Muscle Shock Therapy. For the past 2 weeks, I feel like I've had muscle shock therapy! training super slow protocol has been like being a bootcamp, 3 days a week being thrashed by Steve Shields at Tom Wojcik's Studio gym 'the Train Yard' in New Lynn. I've been pushed and stretched to limits...

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Bikes, Tanks and Oxmobiles...and mmm delicious Vietnamese coffee
Lisa and Mum's Intreprid Vietnam journey

I went on a Vietnamese adventure with my Mum in 07. Some of you may have followed our safari on the message board, if you did, then you'll know what a hectic and mad place the country can be.

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Do you feel a tickle in your throat? you feel more lethargic than usual? your head feels a little hot. Then it might be a sign that your body's adjusting to the winter and changes in weather. I know I've been feeling a little under the weather lately. It could be stress! If it is, then stress combined with the cold weather is a sure mixture to get the dreaded cold. But I do have a battle plan.

The days are getting shorter, the sun rises later and sets earlier. These are the sure signs winter is setting in and our motivation levels to workout are at a low ebb. No longer do we pounce out of bed to do our morning walk or hit the gym as early. Afterall, who wants to wait 15mins for their car to warm up - mine takes that long anyway! or who wants to head out into the foggy cold and hit the streets.

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Those Stubborn Abdominals
The 6 pack is the prize most of us want more than anything in our quest to achieve the great body. To show a 6 pack is like a trophy you can carry round showing off to your friends/family/competitors of your hard earned work.

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