Hi The Hamburgler and welcome to ausbb , why not introduce yourself to the forum , tell us who you are, goals and a bit about yourself
Include as much detail as you like when introducing yourself to the community. If you are stuck on what information to tell people, some suggestions are below:
- Name
- Age
- Gender
- Location
- Training experience (if you have any that is)
- Any Interests
It would also be a good idea to say why you joined Ausbb - Australian BodyBuilding
Do you have any goals in mind? Are you looking to start training? Are you trying to gain or lose weight? Perhaps you are already an experienced trainer and are looking to share your experience with others?
Last but not least be sure to do some reading of the articles on
Ausbb - Australian BodyBuilding and also some searches on the forums.
Note: Please do not post questions about training, dieting or supplements in this forum. This forum is only for introductions, if you have any specific questions please post them in the relevant forums.
Thanks and welcome to the forums
Ooh just saw this!
Real name: Graham
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Height: 177cm
Weight: 71-72kg
Location: Kilsyth (VIC)
Training experience:
Played basketball from 96/96 til 06(ish)
Played junior and Colts footy at Mooroolbark from 99-2006 then spent the next 2 years injured with what turned out to be Compartment syndrome in both calves
Had bi-lateral release and played for Yarra Glen in 09, but retired early due to a dodgy knee which is now an ongoing issue ie I'm actually icing it right now just from work
Also done boxing on and off since the end of 07 and took up several other Martial Arts in September this year
As for as lifting goes, I've had a gym membership at Spartans in Kilsyth for a year but up until probably September (when I got back from o/s) I was fiddling around doing ineffective programs (particularly since I was lifting to improve athletic performance above all else).
A bit of googling (and asking around) lead me to some more basic programs for athletes and since then I've been flying. I'm also 1 passed assessment away from being a qualified Gym Instructor (I should have PT covered by the start of Feb next year).
As for why I signed up - I love learning about what different people do for training. I'm one of those people that could spend hours sifting through YouTube vids trying to find exercises I've never seen or done before and analysing them to try and figure out if they're worth while. I found the forum initially through Markos' thread dealing with the Frankston footballers (it even persuaded me to go down and see him a couple of Saturday arvo's ago).
As for goals (apart from holding my knees together
), I'd love to get a bit more MA training under my belt so I can start competing with a long term goal to MMA.
Strength goals are a 2 x BW squat, 1.5 x BW flat bench and 3 x BW deadlift, though obviously strength/power endurance is more important to me than maximum strength.
At the moment my lifts look like this:
Deadlift - 160kg 1RM set on Monday night
Bench press - I'd estimate about an 80kg 1RM, as I've done 6 x 1 @ 70kg with feet up and 45s between sets
Squat - with Markos I did 100kg x 2, which was the most I'd ever squatted (I normally work with bands and a box)
Clean & Jerk - 70kg
Chin Up - 1RM of BW + 30kg (supinated grip)
And although kinda irrelevant I can do 35 BW parallel bar dips for an all out max reps set
But yeah, that's a little about me
