Real Muscle Building

Tired of the B.S., hype, lies and gloss associated with muscle building? Welcome to the world of real muscle building. The real world of results, setbacks, juggling jobs and training and staying-motivated. You won’t find any glamour here, just the real deal.

First Year Of Training And Blogging Over

An entire year of blogging and you’d think I’d have something great to say on New Years Eve, particularly as it’s exactly a year ago since I started training.

I have plenty to say. (…)

Posted by Mr. X on December 31st, 2008 in Blog

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If Only I Could Have Gone There…

Today I came across something interesting: A story of an American guy who weighed 640lb who travelled to China to stay at a clinic to help him shed his weight. (…)

Posted by Mr. X on December 12th, 2008 in Blog

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Westside Barbell Comes To Eastside England

Ok, not literally. What I’m referring to is the fact that today my Westside Barbell DVD package arrived, and I can’t wait to get watching. (…)

Posted by Mr. X on December 11th, 2008 in Blog

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Crosse & Blackwell Cup Soup Saves The Day!

It’s a funny but frustrating paradox: when I was bulking, finding enough high calorie foods was always a pain to me, and now I’m cutting, finding foods which are low enough in calories is a pain, also. (…)

Posted by Mr. X on December 9th, 2008 in Blog

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Well, The Scales Have Moved…

As I reported on Tuesday, I felt I had to lower my calories further to continue losing fat (eating at around 1,000 or less per day). For the rest of the week I’ve eaten sparingly for the most part. (…)

Posted by Mr. X on December 7th, 2008 in Blog

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An Englishman, No Irishman, And A Chinese Takeaway

Would you Adam and Eve it… just as I was about to go to bed, my dad comes home from a night out. What’s he got with him that he offers me? Chinese chicken curry and chips.

Well, what can you do? (…)

Posted by Mr. X on December 6th, 2008 in Blog

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Argh

I didn’t mention this in yesterdays blog post, because in all honesty, I didn’t think it necessary. As yesterday night wore on, that gradually changed. (…)

Posted by Mr. X on December 3rd, 2008 in Blog

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Wheels Of Progress Barely Turn At All

Things haven’t been going great.

Loath to say it, but, I’m still around the 12.5 stone mark – although slightly under when I weighed in on Sunday. (…)

Posted by Mr. X on December 2nd, 2008 in Blog

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