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  1. Hey Mike, good to see you looking to make the change!

     

    I was in the same boat, and agree with Emrys. You can pretty much eat at least something at every single restaurant. If they dont have something, pick something and ask to modify it, they should be willing to do this. Dont insist on vege restaurants with friends, if demand for vegan friendly meals goes up in mainstream places, the options will appear on more an more menus!

  2. Ive always been a sucker for reading interviews (want to get into doing them, hint hint) http://www.veganbodybuilding.com/?page=bios so thats easily my fav segment. Learning about vegan lifestyle is interesting and with vegan becoming mainstream its interesting to learn what made them switch. They are a good source of inspiration too.

     

    Would be great if the questions were not so standard for these though, making them more personalised would be awesome

  3. I don't drink caffeinated drinks. I don't use an alarm, and I usually get 9 or so hours of sleep.

    My assumption is that I just don't do enough physical activity during the days off from the gym.

     

    Wish I could sleep 9 hours!

    Perhaps reduce your sleep to 8 or 8 and 1/2 hours each night?

     

    Agree tho, so many variables affect your sleep that its hard to know where to begin

  4. Keep up the good work kiwi, enjoy your weekend too. Much planned?

     

    Cheers bro, will do! Watched the All Blacks and Bulldogs last night! (12.30am - 4.30am) Such a bad time zone for it here haha. Hoping to go play some beach volleyball today, if not at least do the Grouse Grind tomorrow!

     

    Hi Jub,

     

    Wee tip...

     

    Another nice technique is 1 1/4 reps, works really well on machine isolation movements, for example, with Leg Extension's, extend your legs into the fully contracted position, hold, then lower only a 1/4 of the way, pause, then extend your legs into the fully contracted position again, hold, then lower back to the starting position. You'll need to reduce the weight by about 20% of what you'll normally use, however you'll be pleasantly surprised by the far greater level of congestion with your muscles.

     

    With compound movements, perform the extra 1/4 in the stretched position, for example on incline presses, lower the bar/handles to the bottom stretched position, then drive the weight up only a 1/4 of the way, slight pause, then lower back down to the bottom again, slight pause, then drive to the top position. Again the weight will need to be slightly lighter, however the bodybuilding effect you'll find will be greater.

     

    Enjoy

    Rob

     

    Thanks for the tips Rob, been enjoying your input in the forums! I shall give this a whirl next time at the gym and see how it goes!

     

    June 5th = day off.

     

    June 6th:

    Calf Raises: 80 x 8, Clusters sets 180 pounds 6 reps, 6 sets, 20 seconds rest

    Leg Extensions 75 x 8, Cluster sets 135 pounds, 4 reps, 10 sets, 20 seconds rest.

    Bench Press: Bar x 8, Bar+30 x 8, Bar+30 x 8, Bar+30 x 8, Bar+30 x 8,

    Assisted Dips: 85 x 8, Cluster sets 55 pounds, 5 reps, 7 sets, 20 seconds rest

    Ab work = 5mins

     

    June 7th:

    Incline Press: 45 x 8, Cluster Sets 90 pounds, 4 reps, 10 sets, 20 seconds rest

    Seated Row: 40 x 8, Cluster Sets 80 pounds, 4 reps, 10 sets, 20 seconds rest

    Lat Pull Down: 40 x 8, 90 pounds, 4 reps, 10 sets, 20 seconds rest

    Standing Calf Raises (1st time doing these): 45 x 8, 105 x 8, 150 x 8, 180 x 8, 210 x 8

    Arnold Press: 10 x 8, 25 x 8, 25 x 8, 25 x 10, 25 x 10

    Lat Fly: 10 x 12, 20 x 12, 20 x 12, 20 x 12, 20 x 15

    Alternating Lat Raises: 10 x 8, 10 x 8, 10 x 8, 10 x 8

    Pec Fly: 20 x 8, 35 x 10, 45 x 8, 45 x 8, 45 x 8

  5. Yes I did, significantly less bloating and much better skin. I've always suffered with spots, and I don't think I've had one since I cut the dairy out. My recovery whey powder finished last night, so it's Brendan Brazier's recovery drink recipes from now on. I'm pretty excited to try them out and see if I can notice the difference.

    Awesome, I was similar, people commented how my skin was glowing once I made the change

  6. Lol.

    Close, though

     

    OH. SNAP. I don't think the Kiwis like being called Aussies and vice versa. =P Better run!

     

    Honestly, I can't outrun an Aussie... I mean a Kiwi.. i mean... MF =)

     

    Haha you got no chance!

     

    I told a lady at work today I was a Kiwi, she thought that meant I was an Aussie. She didnt click even after I told her that means New Zealander. RAGE!

  7. 2 more sessions complete, and a rest day today. Going to look into this cluster sets business, think it might be ideal for me.

     

    June 3rd:

    Leg Press: 200 x 12, 240 x 12, 280 x 12, 300 x 12, 300 x 15

    Mid Row: 85 x 8, 111 x 12, 111 x 15, 120 x 12, 120 x 11 (fail)

    Overhead Press: 30 x 8, 70 x 12, 70 x 12, 65 x 12, 75 x 12

    Arnold Press: 15 x 8, 20 x 8, 22.5 x 8, 22.5 x 10, 22.5 x 12

    Hip Adduction: 40 x 8, 85 x 12, 115 x 12, 130 x 12, 145 x 12

    Hip Abduction: 40 x 8, 85 x 12, 115 x 12, 130 x 12, 145 x 12

    Calf Extension: 80 x 8, 100 x 12, 140 x 12, 160 x 12, 180 x 12

     

    First time doing the hip exercises, was a weird feeling!

     

    June 4th: This was 1st time I tried cluster sets, felt good, so will look into them more.

     

    Lying Leg Curls: 40 x 8, 70 x 12, 70 x 12, 80 x 12, 80 x 8

    Leg Extensions: 45 x 8, Cluster set -> 90lb, 10 sets of 4 reps w/ 20secs rest

    Incline Press: 45 x 8, Cluster set -> 90lb, 10 sets of 4 reps w/ 20sec rest

    Calf Raises: 90 x 8, Cluster set -> 180lb, 6 sets of 6 reps w/ 20sec rest

    Abdominal Machine: 30 x 8, 50 x 12, 50 x 12, 60 x 12, 60 dx 12

  8. Hi mate,

     

    high reps are a great way to manage stress, i personally like Brain Johnston's cluster sets (rest pause method), it allows for more cumulative fatigue, while still keeping the exercise within an anaerobic pathway.

     

    Best

    Rob

     

    Have you got any good links or something to read in regard to Johnston's methods?

  9. Good stuff here MF! I'm trying to be careful in this regard to, I really want to put on mass, but I find myself naturally getting in too much cardio for my own good (especially now that I have a bike and need to save $$ so minimal public transport). Going to really try and get more calories in I think.

  10. So its now June, and after a fail last month (skipping drunk is hard!) I am ready to do the skipping challenge. Here it is below:

     

    http://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/543/98583395.jpg

     

     

    2 more workouts since last up date, with a rest day yesterday.

     

    31st June, went to the premium Steve Nash Gym, was massive with a lot of equipment, some which I hadnt seen before.

     

    Mid Row: 85 x 12, 94 x 12, 103 x 12, 111 x 12, 120 x 12

    Seated Row: 70 x 12, 70 x 12, 85 x 8, 100 x 8, 115 x 8

    Shoulder Press: 49 x 20, 55 x 12, 59 x 12, 62 x 12, 66 x 12 (to fail on last set)

    Leg Press: 160 x 8, 200 x 15, 20 x 15, 280 x 15, 300 x 15

    Lat Pull Down: 60 x 8, 90 x 12, 105 x 6, 105 x 6, 105 x 6

    Chest Press: 30 x 8, 40 x 10, 50 x 10, 50 x 8, 50 x 8 (to fail on last set)

    Leg Extension: 69 x 12, 78 x 12, 86 x 12, 95 x 12, 107 x 15

    Calf Extension: 40 x 12, 60 x 12, 80 x 12, 140 x 12, 180 x 12

     

    1st June = Rest day

     

    2nd June

    Lat Pull Down: 60 x 8, 80 x 12, 80 x 12, 90 x 12, 90 x 12

    Seated Row: 40 x 8, 60 x 12, 60 x 12, 70 x 12, 70 x 12

    Skull Crushers: Bar x 12, Bar+10 x 12, Bar+10 x 12, Bar+15 x 12, Bar+15 x 12

    Lat Fly: 15 x 8, 20 x 12, 20 x 12, 25 x 12, 25 x 12

    Incline Press: 60 x 8, 75 x 12, 75 x 12, 90 x 8, 90 x 8

    5 mins on abs

     

    Just looking at these two sessions, seeing the difference between the seated rows. Shows me that you need to leave the ego at the door, your mate at another gym might be saying X, and you want to do X, but can only do Y. You may actually be stronger if you were in the exact same piece of equipment (all the brands are so different)

  11. Nice post HIT Rob, makes a lot of sense to me. I was trying to make my sets all at 8 reps for a while there, however I found that my bodies joints were feeling a lot of constant stress. So I have upped the reps again, with slightly lower weight. Its taking all the stress off the joints, yet I can feel the muscle really burning.

     

    You put it in a way that I couldnt articulate

  12. Hey Noralie,

     

    Couple ideas:

    Have you considered intermittent fasting at all? Its already the start of the month, but for June, perhaps you could implement a fixed period of fasting each day?

     

    Also, one hour of cardio is a pretty hefty amount each day, so you will naturally burn more calories. Perhaps decreasing the amount of cardio each day will help?

     

    Also, it could be a lot of mind over matter.

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