So today my new calorie amounts have hit home (yes by day 2) and I was bloody starving all day. In fact I must have assumed the angry facial position first thing in the morning as Hanjeev (who is the new Phil and informs me when I smell pleasant) realised the situation quickly and ran … Continue reading Soooo hungry – Day 2 of 139

I will admit writing the title of this blog did scare me a little bit, 139 days of diet.... I am sure it will fly by (well I hope it will). So you have guessed right, the blogs have started back up as I am back on prep ready for competing next year. I will … Continue reading Prep has started – Day 1 0f 139

**WARNING - Emotional and deep bit at the start of the blog** So the past few days I have felt a bit overwhelmed and decided that I needed some time to spend by myself and just take stock of how I am feeling and snap out of whatever 'mood' or phase I am going through … Continue reading A bit of a loner, possibly joining a nunnery

The past few days I have been exhausted, to the point were I had to have a sleep before I trained legs after work yesterday. I have not had to do for a while, in fact it was when I was last on prep. But it helped and I went to the gym refreshed but … Continue reading Bodyguard required

The quest for boulder shoulders is still continuing and my improvements were noted by my Dad (who is obsessed with MyProtein clothing) this weekend - however he knows I am working on the boulders so he might have been saying it just to make me feel better (it worked). So training is awesome at the … Continue reading Building Boulder Shoulders

So before I update you on my latest gym expeditions I need to make a formal retraction for an incorrect fact stated in my last blog. Phil (who could be one foot taller than me - yet to be confirmed) is not 57 he is in fact 39, which is only 3 years older than … Continue reading More food, less exercise, lose weight

Day 4 of off-season diet and all is going well. My love for turkey mince and porridge is still strong and my diet has seen a small increase in calories for this week to try and get me back to consuming correct levels before I start prep again in December. I am finding that I … Continue reading Sniffing Phil’s panini 

So in a nutshell I have been struggling to blog due to training, studying, working and generally life. But I am back on it as it helps me sort out my head and take stock of what I have done and need to do. The past week saw a change in my plans for this … Continue reading Blogs suffering from being discombobulated but porridge is back in my life

So yesterday was a first for me, after going mental the night before and adding not only additional leg exercises but also throwing in some extra shoudlers just for shits and giggles, I actually woke up full of energy and happy - I know this never happens. I have to point out that when I … Continue reading Hulk Moment at the Microwave

So since my last blog my food and training has been on track and mood and energy levels pretty good apart from last Monday evening when I could just about stand up trying to train legs. So since my operation my body shape has changed dramatically (well to me it has) as I was not … Continue reading Losing inches, scales hardly budging