It was a sad weekend as bodybuilding lost a truly inspirational and great athlete, Clifford Shabangu to a tragic car accident. He will sorely be missed by many, all you have to do is look at his Facebook wall to see all the comments and posts to see how many people he touched and inspired. […]
Quick Stats Name: Yashmeen Manak Age: 36 Height: 5’5’’ Competition weight: 60 Kgs Current weight: 63 – 64 Kgs Current city: Gurgaon, India Occupation: Owner of SCULPT Gym, Professional Athlete, Prep Coach Tell us a bit about your life growing up: Growing up has been the biggest challenge to date for me. When I was […]
Quick stats Name: Dr John Charles Age: 49 years Height: 1,83 m Competition weight: 102 Kg Current weight: 110 Kg Current city: Cape Town, South Africa Occupation: Veterinary surgeon Tell us a bit about how you got started in the gym? I was best friends with a Body Builder, who introduced me to the gym […]
We all go through tough challenges and feel demotivated and as if we are never going to make it. It can really take a toll and cause you to want to give up. In the same way as these icons, champions and motivators started out and experienced tough times, the difference is they pushed on through and kept […]
Quick stats Name: Leana Viviers Age: 26 Height: 1.74 m Competition weight: 58 kg Current weight: 58 kg (Currently in competition prep) Current city: Benoni, South Africa Occupation: Fitness Bikini Model Have you always been into fitness? How did you get into this lifestyle? No, I’ve always tried to avoid the gym by any means […]
8 time Mr Olympia, Ronnie “The King” Coleman was truly something special out of all the Mr Olympia winners. The sheer size of him was breath taking and spectacular in its own right. He had size, symmetry and proportions, thus his 8 Mr Olympia wins. “WHY DO I DO THIS TO MY BODY? CAUSE […]
Read Castro’s Full interview here! biceps routine: 1. 21’s – EZ bar curls Wide grip: 7 half reps. 7 half reps. 7 full reps. 5 sets light to medium: 10 – 12 reps heavy Rest period 45 seconds 2. Single arm Concentrated Curls 3 sets medium: 10 – 12 reps heavy Rest 45 seconds 3. […]
We all experience off days where we just can’t seem to focus or zone into what we want to do, its part of life and something which needs to be acknowledged and taken into account in order to keep our progression going. We are only human and cannot expect our bodies or minds to always […]
Quick Stats Name: Wourine Brink Age: 31 Height: 1,72 m Competition weight: 52 kg Current weight: 55 kg Current city: Fourways, Johannesburg, South Africa Occupation: Student Makeup Stylist / Stay-home wife Tell us a bit about how you got into training: I have been involved in competitive sports from an early age. I have always […]
Quick Stats Name: Brett Richard Palframan Age: 30 Height: 6’1” Competition weight: 95 Kgs Current weight: 98 Kgs Current city: Fourways, JHB, South Africa Occupation: Entrepreneur & Dept Creative Director How did you get started? I walked into the gym for the first time at the ripe young age of 14 and haven’t looked back. […]
