Body Transformation Camp *Like!*

I'm very sure that DailyMuscle's readership far outstrips mine, but heck. I'm still gonna do this write-up anyway. DM is doing his most ambitious project yet, which is the DailyMuscle Body Transformation Camp.


Ever heard of 'bootcamps' where a group of people work together under the watchful eyes of trainers? Yeah, it's something similar to that but knowing DM, I know the methods he'll be using is whole lot more fun. It's primarily for those who have some weight to lose and also for those who are trying to get leaner.

So yeah. I'm won't be participating. But I might drop by on a Saturday morning to see DM and the crew in action. Oh by the way, classes are conducted at Taman Rimba Kiara in TTDI. The schedule goes like this:

TTDI (Taman Rimba Kiara)
Tuesday: 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Thursday: 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Saturday: 9.00am - 10.00am

But it's best if you guys head over here to know more about this cool new transformation camp DM is doing. He even has a teaser video up (my friends loved the video). I think it's still not too late for you to sign up. I'm excited as heck about this project. I hope a mass-gaining camp is on the works...

Break Week

I'm on a break between programmes now. No heavy workouts for me. Mr. Ferruggia's dire warning was if I ignore this instruction I'll be losing out on some serious muscle gains. So yeah, this is my lepak week. Pretty hard to do when there's a barbell lying around the house now.

Anyway, I think it's gonna be pretty much a 2-week break as I'll be off to Phuket this Sunday. Will try and fit in a few bodyweight exercises.

My barbell has arrived

Mwahahahhaa... It's finally here. My 6ft barbell and pair of 5kg plates (non-rubberized). Been testing it... I did some front squats, back squats and thrusters (thanks for the vid, Adeline). Neat stuff! Best part is I can use the plates from my dumbbells and put it on my barbell so deadlifts and squats can be more challenging because let's face it... a pair of 5kg weight plates don't add up to much.

Perhaps if I come into some extra cash I'll buy myself a pair of 10kg plates after this. Woohoo! But I have a feeling my cleaners will have a tough time moving all those weights out of the way just to mop the floor.

Screw it. Will cross the bridge once I get there.

Barbell Complex

In anticipation of the arrival of my barbell, I've been looking at various barbell complex workouts. As I've written in my earlier post, I'm not used to barbell exercises because I don't have a barbell in my arsenal of home gym equipment. Even when I was a member of a commercial gym, I didn't use barbells because I was intimidated by it.

But I know that having a barbell is pretty much necessary if I'm serious on gaining some serious strength. So invest in one I did and it's arriving this Sunday. In the meantime, I've been surfing YouTube looking at various barbell complex workouts.

For those not in the know, a barbell complex is a series of lifts using the barbell done back to back. You finish one type of lift then you move on to the other. Non-stop. You're done with the workouts fairly quickly as witnessed by the vids below.

Make no mistake, though. It's brutal. In a fun way. Makes a great finisher after a training session.



Like Mr. Ballantyne says... this is a great alternative for interval training. I'd do complexes any day over cardio. It's much more interesting.



Mr. Ferruggia completed this finisher in a minute! Bloody hell!

Bodyweight Challenge Workouts

If you're a fairly competitive person like myself, I think you'd love this kind of workouts. It's basically a challenge exercise where you're supposed to complete a series of exercises within a certain time period. It's a great way to gauge your progress. You know you've improved when you can complete the challenge quicker compared to previously.

There are many kinds of challenge exercises. One of my favourites is the Upper Body 10x10 Workout. Barbell complexes are also cool. I've never done one before since I only have dumbbells at home. That's gonna change soon though; because my barbell will arrive this weekend. But that's another entry for another day.



Back to the agenda folks. So the video above is the Bodyweight 100 challenge. I guess this one is a bit on the easy side but it's a good start. Mr. Ballantyne has created a lot of bodyweight challenges, from the basic Bodyweight 100 to the extreme Bodyweight 1,000. So if you like a bit of competition - doesn't matter if it's with yourself of amongst your fellow fitness enthusiasts, this would be a fun way to test yourself.

Best of all, you don't need to hit the gym for this. You can do it in a playground or at home. Cool, huh?