Quick Bio: Born: 1960 Age: 58 Height: 6’2″ – 188 cm Contest Weight: 229 lbs – 104 kg Off-Season Weight: 305 lbs – 139 kg Biography Gary Strydom is a South African/American citizen that lives in Thailand. Gary Strydom is a IFBB Professional bodybuilder whose career spans three decades. Between 1983 and 1992, Gary reigned supreme, claiming titles such as the US Championships, the Nationals and the Night of Champions. […]
Common Traffic Laws I Don’t Obey When Cycling I consider myself a law-abiding citizen for the most part. It’s true that I cut off the tags on my pillows that say “it’s against the law to remove these tags…blah, blah, blah”, but I don’t feel like this negatively affects or injures anyone. I do weekly indoor workout by recumbent exercise bike on Monday instead of Sunday. I’ve also watered my lawn on Wednesday’s instead of […]
The 1980’s comprised two bodybuilding eras. The beginning of this decade was a continuation of the lightweight era (1976–83), during which the only over-200-pound Mr. Olympia was a downsized version of Schwarzenegger. The rest of the decade was filled by six of Lee Haney’s eight years of mass-with-class dominance. Training, too, was in a transition from the high-volume, high frequency Schwarzenegger era. […]
Quick Bio: Age: 23 Height: 5’4″ – 162 cm Contest Weight: 106 lbs – 48 kg Off-Season Weight: 123 lbs – 55 kg Location: Perth, Western Australia How did you get started with bodybuilding? Started training with Les Mills Classes, fell in love with Body Pump, then that got too easy and ventured out into the gym. Got addicted to constantly lifting […]
Have you torn your rotator cuff? Are you an athlete who is sidelined, watching your teammates compete, wanting to join them, or just want to get back to your routine activities? If you answered yes to any of these questions, there are a few things you can do to get back in the game more quickly. Rotator cuff injury and its symptoms It’s simply a partial or full tear of your shoulder’s rotator cuff tendons […]
Everyone loves a good high-intensity interval training session, and exercise variation is key for better muscle development and fat loss. But what exactly do these all-out techniques do for your body? We asked trainer, Socanomics creator, and fitness model Selena Watkins to explain how HIIT can help you get sculpted and lean. The methods: Tabata (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off; four minutes); EMOM (Every Minute On the Minute) […]
Quick Bio: Age: 25 Height: 5’9″ - 175 cm Weight: 200 lbs - 91 kg Location: Holloman AFB, New Mexico, United States Were there any unique challenges or circumstances that made your transformation particularly difficult? For me I had 4 surgeries go wrong in a week, since then I’ve had heart failure, kidney failure, and […]
For many thin men around the world, gaining weight without using illegal steroids has been the challenge. Some people are naturally thin, which means their genetic makeup is such that the body burns more calories than others. The basic method of weight gain is eating more calories than your body burns. By providing the body with more calories, this balance can be altered and body mass can be increased. […]
