New member from Dunedin

[brookecar]

Hi All hope you are having a great weekend :-)

My name is Brooke I am a former competitive runner - mainly middle distance, I competed for N.Z in road relays. I now have three little kids so priorities have changed, but keen for a new fitness goal. i would like to try body building /scuplting although I'm a complete novice. I am a fit person, but unsure whether my height - 172cm and weight 55/56kg would suit. Are there any local Dunedin trainers, or where do I start?

Thanks heaps xxx Enjoy the sun

Brooke

[gazza]

where in dunners do you train??

[Grover]

With that Avatar Gazza don't expect a reply

[Phedder]

With that Avatar Gazza don't expect a reply

Achmed the Dead Terrorist is an extremely friendly and helpful fellow!

Brookecar, have you ever done a resistance/weight training program, or always focused on running until now? Are you just interested in changing your body or do you wish to get on stage one day?

It may be worth getting in touch with Natasha Guy, she's a trainer in Dunedin who has competed in figure herself. Her site is http://balanceforlife.co.nz/

[Tygrrh]

Achmed the dead terrorist is fantastic!

[Ronin]

Where have I seen that ugly little f*cker before?

(Ahmed, that is, not Gazza. Honest )

[Beowulf]

Welcome Aboard Brooke!

I think if you are looking for a BBing trainer in Dunedin and an atmosphere which cultivates and encourages both the bodybuilding style of training and lifestyle you can't really look past Sky Fitness on top of the Moray place carpark ( I'm sure Ronin agrees).

on a side note guys I beleive it is spelt "A-C-H FLEM-M-E-D"

[Tygrrh]

Meh, I grew up in Dubai Beowulf, the flem sound in Achmed comes naturally

[brookecar]

Hi Everyone :-)

Thanks for all your advice, I really appreciate it! I think I'll give sky fitness a go, I was thinking about Olympicic gym coz close to my Mum ( for babysittitng) I have previously trained with weights, but low weights, high reps, I imagine the training load must be huge and be a long process, But a I think it is a great goal, I don't imagime returning to track racing, but still run for fitness. So thanks for your advice. I will get in touch with a trainer and see how things go

Thanks heaps :-)

[firegirl]

Hi Brooke,

Glenn Morton at Olympic Gym trains heaps of figure girls and is really knowledgeable! Olympic also has quite reasonable membership options.

Good luck, might see you at the South Island champs in Sept!