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| Oct/Nov Updates - 2nd November 2008 04:08pm
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November 2nd - Diary Updated, Research update on my Thesis, Shotgun Supplements
25th Oct - diary updated
Maria Dunlop provides post comp advice
Mat Jones and his comp pics are posted. |
| September Updates - 15th September 2008 05:56pm
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14/15 Sept - My diary update, Farah's Profile has been added and a new video clip to showcase a routine from You Tube (what a great body!)
1 Sept - Report on the Wellington BB'ing Seminar.
Diary updates will be added soon (Maria and myself) as well as Taranaki Profiles.
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| August Updates - 17th August 2008 04:20pm
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17 August - Pics from the Taranaki posing practice have been added. My diary is updated once or twice a week and Maria has continued to add her weekly journal as she enters her final weeks of countdown to the masterton champs.
2nd August - Details on the Free Bodybuilding event in Wellington - 31st August (view in the resoruces section)
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| July Updates - 12th July 2008 11:37am
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Oh my goodness - already into July.
I have continued to add Maria's weekly column. She is now into her 12 week downdown - so it getting serious.
My own diary will be updated at least once per week as well. So feel free to read my blogs.
The research section has been updated so people know where my Thesis/PhD work is at.
I found a interesting video from a Japanese FBB competitor - which I have linked to my home page (the 'get motivated") part. |
| June Updates - 5th June 2008 01:16pm
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1st - 7th June: My diary and Maria Dunlop's have been updated. Maria is 17 weeks out from her comp. |
| May updates - 22nd May 2008 06:40am
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May 1- 10th
My diary has been updated.
Maria Dunlop's progress on her comp prep has been added - weeks, 22, 21 as her countdown towards the Masterton champs continues..
10th - end of month
my diary has been updated at least weekly.
Maria's weekly updates have continued. Weeks, 20 and now 19 are on-line. Follow her progress. |
| April Updates - 30th April 2008 06:40pm
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20 to end of month
My diary has continued to be updated
Maria's installments (week 23 and week 22 ) have been added.
April 12 to 19th
My diary has been udpated
Maria's next installment (week 24) is there.
Pics from the NZFBB Wellington comp have been added.
April 5th - 11th
My diary has been updated.
New research added - another personality test concenring BB'ers!
Maria Dunlop's update has been added - 25 weeks out from her comp.
coming this weekend - pics from the Wellington event
April 1-5th
Maria Dunlop's week column added.
My diary has been updated.
An update on my Research has been added.
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| March Update - 25th March 2008 05:21pm
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1 March - My diary has been updated and will continue to be so during the month. Stay posted for my photos from the Elite event. Yep - I will be heading to Auckland with my trusty camera.
Maria Dunlop has started a regular column detailing her progress (training) for her comp in Sept in Masterton and also raising money for Arthritis.
An update on my Thesis has been posted (in the research section). This month I will also be presenting at a sport conference at Massey University.
17 - 21 March - Photso from the Elite, Pro and Amateur Show have been added. Maria Dunlops profile updated with week 28 of her countdown and my diary has been updated.
25th March - Maria's latest update - 27 weeks to go |
| February Updates - 8th February 2008 01:00pm
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4 Feb - diary updated
8th Feb - diary updated |
| January Updates - 20th January 2008 03:29pm
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20th Jan - diary updated - yes I have been a bit slack in Jan but will blame Xmas/New Year and work/Study stresses ...... |
| December Updates - 14th December 2007 07:30am
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Dec 14th - Sandy Lee Jose on Coping when not not placing (see BB Resources section);
Rachel Mclish (Blast from the Past) - Home page;
My Research Update (Research Page).
My own diary will be updated hopefully today as well!
Dec 7th - Diary - updated (as it is regularly)
Dec 1 - Profiles - Maria Dunlop Update and Sandy Lee Jose Bingeing advice added. Steroid Research Added. |
| November Updates - 27th November 2007 08:10am
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27th - diary updated
20th Nov - Diary updated. Sandy Lee Jose talks about Bingeing (added), Steroid research added.
Photos from the Taranaki Comp posted.
Diary Updated - 2th, 5th Nov. |
| October Updates - 23rd October 2007 08:07am
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2nd October: My diary is updated regularly and there are inspirational updates as we count down to the Taranaki's. There is Evelyn Walsh - the continuation of her journey, and Maria Foley - her story. No pics of the recent comps in Wtn or the CNI's - alas work prevailed this time ! But I will be attending the NZFBB Nationals.
14th October - The Taranaki section (BB Resources section) has been updated with posing practice photos, and my diary has been regulalry updated.
I will be attending the NZFBB Nationals and Photos from the event will be posted.
23rd October - photos from the NZFBB Nats and also my diary
26th October - Post-National Update from Evelyn Walsh. My diary continues to be updated. |
| September Updates - 12th September 2007 07:54am
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12th Sept - diary updated
6th Sept - diary updated
3rd September: Shaun Lester Profile
NZ BB'er and Age Research - added |
| August updates - 12th August 2007 04:20pm
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12th August - diary updated, Taranaki BB'ers posing (on the Taranaki page) and Dayana Cadeau'strianing video.
7th August - Photos from the NABBA Show were added |
| July Updates - 27th July 2007 02:25pm
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27th July - updated diary, profiles, research section on muscle dysmorphia - did heaps !
12th July - updated diary
9th July - updated diary
19th June - My diary has been updated; Vicky Tucker's profile has been added; NZ BB'er demographics; Motivations for steroid use - the UK Study; A new Poll. |
| May Updates - 18th May 2007 02:14pm
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18th May - diary updates from me, Addicted to BB'ing has been added to the Research Snippets section under BB'ing Resources; and Willy Walker is the newly added profile.
5th May -Diary updated and Michelle Middleton's profile has been added. There is a new poll and research snippets on BB'ing eating disorders. |
| Previous updates - 18th April 2007 03:31pm
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18th April - my diary has been updated |
| Previous Updates - 13th April 2007 03:31pm
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Easter Friday (6th April) - My diary has been updated
13th April - Another diary update |
| Previous Updates - 3rd April 2007 03:31pm
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My training diary has been updated
I have added the bodybuilder poem (see the BB resources section)
Sandy's profile has been updated with her comp successes - check out her story in the BB Resources section. |
| The new site is up ! - 5th March 2007 03:45pm
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This web site is part of my on-going interest in bodybuilding, especially the New Zealand bodybuilding scene. I am not a personal trainer and nor is this a commercial site trying to sell you anything.
I am an academic, bodybuilder and PhD student. This is my personal web site, which I fund and maintain myself - including my updates, photos etc etc. I am no IT geek that's for sure, so bare with me some days, if the layout isn't quite perfect or the photos are a bit blurry.
This site was designed by my friend Antony and his awesome team at MP - a multi-media company based here in New Plymouth. You can click here to find out more about some of their work.
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| New Web Site Changes Coming - 24th January 2007 12:03pm
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In the coming weeks I will be launching a new look and features on this web site. So I haven't been doing much in the way of regular updates. I will be back in touch in the coming weeks with a full show and tell. |
| Cardio in this weather? - 29th November 2006 02:36pm
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On Sunday it was absolutely pissing down with rain. I was away from my home so no treadmill and for some strange reason I prefer to run in the rain, as opposed to walk. So an hour later I was back - wet as, but happy. I am not a speedy runner, but from time to time a good run is awesome to crank up the metabolism and just to test my fitness. BB'ers are often accused of being unfit but even though I focus on walking, I do it regularly and this, it seems is good for fitness. My heart rate is in the 50's and I can crank out a reasonable run from time to time without killing myself.
Okay ...now where is a towel and the couch.... |
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| Training & Lifestyle Update - 18th November 2006 04:37pm
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Training has been going quite well lately. I haven’t jumped on the scales recently (and when I do they seem to be all over the place – maybe due to water retention or creatine) but my muscles are looking solid and full. Okay – I am not a super muscly gal but for my body type I think I am making some progress. I think my lats are getting wider. My priority areas are my upper body – that V-taper – building my lats, chest, upper back and delts.
I have just changed my routine again. Last week I was really sore, but this week I am settling into it. I have changed my split as follows:
Monday – chest/tri’s
Tues – legs
Wed – Back/bi’s
Friday – shoulders/abs
Chest features a lot more incline work this time.
For legs – a greater variety of squats – narrow stance on the smith machine plus wide stance/sumo stance at the squat rack.
Back – I am doing heaps of pull downs – wide grip, narrow grip and also that V-close grip type. Chins – these are soooo hard to do but I just persevere each time. I do 4 sets of 10 (but only the first few are done properly to the top, the rest are just attempts to get as high as I can). I can only get better and stronger in time, so for now I just keep working at it !
Today I did shoulders – lots of shoulder presses and
Arnolds , plus side raises, front raises and rear delt work, plus heaps of crunches and stuff in between.
My diet is kept clean although I have increased my protein – adding some extra eggs whites with my tuna at lunch time. This has been good and I think my muscle recovery is better.
For supplements – other than protein powder and a multi, I have been taking BSN No-Xplode before workouts (and now also in the morning on non-workout days), plus BSN Cell Mass after workout (1/2 hour before my protein drink).
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| Grunting in the Gym - acceptable behaviour? - 14th November 2006 04:18pm
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I read this recently about gyms and grunting (see below) which made me smile. But it raises the question - is excessive grunting acceptable? What is excessive grunting? And are such people merely drama queens in the gym?
In my gym there is at least one guy who is really really loud (all the time!). I can hear him from a distance as I walk towards the gym. Some days I find it quite motivational but other days I think "Put a lid on it mate!". As for me, I think I am pretty quiet although I let out a few grunts (not too loud) at the end of my set as I squeeze out those last few reps in a state of private agony.
Anyway, enjoy the article and your views are welcome on my web site poll !
Man Escorted From Planet Fitness Gym For Grunting
(CBS)
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. You can lift, strain, crunch and sweat all you want at the Planet Fitness in the
Dutchess
County village. But whatever you do, do not grunt. Yep, "no grunting." It says so, in black and white, on a sign posted at the gym. One former member learned the new rule the hard way. "This is really absurd, especially the part about the grunting," said Al Argibay, a corrections officer who learned first-hand "no grunting" means exactly that.
Argibay, a former competitive bodybuilder, joined the gym in September because it was affordable and convenient. Planet Fitness is also somewhat picky, with a long list of dos-and-don'ts posted right inside the door. "No grunting or screaming" is listed, along with "no bandanas or do-rags." "We're creating an atmosphere that's not intimidating," said Carol Palazzolo, the gym manager, who yanked Argibay's membership on Monday.
Argibay said he was at a multi-press station, getting ready to squat about 500 pounds when the forbidden sin happened. "I let out a grunt, squatted down, back up, grunt again. That's it," explained Argibay. "Basically, grunt, grunt, basic breathing in heavy, and breathing out."
Grunting is commonplace at most gyms, but not Planet Fitness, which discourages so-called "musclehead behavior." There's even a flashing light and siren on the wall, labeled a "lunk alarm," which sounds if someone grunts or drops weights on the floor.
Palazzolo admits she called the cops on Argibay.
The
Wappingers
Falls police report said officers were asked to "escort a member out of the club for grunting while working out...which is not conforming with the rules of the establishment."
But Palazzolo said that's only part of the story. "He did grunt, and when I told him he wasn't allowed to grunt, he got irate at me, he swore, and he yelled at me," Palazzolo said. "I asked him not to [grunt), he got irate and nasty, and I can't have him in my facility if he's gonna do those kind of things."
Argibay denied he yelled, cursed, or acted inappropriately. He demanded an apology from the gym and its manager. "It's an attack on my character, and it's very embarrasing, and an insult," Argibay said. "At the end of the day, after serving your community as a corrections officer, the last thing I want is to be escorted out of the gym by the local authorities."
Palazzolo is standing her ground. "I'm not out to hurt anybody," she said. "If he feels I hurt his feelings, I apologize for that, but I do not apologize for the way I handled the situation and I am not apologizing for our etiquette at Planet Fitness." It's not personal, she said, it's policy. Grunters should go elsewhere.
Click here to view the video which accompanies this story.
http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_305235233.html
Is it acceptable to grunt in the gym? – Vote on the poll on this web site.
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| NZFBB Taranaki Champs 06 - 5th November 2006 11:08am
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The Taranaki Bodybuilding champs was a much smaller event this year, but as usual, a relaxed and enjoyable affair. Here are some shots from the day. For official results and photos please go to the NZFBB site. www.nzfbb.org.nz

The couples (above)
Various Figure catagories .....below ...

Thanks for the tropies !



Open Figure short (below)

Maria Foley (below) - showing how hot new mums can be .....

A moment of reflection ....

Fitness ....

Masters Men (two photos below) - still looking awesome !


Open Men (below) ....showing chest and bi's in the prejudging ....


Junior and Novice contenders ....

Taranaki's Mathew Jones (below) - only 19 years old ...a sign of things to come !

Below: I'm no shrinking violet either !

Physique women (below) .....their hard work and efforts paid off !






Open Physique - looking surperb ...


Danielle Manu and her cannonball delts (left) took out Overall Women's Physique on the night. |
| NZFBB Taranaki BB'ing Regional Show - 4th November 2006 04:42pm
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After the NZFBB Nationals, don’t pig out – come to the Taranaki’s, do one last comp while you are looking hot and qualify for next years Nats !!!
I am a local Taranaki gal so I wish to extend a warm welcome to Bodybuilders coming to New Plymouth this weekend.
Comp Details for the Taranaki NZFBB Regional show are as follows:
Date: Saturday 4th November
Venue: TSB Showplace in New
Plymouth
For further official details, e.g. times, weigh-in etc check with the NZFBB site www.nzfbb.org.nz
I know you guys will collect all the official info about “what takes place where”, but here is some other stuff in case it is helpful.
Where on earth is New
Plymouth ? And how long will it take to get there?
It takes around 5 1/2 hours driving from Auckland, and a bit less from
Wellington . 3 hours from Palmerston North. Build in an extra 30-45 minutes for a few leg stretches, pee stops and time to pull out those tupperware containers along the way.
A New Plymouth CBD Map can be downloaded from here:
http://www.newplymouthnz.com/maps/cbd.htm
Venue – Where’s the TSB Showplace?
The TSB Showplace is on the main street of New Plymouth – Devon St. In your depleted state, look for a building like this ….
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