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Bodybuilders Dilemma

Friday, 2007 | Dr J | 1 Comment

She says “Go vegetarian!” What’s a boy to do? Read more

I was about to learn a painful but valuable lesson: don’t overtrain! I had been neglecting my body’s core muscles and focusing too much on arms and shoulders. My stomach and back couldn’t stand the load I was placing on them. I was a mess. Henry sat me down, a faint smile on his face and gently asked me if I’d been doing the stomach and back lessons he’d written in my program.

So it was back to basics, literally. I thought that sitting on the mats with a medicine ball and doing prone holds I thought was boring. Abdominal crunches were worse. Balancing on those Swiss balls takes practice. After several embarrassing tumbles I eventually got my technique down. Luckily, my back recovered and I was ready to lift again. Read more