Gorilla

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

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?

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: 120kg Deadlift 70kg, Bench 45kg Not amazing but improving all the time

Ich bin der Affenjunge!

This is a webcam shot of me: http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/2148/picture681su.th.jpg

Danke. Ja, genau! Wo wohnst Du?

nice work

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 : )

Don't know how to post images of me. I think I saw some instructions somewhere. Click on Img?

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!

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