Update

05/28/2011

I think this is just a ramble but maybe you can learn something from it haha

TRAINING! Back at home, alot alot and ALOT of distractions alot of friends, alot of things to do. JUST ALOT haha

But at the end of the day i know my goals, so i have to set my priorities straight. I've started training with my mate and his mate. Man they are a good inspiration and a good work out partner.
Deffo a lesson, if your on a journey to getting big not only do you need a good workout partner who knows his form and his stuff. It definitely helps when they are around the size you want to get to.
Was a really good shoulder workout today. New routine and new exercises! good to shock  the muscles. Been a while. But a thing i like to know is if you keep a sweat on then its a good workout. Especially when there is 3 of you and your still sweating. Deffo bonus!

Anyway I am going for lean growth now seeing as it is the Summer season. Abs is important to me! cause its motivation.

Next update will be a bit better, be about my progress. And hopefully a few photos of my mates working out just to give you guys an insight of who im working out with haha!

Anyway here are a few updated pictures, Kinda makes me laugh but check it out haha

Start off

4 Week (Started to work on laxs)

5/7 Week (Started to work lower back)

8/9 week (Working on defining back)

10-12 week (Got a better V and more defined)

13-14 week (Still defining and trying to get bigger)

I love this pose! I'll call it the *wannabechamp pose* haha! don't care if people do it. Thats what it is for me! :)!

I haven't really uploaded any front photo's, 1 because too many people rate it. and 2 i just love working back haha

But here is the progress on the front

Way before i started when i was procrasinating

Just before i started weighing at 58kg!

4 Weeks in! 

4 Weeks in (I noticed my chest and abs need more work)

6-7th week (realised abs went a little, but chest is coming along)

Got a bit better pop out abs, better traps but need more chest and arms!

Me and my friend posing, shows i need to work on my arms alot more, yet again upper chest
it takes a long time to build chest so im not in a rush, patience is the key!

Chest is coming along! getting the line. Also i have the triangle gap, but it wont stop me trying to
fill it out! 

My arms are slowly coming along, however i have missed shoulders in order to do this

Abs are coming along, Its more due to the lighting! but they have deffo got stronger and better

Upper chest slowly coming along

Everything finally paying off, just need to get a better V, ill take a pic next time
Upper chest got better, traps, shoulders abs and arms. (still need to work on my arms though)
Weighing at 74kg!

THE BIGGEST LESSON IS KNOW WHERE YOU HAVE TO IMPROVE! TAKE PHOTOS AND REALISE IT, DON'T IGNORE IT AND DON'T MISS IT OUT! IF YOU CHEAT YOU ONLY CHEAT YOURSELF.

Last note! REMEMBER Form is very important. Its not what you lift, its how you lift. At the end of the day your doing it to improve your physique so who give's a shit what you lift. Get it right, THEN start going heavier!

ANYWAY Big update but hope you enjoyed it. Have AN awesome day! Cause i know i will. I WILL be training training and OH training! haha!
PEACE AND LOVE guys <3

OVER

19/05/2011

EXAMS ARE OVER haha, finally a time to relax and get everything sorted. Been revising intensely had a hard time in getting to train and eat. But I was able to stay motivated and dedicated as much as i possibly could.
I am now back on it to training hard

i've been able to keep my abs and everything, but will upload another update soon

been looking at courses for personal training.

If anyone is interested in getting trained just message me :)!
taken the 1st step to read, take the 2nd and just ask!

FINALLY

DIET i think the best way to go through this is just post pictures :) see for yourself haa

11/05/2011

Diet is the most important part. Supplements are too in my opinion they help me with my timetable.
People say they do nothing blah blah, all natural all the way its all personal preference. If i had the time yer sure natural but i simply just don't have the time to cook that many meals as i am already. Plus its just a boost to help me with my nutrition.

Every little helps.....

But here hope you enjoy looking at my food! I've lately changed it up a bit more cause i am trying to really pop my abs out as posted before.

Being Chinese I LOVE SUSHI so here haha nothing wrong with fat and protein from fish! 

I love mayo but you shouldn't have it but once or twice is ok. But no more! hah

Any questions just ask up :) I will do a supplement post next along with Chest

i also pressed 35kg :) boom! now im stopping strength gains and going for looks! really need to look the part now! 

Have a great day guys ! :) 

An update of work and Abs!

06/05/2011

Just a quick note i've been looking at Scott hermans fitness and there is quite alot to learn
take a few mins and have a look
http://www.facebook.com/ScottHermanFitness

I have recently started offering to take people on to train them as I believe my progress is quite good. Part of gaining 16kg in the space of 3 months of dedicated hard work.

Aims
- To be a personal trainer
- To be working with a company to sell supplements, so that people get the best out of it. Too many supplements these days are just bogus!
- To start off my youtube channel for supplements, working out etc
- Help as many people as possible!
- Compete in MMA
- Compete in Body Building

Progress to these aims
- I have planned out to become a personal trainer next summer when I can save enough money along side university. However I still have people hiring me out to train them which is a great start. Hopefully soon on this blog you will see their transformations too!
- I have an opportunity to be working along side a company to promote even more supplements than I am now, and a chance to also add videos about supplements on my youtube channel that i will get started up soon.
-Once my exams are over i will be working on my channel as much as possible. I have alot of ideas for this.
- Well i have already helped few people, i would like to help even more, only if its one more. It still someone!
- Competing for MMA I will work really hard in the summer and at Uni to train for a competition whenever I can. Next year would be great!
- One I have done my MMA competitions i would like to completely body build for a while to achieve 1st place in a competition :)!

I hope you all have aims, as they push you through life to better yourself.

heres a quick quote for you that I came up with:
"As a human, I am imperfect, i am not strong, I have alot of fear & i still have alot to learn, and alot to understand. Especially what is right and what is wrong. But as as life goes on you will understand, You can never stop improving yourself, to be a better person, there is always room for improvement. So always try to better yourself. I know I am. Make your others and me proud, and better yet make yourself proud." - Dan C

Hope this a lesson for you as much as it is for me :)

ANYWAY

Abdominal Muscles!
Well I will do a post about it more in detail but for now as I am quite busy with exams and selling supplements.

I have a good friend of mine who has pretty good abs, actually alot of my friends do but i've started to work harder to pop my abs out. I believe i have abs, but they aren't amazing.

So i am now working on getting them really big and popping them out, i've changed my diet, my supplements and what i am taking to achieve this goal.

But here are some photos for now and then in about a couple of weeks ill upload them again. As abs grow quite quickly but they also go quite quickly aswell.

Quick note Everyone has abs, also abs show alot in photos due to lighting, skin colour and angle of the photo. You cannot see my abs well if you look straight on and different angles but i have espcially taken them like this because i know I have my abs and i can feel it. So i will try my best to take photos in the same lighting and angle for comparison photos to make everything fair.

My abs back a couple of months ago when I started (January / Febuary some time)

couple of weeks ago

Couple of weeks ago

Now, my abs have gone a little but either way doesn't mean anything that's roughly what they look like now

As for another update i have set myself targets I want to be able to shoulder press 30kg and chest press 40 by June the 5th

Target abs and chest

Next update will be about diet, as alot of you have asked me about it.

Quick Update

05/06/2011 Quick message + Update

DEADLIFT!

its something everyone says you should do and you know what its true but I just haven't got round to it. That can be my excuse lol
But either way you should deadlift squat and bench the biggest 3 that everyone insists you do. And there is a reason.

But just updating a few more pictures due to more definition !

Lighting can make such a difference :P hahaha so i played around with it a little

So here a quick note down on myself, Working on my lower back, need bigger biceps. and then to work harder on my abs to get them to pop out more. However you can see a front photo, but I am trying to work on my chest more. I want to be able to chest press 40kg by my birthday! Set a target SHOOT for it and achieve! WORK for it !! :)

sometimes in life you just gota get up and go do it yourself. "Ain't nothing to it, but to do it" - Ronnie Coleman

Ill take a front photo soon! and put a comparison up

I've been really busy with uni so not training 100% but I'm still trying.

Also Hahn if your reading this be great to work out sometime haha! and upload some more videos man! its been quiet!

P.S UK Supplements pm me I sell them :)

progress

02/05/2011

New photos, thought i'd upload some photos of me and my progress

Its pretty cool to see the big difference between when i started and 3/4 months later

I've been slacking for 2 weeks and back on to gym this week. It was my rest back at home which was deserved but play times over! Time to work!

Summer soon but enough from me

Pain is temporary Pride is Forever

Quick Update

Getting stronger 12/04/11.

This was a couple of weeks ago will have a new one soon
If you look my back is more defined than when I first started and compared to week 4
From this i Can tell i need to work on my laks, lower back and shoulders and a bit of triceps.

1st step of growth is to know where you need to work on.

I feel a hell of alot better with myself and i can't wait to reach my goal.

One thing that has helped me in getting my physique the most is pictures!!! People are always ashamed to take pictures. Look everyone starts somewhere take them and look at them, its you! Start off by realising what you need to work on.


For example when I first started the 1st thing I wanted to get bigger is arms, so when I was doing an Arm workout I would especially work harder because I know what I wanted.... as the other parts of my body weren't as bad. Once my arms where in proportion, I would look at myself again and see what else needed work on.

I still use this method today i find its the best way to come to reality and to know what to work on. I like taking things slowly take it one step at a time. I used to want to rush things, i wanted to get BIG real quick. But you know what ? I enjoy that it takes time, because when you get there you will appreciate it a hell of alot more.

Next one ill be uploading pictures of me and some workout pics.

But just some quick notes on my max weight im lifting.

Weighing at 74kg target to be 80-85

Chest :
Flat Dumbell Press :34kg each arm
Inclinded Bench: 60kg (Dumbell: 24kg)
Delinced Bench: 70kg
Incline Flies : 14kg
Cables: 18kg

Biceps:
Sitting EZ bar: 40kg
EZ bar doing 21's : 30kg
Hammers : 16kg
Superset: 20kg followed by 10kg

Triceps:
Rope down: 51kg
Wide grip pull down: 54 kg
Tricep dips: Can only do body weight (10 reps)
Concentrated grip pull down: 36kg

Back:
Pull ups: Only 6 reps body weight
Deadlift : 60kg
Sit row: 78kg
Dumbell row: 22kg each arm
seated laks: 40kg each arm
Pull down behind: 60kg
in front : 60kg

Legs:
Squats: 130kg, (110kg deep)
leg press: 160kg
calves: 40kg
hamstrings: 30kg

Traps:
Barbell shrug: 70kg
dumbell shurg: 22 kg each arm
barbell close grip pull up: 25kg

Shoulders:
shoulder press:25kg (should be on 28 with help)
smith machine : 30kg each arm
front raise: 10kg
side raise: 6kg
cable raise: 9kg

Motivation

20/03/2011 


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Our Motivations: a reason for you to keep going.

Sorry it has been such a long time since I have updated.
Just been busy for the past few months and everything seems to be progressing amazingly!
 I’ve been having a pretty tight schedual with studying Mech Eng, continuing weight training 4 times a week as well as trying to keep up with MMA 3 times a week as well as my cardio. I’ve just started coaching my 1st MMA lesson last week, thanks to my dear friend Achilleas.
First of all I want to let you all know that I will start to vlog soon and put them up on Youtube so hope you guys check it out and subscribe :)


Ill clean up my channel soon!


So I was going to talk about dietary and philosophy for a bit, but something has come to me.
And it is Motivation, lately I have lacked motivation... I don't know why or what has happened. Maybe it is because i have reached a comfortable weight. But this is not my goal so I shouldn't stop.
It's comfortable because:
-> I feel good and look good
-> I feel confident
-> I am noticed

This is a photo of me on a night out, where I look alot better and feel great!

I am having the best of days with my best friends, there is no other 3
 that are better friends than us haha we are just the brothers for life!

this is my secret friend =], my awesomeness friend who helps me 

set up this blog and supports me 100% behind what I do! 

You should remember that friends are ever so important as they help and support you on your journey in achieving your goals, no matter what it is. They keep the motivation and the spirit up inside of you.
But the problem is I need to remember the true reason why I am doing it; I want to hit a good weight to feel even more confident/ secure, get the 2nd take from people and people to say "how often you go gym" as their 1st question rather than, "do you go gym”. It is a big difference with such little detail... / Those Little things that can make a big difference.

When the will power is there, anything is achievable remember that.... Just make the reason and remember it! Do it for you and you achieve great power....


That's enough from me the update should be soon after my Video's are posted.
I will show my dietary, and training regime!

Oh and if you have time, take a minute or two to check this guy out, an absolute beast and inspiration!
http://www.facebook.com/durrah1

Any questions just post below.

Introduction

23/02/2011

A Beginning of a life changing strategy (My transformation)

There is a special meaning this photo.
Once the water is shook, everything is unsettled, give it time and everything will become clear..

Everybody has a goal in life to pursue whether it's from getting rich or becoming success and I've finlly had time to  share with you guys the progress of my own life changing strategy. Being inspired by Vince Delmonte and Hahnchampion which i have set links below. 

I've targeted myself for reaching 80 kg by the 12th of May a special date to me.

Firstly, Let me introduce myself....
I'm Dan, nickname Dluineo, 19 and studying Mechanical Engineering at University.
At the Beginning of this journey I started at my mma weight being at about 63kg at the height of 5ft 11 and growning up as strong character I've noticed that there will always be challenges in life that you must face in becoming stronger emotionally and physically, in which made me the person I am today. Life is never easy and there can be people that can take it for granted for its gift. Always remember yesterday was history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. There can be various meaning to this phrase which we will elaborate on later.

Normally at phases in life when i'm knocked down, I'm determined to stand right back up on my own however a shift in my life happened on December 17th, the date I will always remember. Not only this date but the month was a tragic to me. I was knocked down hard and couldn't stand up by myself and through this experience It was an eye opener, an overwhelming experience to understand how much people had an impact in my life. I've had help from alot of friends and new people entering in my life at one go whom aidded me in standing on solid gound again. Because of this. I believe that everything happens for a reason. "People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." — Marilyn Monroe

Remember that you only have one chance, so don't take it for granted. Life is full of choices make them with your heart and soul, don't look back and only head forward. Time is your only friend and patience is the key, Don't hate patience learn to understand it and accept it. If you take it for granted the only answer you will receive is regret.



So back to my body building
My goal :

My goal is to weigh about 80kg and to look something near this

This is Hahn-champion ( http://hanhchampion.blogspot.com/ & his youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/HanhChampion ) an real inspiration for the Chinese body builder's, this is the 1st Chinese guy I've seen that is ripped!
I want to be the 3rd! (after Frank Ice1cube http://www.youtube.com/user/ice1cube) another real inspiration
Vince Delmonte http://www.youtube.com/user/VinceDelMonte?feature=chclk

This is me when just before I started:
Remember everyone starts off somewhere.....

This was about November 2010 sometime Weighing about 63kg

This was just before I started, A bit of tensing to see what I had I was about 58kg
because of all the things happening to me at once. (January 2011)

So yer Since then I have been working really hard and you decide for yourself if it is an improvement because I don't really know myself, as I look at myself everyday.

More definition and more mass in my arm, traps and chest I believe
taken in about week 4 

Working on my abs hard I want to keep my abs as I work through
people have many ways of doing it, Bulk then cut. But i want to do
it in my own time, slow and steady wins the race for me........ Everyone's different

Taken in week 5

Progress if you compare it to my 1st picture above i think.
My 6th week of training

Here is a comparison picture after 6 weeks of hard work and dedication:

My next part of my update will be about the philosophy I live with everyday and Diet aswell.

Remember that Pain is temporary and Pride is forever. Do it to get your own, do it for yourself and you will achieve your goal with hard work and dedication.

I will support you and as much as my dearest friend and big brother has supported me

Link to my friends blog she also help me set this one up much love!
http://b-mjl.tumblr.com/

Also if you live in the UK and need any supplements I sell them at discounted prices with a referral just leave a comment on my blog and I will get back to you.