Wow..What a Physique!!!

Dave Batista - WWE Professional Wrestler

Hi everyone and thanks for reading my blog. One of my idols came to New Zealand recently. I’m a bit embarrassed to say but, I’m quite a fan of World Wrestling Entertainment (aka..WWE). The Wrestlers in the USA are in very good shape. It just goes to show what can be achieved if you put your mind to it and you are determined and I guess getting paid for it gives you that extra boost.

From day one Dave Batista stood out. What an amazing physique!!

Though I didn’t get to the see the man in person, I saw him on our local news and he really looked massive. 6 foot 5, 125+ kgs and totally ripped. Seems like a nice guy too. They introduced him to our local giants – the Vodafone Warriors (a Rugby League Team) and he made them look like dwarfs.

About my training..well, I still need to correct a few lagging body parts. With the right food and exercise I hope in as little time as possible that I can have these rectified.

Years ago, I would neglect training my legs, which is actually very common for amateur body builders. Luckily, I met my mentor and gosh, did he change my mind about legs. So I thank him for getting me sorted, otherwise I might have become far too top heavy as well. I have a few magazines I like to look at before I go to the gym to get me in the right frame of mind to train hard. Role models are great. Look at them, admire the hard work that's gone in to building their physique, but remember it doesn’t come easy. If you train 100% its amazing what you can achieve.

Happy Training and remember "Train Hard but Train Smart".

Joe

It doesn't happen over night - but it will happen

My Pic shows one of the stretches I use to try to get more flexible.

Hi All.....I’m just keeping you up to date with my progress.

I’ve been stretching regularly and I'm still a little tight in a few areas. I hope that 6 months from now I would have achieved my goal. I want people to realize that it takes a great deal of effort to reach, not just the splits, but all goals in life that you want to achieve. I saw an advert here in New Zealand about hair care, it said “It doesn't happen over night - but it will happen”.
I thought, I will use that saying in my everyday life to remind myself why I am putting myself through all this hard work. It really does help focusing on my target.

I’ll be keeping track of my progress with my camera and you can see with your own eyes how I’m coming along. I will be adding a few more videos of my process to youtube in the following days so check it out!!.

Cheers

Joe

Just Joe checking in with progress

Hi everyone,

I thought I check in with my progress. I started trying towards my goal on Dec 12 '06. At the time I wasn’t very flexible, unfortunately I have no photos to prove where I was at the time but you can check out our progress on video at http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=GnJs6PackTraining&page=3

Now, due to dedication and persistence I am nearly able to do the splits.

Measurements in Progress

I will be doing a total measurement of my body, you should always be keeping a journal or a diary of your progress otherwise you can't really tell what methods of training are working for you. When you do a complete measurement of yourself, you can see the size difference.

Sometimes one side of your body might be 0.3-0.5" bigger, so it really good to keep a close eye on that. Don't just gauge your progress on weight scales alone. It's a good idea to get someone to take photos over the months of your training, so you can compare the results over the months.

Keeping a diary of your food intake is very important, there are alot of people out there who want to increase in size, some people believe that they are eating enough calories but when they see it written down and look over the weeks eating, they then realise that they are not eating enough calories to increase in size.

Joe's Measurments:

Weight 104kg/ 228.8lbs
Left Side: Right Side:
16" Biceps 16"
13" Forearms 13"
23.3/4" Thighs 24.5"
17.3/4" Calves 18"
Chest 43"
Waist 37.5"

I will keep you informed of the progress over the next 3 months, my first aim will be to add 2 inches to my arms to get them to 18 inches and to get my thighs to 28 inches, to balance the calves.