Reading through the women's section, not sure how recent some posts look to be.

but just looking for some recommendations for a trainer & nutritionist for INBA / NABBA Figure class.

ideally Auckland based or possibly online if they're good. But prefer someone who can do some face to faces but doesn't have to be all the time as my posing will need work.

Cheers

She had never picked up a weight in her life.

The pic on the left was a year after that , she weighted 78 kg . The pic on the right is 6 weeks into her comp prep where she is on her way to competing in figure and physique - weight 69 kg.

She has a 120 dead , 80 kg bench and a 100kg squat - not 1 rep maxes either.

Thought Id beef up the ladies section and show mutha fuckers what hard work looks like :)

I've banged my head against  a wall over the last couple of years despite  having other symptoms and GP only doing the basic and insisting that's ok and all that's needed. Thanks 

I have been training 6 days a week and eating less calories than I need for the past year.

I am definitely stronger and fitter but have not lost any bodyfat and have in fact gained weight. 

Can anyone give any tried and true advice as to what is going wrong here?

Feeling incredibly frustrated!

Thanks

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11584393

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According to height-and-weight standards published by the Marine Corps in 2008, the maximum weight for women who are 5-foot-3 is 141 pounds. Taller women are allowed to weigh more, with the weight limit set at 164 pounds for a woman who is 5-foot-8 and 184 for a woman who is 6 feet tall.

 

By comparison, male Marines are allowed to weigh more but must maintain a lower body fat composition. A man in the service is allowed to weigh up to 180 pounds at 5 foot 8, and up to 202 pounds at 6 feet tall.

That seems quite restrictive all round to me. I would barely scrape in, and I'm not that big. What about the rest of you lads and lasses?

As with most things, this will vary from individual to individual.  With that said, its almost never recommend that a female goes under 50g/day of dietary fat intake.

There are a couple key points which should be made:
- Generally women burn more fat, less carbs, and less protein than men when comparing for equal activities
- Generally the more fat a women eats, the more estrogen/testosterone they produce (anabolism)
- Higher fat intakes in women potentially burn more calories during exercise and are leaner

The time of month actually matters!

During follicular phase, women are estrogen dominant.  Anabolic, burn more fat during aerobic activity but more carbs every other time.

Early follicular after bleeding: strongest of the month.  If size is the goal, push heavier hypertrophy work (6-10).  Late follicular as estrogen goes up: dip in weight training performance.  Lighter hypertrophy work (10-15)

Ovulation: slight bump in testosterone but it?s brief.

In the luteal phase, she is catabolic.  Progesterone blocks androgen receptor and breaks down protein.  More fat burned than carbs, insulin resistant.  Metabolic rate up but so is hunger.  Magnesium helps with cravings.  Good time to focus on fat loss if hunger can be kept under control.  Low intensity aerobic work. 

Early luteal phase: another bump in strength but less than post-ovulation.  Consider neural strength work here.  You can also train less frequently on weights here.  Glycogen depletion with some metabolic work (intervals,metabolic weight training) will enhance full body fat oxidation on top of hormonal effects.  So a bit of heavy work early luteal with some metabolic work.  Maybe metabolic work right after ovulation to deplete glycogen, heavy workout mid mid luteal phase, metabolic work at the end right before.

Late luteal phase (PMS): it all goes wrong for some women.  Coordination out the window, strength down, mood shitty.  Blood glucose gets wonky here, more fruit.  This is a good place for an unloading phase.  Pump it up on machines.  Nothing requiring coordination.  Sets up for the next PR phase post ovulation.

Same with Pre-work outs, looking for something that doesn't have ridiculous side affects, or is two intense but gets me going at the gym...

Let me know what ya think!!! *smile*

A friend and I are both interested in getting into bodysculpting but we aren't sure how to even start.

We both started at the same gym and talked about taking it that extra step. We (at this stage) aren't looking

at competitions. Any suggestions? We live in Whanganui

Ordered some figure stage shoes in a size 9 but I have really wide feet and just don't fit them. I'm giving them away for $70 if anyone is keen let me know - happy to email a pic of them.

Also, can anyone recommend a place where I can actually try some on before I buy a new pair?

Cheers

We reckon 1.5x bodyweight would be good for the guys. But we're not so sure about the ladies. So girls, how much do you squat for reps? Would 1x bodyweight be a good level?

Bloody stupid article, IMO. But it raises a valid point - do chicks feel like the gym is a guy's domain? And if so, is that starting to change?

So my GF runs. A lot. She usually runs at 5am for a couple hours before work on weekdays, 3 days a week. Lately the weather has been so shite that she's not managed to get out much. This has serious flow on effects to my personal mental well being.

I have offered to whip up a body weight circuit that she can do at home in the living room on cold wet and windy mornings (while I sleep in the room next door) so that she can still get some exercise, maybe gain a little strength and (most importantly) not get grumpy AF and take it out on me. She's keen to try it out.

So please give me some feedback and advice. I'm going for a whole body work out that she can do quietly. She has zero lifting or gym experience (apart from treadmills).

Everything is body weight unless otherwise noted

5 mins: Warm up - Jumping jacks (not sure if these will be too loud)

Continual repeated circuit consisting of:

- Squats with shoulder press using 1L bottles of water (ie 1kg each arm)

- Couch tricep dips

- Lunges with Bicep curls using the bottles of water

- Knee push ups or if not strong enough, standing wall push ups

- Plank

- Dumbbell row with bottles of water or a 2L bottle of milk

- Superman to strengthen the back

- Calf raises

- 'Scissors' for abs (where you lie on your back with hands behind head then touch elbow to opposite knee and vise versa)

Totally unsure of how many of each she'll cope with. I'll do a session with her to work that out.

Any advice or thoughts on the list? Good bad or ugly?

Anyone on here that's had one before? Either in NZ or Thailand? Doing some research before I get mine done and would like to hear people's stories experiences etc it would be much appreciated  

I'm just wondering if there are any Whangarei peeps on here? I'd love to have a training partner but unfortunately there aren't too many women in Whangarei training for powerlifting! About me - I'm 29, training twice a week for my first powerlifting comp in April 2015. Would love to hear from people with the same interest as me! Or even just Whangarei gym people!

Leah :-)

I asked a few more questions for anyone who might be interested...

What’s the programme?

Step Dave, South Pacific Pictures production (SPP makes Shortland St, Go Girls, Outrageous Fortune, etc, etc)

Is it a paying role?

Yes, it is either a background or featured role paying $14.25- 17.25 per hour. 

What are the time commitments?

Shoot is Sunday 8th Feb, times still tbc, would need to be available for the full day.

What sort of physique are you after? Do they have to look like a competitive bodybuilder (ie, ripped) or is a strong gym chick look adequate?

Physical requirements that have been requested is female body builder with short hair. So no specific physique.

Im considering augmentation for my partner and was interested in anyones experiences direct or otherwise with this both here and overseas.

From a cost perspective Australia or Thailand looks more affordable than NZ-Thoiughts.

Thanks

Newbie here, be gentle.

I am in the process of emmigrating to New Zealand, in particular Wellington.

I am a bikini athlete and have competed a couple of times over here in London, England. 

After recieving some constructive critisim, I believe a massive part of my not placing is down to stage presence and hitting the right poses for my body. 

Therefore, can any of you suggest or recommend someone in Wellington or close to the area that can spend some time with me for posing practice.

Many thanks,

Louise

I'm pretty new to the world of competition bodybuilding and looking to enter my first fitness model competition early next year.

Rookie question, how does everyone else get their body fat percentage tested? I've seen scales that calculate it but don't know how accurate they are.

And with that, is it true that fitness/bikini models are looking ar being around 7 - 9% body fat percentage prior to competition? Or is that a little too low?

Thanks,

Larryetta!  

Basically, a woman complained that a bikini-modelling Glassons mannequin was too skinny because it had visible ribs. She was worried that her impressionable young children might think this was normal.

Fashion designer Denise L'Estrange-Corbet (who is not exactly a rake-thin waif herself) has defended Glassons, saying "Clothes look better on skinny people".

Glassons initially stuck up for themselves, but has now done a huge U-turn, offering a grovelling mea culpa - apologising profusely to the entire female population of New Zealand.

You can probably guess which side I'm on, but I'm curious to know what the ladies think. Is it unreasonable to show a lean bikini model?

This time Im serious (hopefully)  I joined Jetts gym about 3 weeks ago (well re-joined really) and after one session I realised that the way Jetts is set up is not the way I want to be working out.  I am doing 5x5 and the machines at Jetts are not suitable for the program.  I felt safe there in terms of security, but I was the only person working out on a saturday afternoon and felt unsafe with no-one around to help me if I wanted help with form etc...

So I cancelled my membership.... and joined a local gym with free weights, a squat rack, and helpful staff.  Ive been going for about 2 weeks and I just completed my 6th 5x5 workout.  I wanted to get into the program a bit and read the posts on here before asking for advice and help.

Im 38 years old and 170 cm.  I currently weigh 74kgs.  My goal is 65 kgs, but adding muscle I think will push that goal weight up. I do 5x5 every 2nd day and am doing cardio on the in between days.  I had a bio-scan done at the gym when I started (ARGH! but Ive lost the readout) I think I was at 35-40% body fat ---- oh the shame, Im quite squidgy.  My goal is fatloss and muscle building... Im currently working on my diet (I overeat the wrong foods) I am eating an apple before every meal - this helps me slow down and not eat as much, as well as filling me up first.  Not an ideal diet, but Im trying.

What I want help with is a recommendation for a protein shake that I can have post workout.  I had a Horleys Crossfire after my gym session today, which was OK, but Im just wondering if anyone could tell me a basic protein shake for a noob.

Photos aren't the best, I have the worlds best technophobe bestie!