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.

I am realistic that I may be leaving my run a little bit late but I am not going to use that as an excuse for giving up. The good thing about bodybuilding is that there are different categories to suit your level of expertise, body type and age.

With the expert guidance of Brad Turnbull I know that I will not be a complete dud. With our new bub and the demands of the business I have not been able to go full tilt as yet but even with just eating better more consistently plus regular weight training I have been able to add a bit of muscle.

Now that baby Jake is a bit older and the weather is getting better my wife and I plan on doing a lot more walking. The lack of any cardio activity over the winter has been holding me back. When I really started eating more calories I just put on more weight. So now that I can do a bit of cardio I am going to increase my calories and that will help me put on some leaner muscle. I realise that whenever you put on size a bit of fat always comes with it but I really noticed that not doing any cardio it really got out of hand.

I am going to start the “serious” training in a week or two. I will try and go for 8-10 weeks depending on how the body holds up. After 8 weeks I usually need a break but I am hoping that the better diet, supplements and more rest will give me an extra couple of weeks. But ultimately I will listen to the body because I just end up going backwards otherwise.

As for competing I have not set a deadline. I am not the sort of person that makes excuses but running a business like this and with a wife and baby I have other commitments that are more important than my own personal interests. Having said that I am determined to give it a go and once I get my mind set on something I get great satisfaction out of achieving my goal. Plus now that I am an old fart I have lost my desire to go out on the drink so a healthy bodybuilding lifestyle is more my tempo now. So when I am ready I will get up on stage.

I will keep you posted on my progress. I am hoping it might inspire some more people out there to give it a go. Bodybuilding is definitely a different sport and like a lot of blokes I thought that it was a bit weird looking at other blokes in togs. But once you get past that aspect and get to know people in the sport you realize it is just like any other competitive sport. The beauty of it is that you can start getting more specific in your weight training goals and it will give you something to work towards. It is easy to lose interest in your weight training if you are just bashing it out week to week with no target or deadlines.

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