Allow myself to introduce...Myself...

[Phedder]

Figured it was about time I posted, been reading the forums for a few weeks and I must say there is some fantastic information here, very useful. I'm a 19 year old student at Otago University in Dunedin. I'm studying towards a bachelor of physical education, double majoring in exercise prescription and management and exercise science. I've been training on and off for about 3 years now, started when my parents got a crappy home gym machine they never used. I feel i'm at a point where I should either cut and get back the appearance I want, or bulk for a bit and get some more muscle and strength before getting ripped again. I want to keep up my aerobic fitness/sprinting speed as well, for health and functionality reasons.

I'm 6'1 and currently 86kg, I like the definition I had at 80kg and 8% BF, but I want to add 5-10kg or so of muscle to that definition. I plan on bulking to about 95kg then dropping back to between 85 and 90kg, but being around 8% BF at that weight, whereas I'm currently around 13-14% ( Used an impedance machine to test the 8% and i'm just guessing at my current level)

Anyway here's my current regime;

Monday - Gymnastics class for 50mins and dance class for 50mins

Tuesday-

Leg press 3 sets 12 reps to 10 reps to 8 reps, increasing weight.

DB chest press 6 sets, start at low weight and do 15 reps, increase weight each set and set 3 and 4 are 5-6 reps, then back the weight down again.

DB incline chest press 3 sets 8-10 reps

DB shoulder press 2 sets 8-10 reps

Chin ups/pull ups 2-3 sets of each, until failure.

Seated rows 4 sets 8-10 reps

5 minutes or so of Abs

Wednesday- Same as monday

Thursday- Same as Tuesday

Friday - HIIT, I jog 10 min to a field where I sprint the length of a rugby field and then jog around it back to the starting point and sprint the length again. I do this between 6-10 times depending on how I feel and then jog 10 mins back home.

Saturday - Same as Tuesday

Sunday - rest

I don't train legs much at all because I do a lot of walking to uni most days and use them a lot in gymnastics class and fridays, Don't really want to have sore legs. I'm quite happy with their size/strength also, mainly just trying to get a GH boost from them.

I've just received a Mass Stack from eatme.co.nz also, after always using chocolate balance whey products I thought i'd try strawberry eatme, must say I prefer chocolate which is lucky that my other 3kgs are choc, should get through this first kg quite quickly anyway.

Well that's a bit, maybe a lot, about me haha. Look forward to contributing to the forums, but i'll probably be more a receiver than giver of knowledge. Nonetheless if there's anything I can offer some insight to i'll be sure to do so.

[Jigga]

similar stats to me. gymnastics - buzzy... i'm at unipol too. how strong are you?

[Phedder]

Yeah gymnastics is part of the PE course, a lot of fun actually, I'm 2nd year but basically doing the first and 2nd year PE papers. Not strong enough haha. Seriously, I quite often see guys much smaller lifting the same or more. Currently doing 27.5kg chest press at 5-6 reps, my 65kg flat mate can do the same. I think it's got something to do with the neurological aspect, like i'm possibly not activating as many motor units as I could be.

[geneticgod]

good to have more phedders here, you're heading in the exact path i want to aye, only difference i did my gym an dance paper last year, bloody good fun aye.

good luck with your goals too mate

[ParnellPanther]

Nice to meat you

[Phedder]

So glad I decided to make the switch to PE, took phse102 last year which was fantastic and inspired me to do PE fulltime, loving gym and dance and exercise physiology too. Noticed warkworth fitness centre, you from warkworth? I'm from puhoi and went to Mahurangi college.

[weajo196]

ahhh phse 203 with jim cotter, may see me in ur class mate. gud to have another phedder in here. im competin in a few weeks so feel free to hit me up for a train someday

[tinytraps]

Currently doing 27.5kg chest press at 5-6 reps, my 65kg flat mate can do the same. I think it's got something to do with the neurological aspect, like i'm possibly not activating as many motor units as I could be.

I think you just need to get stronger...

[Phedder]

Currently doing 27.5kg chest press at 5-6 reps, my 65kg flat mate can do the same. I think it's got something to do with the neurological aspect, like i'm possibly not activating as many motor units as I could be.

I think you just need to get stronger...

I'm not sure how to explain it, I KNOW I have a lot more muscle mass than him, we've both had electro-impedance body analysis scans done, yet push similar weights. But yes, getting stronger is definitely a goal

Seems to be quite a few phedders here weajo, surprised I got the name then haha. Do you happen to be the guy who quite often comes in just before the lecture, looking like you've just been at the gym and always sipping on something?

[weajo196]

carrying a ridiculously sized drink bottle?

[geneticgod]

ahhh phse 203 with jim cotter, may see me in ur class mate. gud to have another phedder in here. im competin in a few weeks so feel free to hit me up for a train someday

what you competing in?

[geneticgod]

So glad I decided to make the switch to PE, took phse102 last year which was fantastic and inspired me to do PE fulltime, loving gym and dance and exercise physiology too. Noticed warkworth fitness centre, you from warkworth? I'm from puhoi and went to Mahurangi college.

yeah bro, im from warkworth, well to be more correct point wells but yep trained there all through high school and train there over the summer, Danny from there trains me for powerlifting, brilliant guy!

[weajo196]

ahhh phse 203 with jim cotter, may see me in ur class mate. gud to have another phedder in here. im competin in a few weeks so feel free to hit me up for a train someday

what you competing in?

!

just going over to the gold coast for a small local one eh, nothing big but its still good to come in in the best u possibly can

[Jigga]

ahhh phse 203 with jim cotter, may see me in ur class mate. gud to have another phedder in here. im competin in a few weeks so feel free to hit me up for a train someday

This might be a long shot but are you that real muss short dude? Over heard him say something about dieting down at the moment...

[weajo196]

ahhh phse 203 with jim cotter, may see me in ur class mate. gud to have another phedder in here. im competin in a few weeks so feel free to hit me up for a train someday

This might be a long shot but are you that real muss short dude? Over heard him say something about dieting down at the moment...

hahaha yea thtd be me mate, all glycogen depleted atm but gonna load up soon an hanging out for it! do u do phse203 jig?

[Jigga]

ahhh phse 203 with jim cotter, may see me in ur class mate. gud to have another phedder in here. im competin in a few weeks so feel free to hit me up for a train someday

This might be a long shot but are you that real muss short dude? Over heard him say something about dieting down at the moment...

hahaha yea thtd be me mate, all glycogen depleted atm but gonna load up soon an hanging out for it! do u do phse203 jig?

Close. I do PHSI231 (physics) :-P Shit if your the dude I think you are you obviously know your shit, I'll come have a chat with you when I put on a few more kilo

[weajo196]

yea bro, def feel free to ay. dont even worry abt putting on the weight first, jst come hit me up. the more people we can get training seriously the better all our results will be.

hey just wondering champ, where did u hear me say i was dieting?

[Phedder]

So glad I decided to make the switch to PE, took phse102 last year which was fantastic and inspired me to do PE fulltime, loving gym and dance and exercise physiology too. Noticed warkworth fitness centre, you from warkworth? I'm from puhoi and went to Mahurangi college.

yeah bro, im from warkworth, well to be more correct point wells but yep trained there all through high school and train there over the summer, Danny from there trains me for powerlifting, brilliant guy!

I'm thinking I might have to get a membership over summer, my summer job is pretty physical, Puhoi River Canoe Hires, cuts me quite good but I lost a lot of strength not having any proper weights to use last summer, Kayaks are a bit awkward.

Yeah Weajo, massive drink bottle haha. You're in bloody good shape, I've seen you at Unipol a few times too. Best of luck for the competition.

[weajo196]

So glad I decided to make the switch to PE, took phse102 last year which was fantastic and inspired me to do PE fulltime, loving gym and dance and exercise physiology too. Noticed warkworth fitness centre, you from warkworth? I'm from puhoi and went to Mahurangi college.

yeah bro, im from warkworth, well to be more correct point wells but yep trained there all through high school and train there over the summer, Danny from there trains me for powerlifting, brilliant guy!

I'm thinking I might have to get a membership over summer, my summer job is pretty physical, Puhoi River Canoe Hires, cuts me quite good but I lost a lot of strength not having any proper weights to use last summer, Kayaks are a bit awkward.

Yeah Weajo, massive drink bottle haha. You're in bloody good shape, I've seen you at Unipol a few times too. Best of luck for the competition.

yea thats me with the bottle, just staying hydrated ma man lol. honestly mate come introduce yourself the next time u see me wondering into class or somethin

[Phedder]

Next time I spot you at Unipol I might come ask for some tips on deadlifts, I've tried them once or twice but never feel comfortable doing them.

[weajo196]

Next time I spot you at Unipol I might come ask for some tips on deadlifts, I've tried them once or twice but never feel comfortable doing them.

yea no probs ma man, just hit me up for a yarn wen im not liftin and we'll start putting some size on ya

[Beowulf]

Also studying in Dunedin just had a thought Clubs and socs for Bbers/Plers?

any thoughts?

[nzmusclemonster]

[Jigga]

^Again LOL