Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Comeback king Lee is bodybuilding champion

OUR comeback bodybuilder has done it.

Lee Callaghan, who nearly lost his arm after a horrific garden accident, is the National Amateur Bodybuilding Association’s Mr Wales.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Train Smart For A Better Body

HE won the flyweight (60kg) category at the National Junior Bodybuilding Championship in 2006.

But recently, Muhammed Farhan has been feeling too embarrassed to be associated with the sport.

The 18-year-old ITE student told The New Paper: 'I was quite embarrassed when some of my classmates showed me newspaper reports about the recent doping scandal. They asked me: 'Hey, this is your sport, right?'.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Building the body, beating stereotypes

A year ago, 41-year-old Delaina Allen was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia and could barely walk or make it through her daily routine.

Despite her doctor's words that she'd never set foot in a gym, she worked with a personal trainer in hopes of feeling "normal" again.

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Bodybuilding Requires Discipline

Fitness Matters: Bodybuilding requires 'disciplined' lifestyle

Training for a bodybuilding or figure competition isn't for the weak. Not only are you building muscle and losing body fat, but you are embarking on a tough mental battle that spans approximately 12 weeks, sometimes more.