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At the moment I'm recovering exceptionally well. I'm living of prepared meals of basically protein, veggies & rice + 9 Recov Tablets spread out throughout the day.  Last week I did isolation work at the gym on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday. Thursday I tackled the 1000 steps with my team mate Lee - struggled a little with the heart rate as it hasn't gone that high since hospital... but I completed it & didn't pull up sore!  On Saturday I competed intervals on the death bike (AirDyne) & my stomach & body felt strong.  Today I went to Hammerhouse Gym with my coach Kyle & his bestie (bodybuilder) Adam.  We had a nice long bro sesh & I managed to knock out 75kg for 3 on the bench press without any pain, along with a lot of isolation upper body work & large sets of leg work.  I'm feeling great! I think a mix of moving & being smart about what I do as well as the Recov is really helping me heal & I'm hoping I migh

"For me, the goal for training is always to improve on the previous workout... All with the aim of improving my physique. I still believe there is more I can improve, develop, grow, reshape... I have not reached my peak yet so I'm working to go forward not just keep what I have.    So when I say I want to improve on my previous workout I don't just mean increasing weights; while this would be a dream it's not a reality after 25 years! Instead improvement comes in many forms; an extra rep or two on a set, stricter form on the last few reps, a more controlled movement, better mind muscle connection, less rest needed between sets, an entire extra exercise or simply getting to the end of the workout and still having a pump.  Again while this is the goal, making this happen needs help... A lot is mental but a lot does come down to nutrition, meal timing & supplements. I've been around a long time and tried a lot of supplements and one product

There are a lot of interesting traditions associated with Muay Thai. Fighters also have their own habits and good luck routines. Firstly, crossing the ropes. There are a few differences between fighting in Australia and Thailand, and this is one of them. Here, women are allowed to enter the ring over the ropes (if you go under or through the ropes, it's considered bad luck) but in Thailand women have to go under the ropes. You might have seen fighters wearing what looks like a headband. The mongkon is worn on your head, and has been blessed by a Buddhist monk (regardless of your religion). It's a sacred headpiece, and if you're from a traditional Muay Thai gym, everyone from your gym wears one before their fight: you wear it into the ring while performing ceremonial elements, and then when you return to your corner your trainer takes it off and places on the top of the corner for good luck. Sometimes people have their own, but our gym shares one: we all wear it. Mad

My name is Dennis Kohlruss, I am 28 years old 194cm tall and my body-weight is around 165 kilos. I am born and raised in Germany, the name of my hometown is Rastatt. I am a professional strongman. in this little blog, I will tell you a little bit about my carrier, my you tube channel and my gym. First it’s a pleasure for me to being a part of the NDO Team, for me its very imported to be around real athletes who do competitions and try to bring the best out of themselves in every situation in their life. Sorry my friends for my bad English, I only have my 4 years’ school English :-) Let’s talk about my carrier, I started strongman in 2012, I had my first national competition in Germany and got 6th place so I licked blood and became better and better BUT always with a plan in my head, grow slow but steady, listen to your body and don’t push it too far to fast! I did no power-lifting  or other strength sports b efore , only a little bit (disco pumping) that’s a synonym in G

Our 105+kg Weightlifter talks about his experience at the European Championships in 2015 where he achieved a personal best and placed fourth overall. The European Championships is a tested weightlifting competition held every year and is organised by the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF). There is about 38 countries in Europe that are invited to participate and has been held since 1896. Due to English being Almir's third language and aligning with our companies values, we have kept his blog as unedited as possible. Almir Velagic Takes on the Europeans Championships 2015 "While I was warming up for my snatch, I was feeling really good which is why my first lift was  185kg . On my second lift I had  190kg which was my best lift at the weight that I had ever done both in training and in competitions. I was feeling really good at this stage and therefore on my third lift, I lifted one kilo more than my absolutely best of 192kg (making my third l

Mother, University research assistant and tutor, PhD student and Crossfit athlete. I often get asked how I manage to "do it all" so I thought I would provide a little insight into how and why I do what I do, and really it all boils down to four key things. 1. Goals From as young as I can remember, I have always been one to dream big and my one dream right from when I was a little girl was to one day be a "world champion". I wasn't quite sure what that would be in at the time, but I dreamt I would one day be the world's best in whatever sport I was in. Since then, I have set myself goals in all of my athletic endeavours which at first, are usually seemingly beyond my reach. But it's that very unattainableness that excites me and motivates me to always do my best and drives me to achieve more than before. I have a list a thousand pages long, but my main goal for 2015 was to qualify for the Reebok Crossfit Games Regional competition (afte

This year’s World Champs in Houston was a very well organised event. In the months leading up to comp day I had the best preparation of my life. During this time I hit more than a few Personal Best’s (PB’s) at training including; Back Squat-310kg, Jerk from Blocks-260kg, Push Press-210kg, Snatch-190kg (First time in training), Clean and Jerk-230kg and a total of 420kg (PB in training). Four weeks prior to the Worlds, at the German Championships I lifted 190kg/237kg-PB (snatch/clean&jerk). A personal best in Clean and Jerk which increased my best ever total lifted in comp to 427kg. Competition Day: On the day of competition I felt ready to lift my best, all I needed was to have a good day and maybe a little bit of luck too. I knew that my competitors are going to be very strong judging by what I had seen in the training halls in the days prior. The standard was going to be high. My first and second Snatch was no problem. 187kg and 192kg were on the board

The following is the transcript of a text conversation I had in the warm up room at the 2015 IPF World Bench Press Championships. Sometimes the hardest thing is just waiting to lift. By this stage I had weighed in and was sitting around until the 120kg class finished their session. The warm up room was a one minute walk from the on deck area but the energy in the room was still electric. Training to stay calm and not burn up all my energy with nerves was hard to do so I welcomed the message from back home. I was talking to Rob Murrell, an Australian 120kg powerlifter and owner of Barbarian Strength and Conditioning in Rockingham, WA. In this contest prep I had done all my heaviest sessions in his gym.   Rob Murrell Time to go to work bud. This is your bread and butter. Rob Murrell Warm ups soon? Nathan Baxter When the 120s are done. Rob Murrell Sweet. Feeling good buddy. Nathan Baxter Nerves are the worst waiting like this. Warm ups will help. Get the shirt on and feel even