Monthly Archives: July 2009

Fat v Muscle

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Phill

So – I’m going to state another blond reflection… Weight is only a small part of the story when talking about bodybuilding. This week I lost 0.5lbs of weight. But we know muscle weighs more than fat. Also – fat’s … Continue reading →

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How Your Goals Evolve

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Phill

Now that I’m 6 weeks into this process, a realization hit me: how our goals… or more specifically, our achievement reference points evolve over time – and this has significant repercussions on our dedication / motivation. When I started out … Continue reading →

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Today’s My Birthday

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Phill

So today’s my birthday – or rather, with just an hour left to the day, I should really say that today was my birthday. It’s been a good day altogether – I’ve already commented on the training this morning… Nutrition … Continue reading →

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Week 6 Results

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Phill

I’ll dive straight in – I lost another 0.5lbs this week? WTF? How on Earth is that even physically possible? I’m eating 3,500-4,000cals a day??? This leads me – unfortunately – to think that I’m overtraining. That I should focus … Continue reading →

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Day 41

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Phill

Shoulders today. What fun!!! Seriously. New routine… and I love the dumbbell front raises. Yeah, sure they’re tough, but they’re so much fun! It’s cool focussing on one arm and then the other (I wouldn’t wanna do them both at … Continue reading →

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Day 40

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Phill

Following on with the theme of compound exercises, my back day today (yeah – saying back ‘day’ is idiosycrantic when talking about compound exercises… but whatever)… it was an awesome forearm workout! I’ve found it more and more – week … Continue reading →

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Cute ‘Stach

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Phill

OK – absolutely nothing to do with gymming… but had to post this. I really like this guys facial hair LOL! It’s like Dr Dreamy from Grey’s Anatomy in a way… and I think I’m gonna ask for it this … Continue reading →

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Why Isolation Exercises Don’t Work

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Phill

I can be infuriating sometimes… I don’t like to take statements at face value. Well – I do. When I hear them – I’m like that makes sense… but then I let them settle and question after question pops out … Continue reading →

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Day 39

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Phill

Legs. Tick. Done. Fun. Woo hoo. Actually – today was good. Keeping form throughout. Squats – I’m at the weight limit offered by the gym – 60lbs – so am trying to focus on form as much as I’m physically … Continue reading →

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Supplement Fun

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Phill

So – earlier today I popped out to try and sort out my next set of supplements for the upcoming month. I thought it was gonna be easy. I had a set that I thought would work beautifully. And I’m … Continue reading →

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