Supercharging your METABOLISM Is that at all possible? Let me put it this way...not by sitting on the coach with the bag of crisps in your hand it’s not! Most of you are aware that I am preaching a complete lifestyle change but with this article I am going to focus on how you can … Continue reading Supercharging your METABOLISM
Fibromyalgia – excercise and treatment options
Fibromyalgia and training Severe muscle pain from the tip of your finger to the tip of your big-toe...struggling to do just about anything and have to live with constant pain 24 hours a day year in year out...this is the people suffering from Fibromyalgia (plus fatigue, stiffness, sleep disturbances, headaches and mood disorders, such as … Continue reading Fibromyalgia – excercise and treatment options
How to train for aesthetic growth?
How to train for aesthetic growth? You might notice many guys (and girls) doing their sets religiously, train hard, eat right and rest well but it just seem that they not really getting anywhere. Yes they get bigger but it is not really a good-looking big but just ...bigger. Then you see these guys (not … Continue reading How to train for aesthetic growth?
Tennis/Golfers elbow and muscle tear PREVENTION
Injuries will be one of the main obstacles for anyone in serious training, especially for the over 40 crowd. Even the youth don't escape it, but us more mature subjects has less flexibility in our muscles and tendons. This result in injuries. For a 20-year-old one month from training does little harm. For a 45-year-old … Continue reading Tennis/Golfers elbow and muscle tear PREVENTION
Can I still transform my body when over 40?
A straight talking article and video on the misconception that males cannot have a great body after 40.
Anabolic Steroid TRUTHS
An in depth look into the truth behind anabolic steroids...
BEFORE and AFTER training – WHAT TO EAT?
Before and after training – what to eat? The period before training and for the first two hours after training is critical to stimulate, protect and feed the muscles for ideal growth. Now, I can already hear many women (and guys) crying out and say but I am only walking, jogging, cycling or doing cardio, … Continue reading BEFORE and AFTER training – WHAT TO EAT?
Diet is for LOSERS!
Diet is for losers! I've seen this happening over and over...The latest diet book hit the shelves, everyone is raving about it. My wife and her friends is part of the crowd and decided to jump in. She and her friends lose a fair amount of weight. Happy faces, goal reached... But so they think... … Continue reading Diet is for LOSERS!
What! Get off my butt and train?
What! Get off my butt and train? It is the beginning of a new year…into the 3rd week already and many people are already failing on grand new years resolutions made. I boldly make this statement: “There is no bigger gift you can give yourself than by making a serious lifestyle change.” But I have … Continue reading What! Get off my butt and train?
My first flexing video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcPDfNH9BuA At loooooong last I made a short flexing video. All footage shot during the 2nd week of Jan 2013. My training is spot on and weight now at 87.5kg, 8% bf (bodyfat) and 1.75m tall. (For those that don't know - I am 48 y/o.) I am busy cutting right now to lower bf … Continue reading My first flexing video
Training Partner or not?
This is probably one the most important decisions you will face in your training. For me, I train 90% without a partner. This is the NOT argument: More flexibility about the times you train. Not to have put up with a training partners mood swings. Not risking having chosen the wrong partner with different goals … Continue reading Training Partner or not?
My son Janu (6 y/o)
(This one is for Joe.) Here is a pic of my son Janu - he gave new dimension to the words "unconditional love" for me... I made a deal with him: As soon as he beats me 3 times in a row with armpress he gets my Subaru Sti...I am gyming very hard as a … Continue reading My son Janu (6 y/o)
Recent photos (Aug/Sept 2012)
After 2008 my bodybuilding took a dive due to my only son who was born and time was at a premium. When he reached 4 y/o I started training seriously again at the end of 2010. This time around I knew what I was doing so within 18 months I achieved more than I did … Continue reading Recent photos (Aug/Sept 2012)
The journey starts…
The chronicles of how I obtained a ripped muscle physique despite my age of 60 years.
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