Here is the Weight Training article written by Brad for our November newsletter.

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Now that I have reached the ripe old age of 33 and recently left behind my childhood years I am keen to have a serious go at bodybuilding. I have trained with weight s for ages but never really had a go at building muscle mass. My weight training was mainly just targeted at keeping fit and healthy as I have always had trouble keeping my weight down.

It has only been the last year that I have got some consistency back into my weight training and diet and I am starting to feel a lot better for it. So it is time to really start upping the intensity and adding some solid muscle. (more…)

I hate the typical “cardio” activities. When I talk about cardio I am referring to exercises bikes, treadmills, cross trainers, stair climbers etc. I really don’t see the point of sitting on a machine inside a building simulating an activity that can be performed outdoors. However I have found out the hard way that you sometimes need to incorporate a bit of cardio activity into your weight training.

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If you didn’t see it on A Current Affair the other night, there was a segment on 79 year old bodybuilder Ray Moon. What a champion! I think he only started weight training 4 years ago. He now trains 5 days a week and competes in the over 70 year old division. (more…)

A lot of customers have asked about the Body for Life program and what I thought about it. So I thought I would share my experience of this combined weight training and diet program. (more…)

We had the privilege of having Toney Freeman signing autographs near our stand at the IFBB Pro Bodybuilding Grand Prix in Melbourne. The poor bloke was knackered from competing but was more than happy to sign autographs for hours. A lot of athletes could learn some valuable lessons in humility from bodybuilders – in a sport where there is not a lot of money or glamour they certainly appreciate their fans. (more…)

What the hell is happening to petrol prices? How high are they going to go? Is the world going to end? (more…)

Thinking about a Home Gym?

In a perfect world if you had a gym at the end of your street with top notch weight training equipment which was not packed to the rafters when you wanted to train and charged reasonable gym fees, you would probably not need to train at home. (more…)

Bodybuilding DVD Review – Lee Priest: The Blond Myth

Lee Priest is a freak. There is no getting around it. Lee says in the DVD that he has aimed for the freakish physique. Well he can cross that off the list because he is most definitely a unit. (more…)