New gym: stage 1

Here's a glimpse of the new gym we're putting together. It's air-conditioned and in a quiet remote location, which means we get to turn the music up. Most of the equipment is in, but we'll be adding a mat for deadlifting and wall-mountng some mirrors in the next week or so.

Bodybuilding Diet

I was privileged to be asked to take a look at a new book on bodybuilding diet by Barry Richardson this week. Conveniently, it's out in Kindle format and has a fully navigable table of contents. There's no nonsense, no technical information to wade through, just easily accessible, simple to prepare recipes for those of you who like to build muscle without sacrificing taste.

Amazon link

Win Three Training Books

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170 kg

Finally achieved a 170kg dead lift using a staggered grip. Felt pretty comfortable, too, so I'm after 175kg next.

A bit of power

I've spent the last month training heavy with a couple of guys at the gym. It's not something I do often, but change is often a good thing, so I gave it a go.

I'm currently up to 150kg squat, 170kg dead lift, 70kg clean, 60kg clean and press, and 110kg bench press.

When I get back to my usual sort of training (higher reps) the poundages will no doubt increase.

New Training Season

Hello everyone.

Sorry it's been so long. I've been out of the country for a while and then inundated with editing work. Finally, I'm able to commit to full-time training again.

I'm available for bookings by phone or email (you can use the "contact us" form at www.derekprior.com if you don't have my contact details.

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