cool if you guys could mention the diet plan in your blog.Any problems, just let me know.
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Swiss Ball Class
2007-10-16 11:09:00
I will be heading to my first core stability class today :-)Who's with me?!
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Belief
2007-10-16 07:58:00
I was lying in bed there trying to get to sleep (Rachael snores like a Baboon being beaten to death by rival Gibbons in a territorial war of the jungle) and remembered an article which I always though was pretty cool.Basically a Doctor had a load of placebo drugs, these dud drugs were made into tablet form but had no active ingredients. The organizers rounded up patients with the same ailment (can't remember what it was, sorry) and gave them these placebo drugs.The important part was how the doctor sold the effectiveness of the drugs to each group.For a third of the patients he said hey, check out this new drug - its the absolute dogs balls. I guarantee you will be right as rain in no time etc etc. Really going on about how strong and effective the drug was.Something like 95 percent of this group reported back that they were fully cured by this new wonder drug.For another third of the patients the doctor was a little less confident in his pitch. He said something like - try this n...
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Blogger Network!
2007-10-11 00:28:00
As many of you guys reading this blog are avid gym buffs, I thought it would be cool to start up a blogger network.I know of one or two readers that have their own blogs to record progress and I thought it would be cool if a few more guys did the same and we all linked to each other.Your goal may be bulking up or dieting, staying in shape or preparing for sport - it doesn't matter really.Is this a good idea ?Are any of you guys interested ?Does anyone have a blog I haven't yet checked out ?I could help anyone out with the main set up and how it all works as I am pretty shit hot now with all this techie computer geek lingo!
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Men's Health Review!
2007-10-09 19:38:00
Men's Heal th Magazine has kindly reviewed my book and put a link up on their site - pretty cool. I have put it here for you guys to check out.Men's Health Review !
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Run The Rack!
2007-10-07 16:47:00
In this video, Rachael is performing a Straight Arm Pull Down at the end of her back workout. Running the rack is simply condensing many sets into a short time period. Great for getting a pump and adding variety to your workout. I often start light and finish heavy. On my next set I might start heavy and finish lighter - the choice is yours. The SA Pull Down is working the lats and a bit of abs as you try to stay in a fixed position.
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Vegetarian Bodybuilder ?!?!
2007-10-05 23:09:00
The majority of us will get our protein from meat sources such as steak and chicken. What happens though, if you don't eat meat? My good friend Evan has been kind enough to give us an insight into his life as a vegetarian - aiming to get more buff than Arnie.Evan, thanks for stopping by. First off, your pictures are very impressive. What sort of gains have you made in the few short years you have been training?"Erm, OK, but this is rough stuff and I'm not sure of my measurements before, but I was 145 and now I weigh slightly more than 200lbs at the same body fat percentage, my arms are now over 16" and there's no way they were anything more than 11 or 12 at most, chest is now 46-47" and again, there's not a chance it was more than 40" a couple of years ago.In terms of strength, I can overhead press 70K for 10 reps, when I started I think I was doing about 20K, benching I started off doing poor form 45K for 6, now I can do 120+ for 10 with much better ROM (Range of Movement), ben...
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DIET PLAN COMPLETED !
2007-10-01 05:41:00
At last, it's complete!The book is short and sweet and contains lots of great information for you guys to get leaner than Bruce Lee . . . after he died.Check the right hand side of the blog for more info or clickWhen you get into awesome shape drop me a testimonial or at least leave a comment on the blog boasting about your washboard abs.I am off to bed to dream about Paypal buttons, HTML, Ebooks and other such geeky stuff that was almost beyond the reach of this iron head, protein guzzler.
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Power Bar
2007-09-28 23:59:00
I recently received an email which mentioned the Power Bar. Basically it's for doing chin ups at home but it doesn't require any screws or fittings. Portable too.I haven't tried it as I don't train at home but it may be of interest to the guys that do. Check out the site and if its any good please let me know. I am happy to promote anything you guys find to be useful and could be of use to other readers.Power Bar
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Face Yoga
2007-09-26 13:53:00
I was trying to make breakfast one morning and Rachael was literally wetting herself watching TV. Turns out there was a girl on a breakfast show demonstrating facial yoga. The picture shown is quite mild in comparison to some of the faces the woman on TV was pulling!Would you go to a class and pull faces?
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