How did you get started? My first gym was Maloneys in Huddersfield at the time it was packed with huge guys I was taken to there by my best mate at the time Dave, who happened to live with Billy Payne (top amateur back then. Seeing both Billy and my mate Dave train was inspiration [...]
You will see many answers regarding this question, both yes and no. My personal opinion is yes The Mailliard effect happens when you heat protein. The amino acid lysine breaks down into a chemical furosine, which is the cause of amino acid damage in protein. Excess heat causes the Maillard reaction to occur, which reduces [...]
How did you get started in strongman? I started strongman because I used to watch it on TV and fancied giving it a go. I joined a gym in 2005 and then found a competition on the Internet. I came eighth from having done little to no event training at all, and I guess you could [...]
“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly…who knows the great enthusiasms, [...]
Most of us growing up as little boys looked up to our dads – they were bigger, stronger and taller than us. We were always impressed with their abilities to lift, pull, carry and push. Did we not look up to them with awe and inspiration? Did we not want to one day be like [...]
How did you get started? I started consistently training and eating healthy back in April of 2009. I saw a significant change in my body just after six months, and I took up a friend’s suggestion to have a professional photo shoot done. After I uploaded some photos on one of my social media pages, [...]
How did you get started? I had been an athlete my whole life, but didn’t begin weight training until I was 15 years old. After school one day, my older brother brought me to the gym for my first workout. I had no idea what I was doing, but I fell in love with it [...]
As any bodybuilder will know, during periods of high intensity training there is a fine line between ‘stimulation’ and ‘alienation.’ Too little and you see no gains, too much and you’re ill for weeks setting you back even further. Here we explore what supports our immune system and what types of supplements are associated with [...]
