01.19.12 | personal
On 3rd December, 2011, I competed in the last powerlifting competition for the year, the Matti Tikka Powerlifting Challenge, in North Sydney, following a successful competition I did back in July, 2011.
12.29.11 | personal
I didn’t manage to listen to much music over the year, but I did manage to read a few books. I love to read and with my very busy lifestyle, I find reading a good book helps me relax and forces me to have some much needed down time.
09.28.11 | diet, personal
I have just come back from a wonderful month long holiday in the USA. Whilst overseas I was committed to maintaining my powerlifting training, as well as eating well. Many of you will know that going on a holiday generally means your normal routine gets thrown out the window. Suddenly you don’t have a kitchen [...]
08.25.11 | personal
On July 17th, I competed in my first powerlifting competition, since I injured my back in October last year, at the Hercules of the West RAW Championships at Adonis Athletics in Parramatta, NSW.
12.29.10 | personal
Below is a shelf of all the books I read this year, listed in order from those I rated the highest, to those I wasn’t so keen on. Hover over each book to read a short review.
12.16.10 | exercise, personal
Along with my top 10 songs and top 20 albums of 2010, below are the top 10 songs I enjoyed most whilst sweating it out at the gym.
12.14.10 | personal
2010 proved to be another great year for music. Below are my top 20 albums for the year. I recommend you go out and get them all!
12.11.10 | personal
Here is my top 10 songs for 2010. What were your favourite tracks this year?
09.11.10 | exercise, personal
I competed in my third powerlifting competition last weekend, the Lake Macquarie Open, in Toronto NSW. Being a powerlifting novice, my aim for the competition was to simply beat the 237.5kg total I achieved in the Hawks Novice Comp in June, and to gain some more competition experience.
05.29.10 | exercise, personal
Having enjoyed competing in a strongman competition earlier this year, I recently made the decision to have a go at powerlifting. I’ve been looking for a strength/fitness based sport to compete in and powerlifting is a sporting endeavour that I think I am well suited to – for a couple of reasons: