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BLOG: My pre-contest prep diet

6/28/2015

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This is the diet I've been on since last years World Championship in November - 4,300 calories, 170g of fat, 430g of carbohydrates and 300g of protein. Along with my heavy duty training I've managed to put on 4-5kg of lean muscle in 7 months to my current 114kg. I didn't precisely track my intake but it was between 4,000 and 5,000 calories per day. If I felt fat I'd reduce, likewise if I felt I was getting too lean I'd increase to keep myself as anabolic as possible while also keeping my metabolism firing on all cylinders.


WIth my contest prep commencing in 4 weeks, I'm now beginning to precisely track my calories and macros so I know exactly where I want these numbers to be at. I'll cut calories to 4,000 just by removing a fraction of my daily treats and doing three 20 minute low impact cardio sessions per week. I anticipate this will be enough to start dropping 1kg a week, then I'll adjust as necessary.


Sam
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VIDEO: 160kg stiff-legged deadlift & my hamstring routine today

6/17/2015

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Happy here with stiff-legged deadlifting 160kgx10 for three sets, it's a great hamstring mass builder. Notice my strict form - I keep my back flat, very slight bend in knee, controlled lowering of the bar to stretch the hamstring as well as pausing at the bottom of the lift to force the hamstrings to work even harder.

My routine went as follows:-


BARBELL DEADLIFT -  190kgx8x2
No bouncing from the floor, pulling as fast as I could while remaining in control. I do this exercise on hamstring day, as I see it as primarily a hamstrings and hip exercise rather than back

BARBELL STIFF LEGGED DEADLIFT  - 160kgx10x3
Form must be perfect on this lift otherwise you could hurt your lower back. Done properly it targets the upper portion of hamstring 

PRONE LEG CURL - 5 sets
Really focus on squeezing the hamstrings rather than just moving the weight 

SEATED LEG CURL -  3 sets
Try pausing at the top of each rep to really force the hamstrings to work harder 

LEGS PRESS WITH FEET PLACE HIGH - 3 sets of 20
Push through your heels to use hamstrings rather than quads. Great finishing exercise to get a great pump 



Sam






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Great Biceps Peak Exercise - Spider Curl

6/13/2015

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Give this great little isolation exercise for biceps peak a try!

Setup a 45 degree incline bench, grab an EZ bar and with a narrow grip fully extend your arms, then curl to weight to the top then squeezie biceps for a second before repeating. 
Perform 10-12 reps for 3-4 sets


Sam
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Hamstring Development

6/12/2015

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As I'm looking for maximum gains on my hamstring development I've split my leg training into quads and hamstrings. My hamstrings have really been worked hard today....it went like this :-

BARBELL DEADLIFT -  210kgx5x3
No bouncing from the floor, pulling as fast as I could while remaining in control. I do this exercise on hamstring day, as I see it as primarily a hamstrings and hip exercise rather than back

BARBELL STIFF LEGGED DEADLIFT  - 150kgx10x3
Form must be perfect on this lift otherwise you could hurt your lower back. Done properly it targets the upper portion of hamstring

PRONE LEG CURL - 5 sets
Really focus on squeezing the hamstrings rather than just moving the weight

SEATED LEG CURL -  3 sets
Try pausing at the top of each rep to really force the hamstrings to work harder

LEGS PRESS WITH FEET PLACE HIGH - 3 sets of 20
Push through your heels to use hamstrings rather than quads. Great finishing exercise to get a great pump

Sam


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Off Season Gains

6/9/2015

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Well I've had a productive 6 months off season and I'm very happy with my gains. My focus has been working on my weaker body parts such as quads, hamstrings and calves.  Nevertheless I still wanted to vastly improve my upper body thickness,  especially delts,  pecs and traps to give me a better v-taper hence a more aesthetic look.

It's definitely working but with another 4-5 months to hit the stage again I've got a lot more gains to make

Sam
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