Gorilla Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 How cool to find some like-minded people! I'm into training, eating well, reading, music, films. Like Richard, I detest cigarettes and alcohol. I do have friends who smoke and drink. They just haven't seen the light yet. Currently studying French and German at uni. Fave animal: the largest, most muscular primate on earth and he's a vegan! The GORILLA! Fave artists: Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Gorillaz! Fave films: Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, The Matrix I, The Godfather I&II. Fave exercise: deadlift!Fave food: all natural foods.Fave dish: quinoa with spinach, avocado, tomato and red pepper. Fave bodybuilders: Reeves, Zane, Arnie, Franco Columbu, Bill Pearl, Roy Hilligenn Fave illustrator: Richard Watts! Looking forward to sharing thoughts with you all. Yours in training,Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veganmadre Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Who the hell are you, Jim/James? And how do you know Richard? Thank you for the lovely introduction. It really clears up much of my confusion - as I would have had difficulty accepting you had you not informed me that: Fave dish: quinoa with spinach, avocado, tomato and red pepper. Welcome. Glad to have you! http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4453/uglee0021nb.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V VII Hero Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 gorillas rock! whats up man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veganmadre Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 To expedite our friendship, here is a picture of me acting like a gorilla. http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/4362/gorilla0029ck.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelle Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 welcome mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 Hey dudes. Just munching some quinoa and reading through some topics. I just know about Richard from reading through some of the threads : ) He's a talented guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Gorillas rule! Glad to have you here. You've already got a sample of our own vegan madre at her best - madre, you're top, i'm sure Gorilla already feels home here now You have to work on your favorite bodybuilders, though. They should be you, Rob, Topher, Big Ben, Robbie and me And Gorillas Enjoy the site,love and peace,Daywalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 Don't know how to post images of me. I think I saw some instructions somewhere. Click on Img? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 Gorillas rule! Glad to have you here. You've already got a sample of our own vegan madre at her best - madre, you're top, i'm sure Gorilla already feels home here now You have to work on your favorite bodybuilders, though. They should be you, Rob, Topher, Big Ben, Robbie and me And Gorillas Enjoy the site,love and peace,Daywalker Thank you. It's really nice. Yeah madre's pics are jokes. Wanted to include an image in my post but don't know how to do it yet. Yeah I guess it's gotta be vegan bodybuilders all the way really ; ) Going to Germany soon for my year abroad. Going to be at Bonn University for a year. We have an exchange scheme between my uni (Oxford) and Bonn : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 To post a picture, i use www.imageshack.usJust upload a pic there, and copy the link here. Da Du ja Deutsch verstehst, kann ich auch so weiter machen, oder? Vielleicht trifft man sich mal, wenn Du in Bonn bist. Gruß,Daywalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 To post a picture, i use www.imageshack.usJust upload a pic there, and copy the link here. Da Du ja Deutsch verstehst, kann ich auch so weiter machen, oder? Vielleicht trifft man sich mal, wenn Du in Bonn bist. Gruß,Daywalker Danke. Ja, genau! Wo wohnst Du? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 To expedite our friendship, here is a picture of me acting like a gorilla. http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/4362/gorilla0029ck.jpg This is a webcam shot of me: http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/2148/picture681su.th.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I can't decide who of you looks more like a gorilla... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 Ich bin der Affenjunge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 (edited) This is a shot I took of myself just before my 21st birthday last month to mark my first year of training properly with weights: http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/628/jamesphysiquephotosseptember21.th.jpg Of course my goal is to bulk up and develop some serious strength. One strategy I plan to employ is to increase my "4-rep max" on compound exercises such as squat, deadlift and bench press, whilst maintaining perfect form. Current weights for 4 reps: Squat: 120kgDeadlift 70kg,Bench 45kg Not amazing but improving all the time Edited February 20, 2011 by Gorilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Hey dude, welcome to my team. I mean the team. Thanks for your compliments This site is the daddy, people know what time it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Welcome Gorilla! Great to have you here. I agree Richard rules and everyone else here rules too! We have a lot of fun and many of us are planning on hanging out next summer, probably in the Caribbean somewhere. I'm sure I'll get to know you soon. I'm out of the US right now but I return home in a couple of days and I'll be in touch more often. Have a great day! And nice pics from both you and VeganMomma! -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Hey, hardcore squatting weight! I can't help but wonder what form you use, or if you are already strong from previous sports. You'll soon be squat master if you continue to gain strength at that rate!! I agree Richard rules and everyone else here rules too! Yeah, we have a kind of democracy here Everyone may rule by permission of the other rulers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Posted October 2, 2005 Author Share Posted October 2, 2005 Cheers guys Yes so as a student at Oxford University I've been lucky enough to do some hardcore rowing! You might have heard of rowers doing leg circuits to develop the power in the legs that you need. Back squats, front squats, leg presses, split squats, lunges... Since the beginning of this year I've been having one-to-one training sessions with a former commonwealth weightlifting champion. He is the real master of the squat. He's made sure that I've kept good form as I've increased the weight. Really tensing abs, lower back, thighs, hamstrings and calves. Keeping the weight on heels. Head up, eyes looking forward. Lowering slowly then as soon as the thighs are parallel to the floor UP UP UP UP UP UP UP UP, squeezing abs like crazy and pushing heels into the floor to drive the weight up. On the leg press machine I'm up to 120kg for 8 reps, 160kg for 4 reps. So Daywalker I don't know if you said. Do you live anywhere near Bonn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Hey, that sounds like you do it right I was just astonished by 120kg on the squat and only 45 on the bench Nein, ich wohne nicht in der Nähe von Bonn Ich wohne bei Frankfurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Posted October 2, 2005 Author Share Posted October 2, 2005 Yeah you often find that with people who have done a lot of rowing training. I really need to work on my bench press. Schade. Naja, Frankfurt ist auch schoen. Ich habe meinen 19. Geburtstag dort gefeiert. Das war ein Urlaub mit meinen Freunden. Einer davon kommt auch nach Bonn fuer sein "Auslandsjahr". Er ist eigentlich schon da. Ich komme naechste Woche in Deutschland an. Leider habe ich noch keine Unterkunft arrangiert. Es ist sehr schwierig, wenn man nicht dort ist. Also habe ich vor, ein paar Tage in der Jugendherberge zu verbringen, waehrend ich WGs besichtige. Das Studentenwerk konnte kein Zimmer in den Studentenwohnheimen fuer mich finden. Ich will ein gutes Fitnesszentrum in Bonn finden und nette Menschen kennenlernen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelle Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 dude, your german is more than awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 dude, your german is more than awesome! Sei froh, Gorilla, dass Du nicht in einem Studentenwohnheim wohnst Ich finde, die sind zu teuer für ein Zimmer und Gemeinschaftskueche und -bad.Eine WG ist besser Viel Glück und Erfolg beim Suchen bzw. Finden! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Posted October 2, 2005 Author Share Posted October 2, 2005 Cheers dudes http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1518/picture791xc.th.jpg That gives me confidence. Ja, ich glaube eine WG wird besser sein, besonders wenn es awesome Menschen wie ihr gibt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Posted October 2, 2005 Author Share Posted October 2, 2005 Gorillas rule! You have to work on your favorite bodybuilders, though. They should be you, Rob, Topher, Big Ben, Robbie and me And Gorillas Enjoy the site,love and peace,Daywalker Hey I've been looking around on the site and found this article: http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/article/724 Name: Alexander DargatzAge: 28Height: 186cm (6’1”)Weight: approx. 86kg at the moment (190lbs)Birthplace: Frankfurt, GermanyCurrent Residence: Frankfurt, Germany Well I've put two and two together. I know I'm slow, sorry. But what I wanted to say is WOW what a physique! I am so so so inspired. And what you say in the interview is, like, SO spot on. Nuff respect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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