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blame for what was to follow. Don’t get me wrong, he’s the best thing that has ever happened to me. But seriously, having a child makes bodybuilding hard work! I can’t remember the last time I had a full night’s sleep and the rascal is three now. His fussy eating, boundless energy, love for sweets, temper tantrums, trips to the hospital, sleeping habits and many more ‘attributes’ have made my pursuit to be a bodybuilder 10 times harder. Like every dad out there, I’m deter- mined to be a great dad. I also want to continue to maintain this rig and step on stage in the future. So that is the challenge and right here you’ll be able to see my journey and how I get in shape whilst balancing life, work, training, dieting, and hardest of all managing a toddler. #dadbod THIS IS HOW I STRUCTURE MY WEEK Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Chest and Tri’s Back and Bi’s Shoulders and calves Legs Arms Off Off I try to keep weekends free. If I miss a session in the week for any reason I’ll try to catch it up at the weekend. EXAMPLE OF MY HARD AND FAST BACK AND BICEP ROUTINE Back 4 x 12 4 x 10 4 x 12/12 4 x 10 4 x 15 Lat pull down or pull ups, (wide grip) Close grip pull down (HEAVY) Stiff arm pull down. 12 rope 12 straight bar. Seated row HEAVY close grip Over row with Olympic bar or smith machine, reverse grip. Bi’s 3 x 15 3 x 20 Preacher Curl Standing, single arm curl Done and dusted in 60 minutes, protein shake and gone. MARCH 2018 | FLEX 71