Nikki Johnston competes in the 2011 NPC Philadelphia Bodybuilding and Figure Championship – Figure Class C. David talks about the hard work and dedication that it took for Nikki to get to this point in this article .
My wife, Nikki J, competed last Saturday, June 25th, 2011, in the NPC Philadelphia Bodybuilding and Figure Championship. Many have asked how she did, how the contest went, how she felt, how she looked, etc., etc., etc. I’m pretty sure the stock and standard responses that I am supposed to give are: “She did great…
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Train Insane or Remain the Same I ran a 5K last weekend. It felt good to know I could do it. But it’s just not my thing. I respect those who run. But deep down I’m a strength athlete, plain and simple. I respect raw, brute strength, and the insanity required to achieve the strength.
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Note: If you missed yesterdays post regarding bodybuilding diet and meal planning you can read it on the Facebook page here… Bodybuilding Meal Plan While prepping for bodybuilding competition I generally keep training very simple, as I am an advocate of fairly low-volume, high-intensity training. Throughout the entire prep, I would train back and shoulders
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While training for competition in 2010, I followed a very simple carb-cycle meal plan that was laid out for me by my coach, Dan Kelsey. I would kept protein consistent on all days, M-Su (approximately 300-340g). On training days (M/W/F), I would keep carbs moderate to high (250g) and fats trace; on non-training days (Tu/Th/Sa/Su),
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Bodybuilding.com is one of, if not the biggest bodybuilding sites on the internet. Each week they feature a Transformation of the Week. This week they have selected David as the “Male Transformation of the Week”
A few videos and photos that were taken on August 21, 2010 at the “2010 NPC Met-Rx Maryland East Coast Bodybuilding Classic.” As you will see in the video’s it was a very successful evening with everyone involved walking away with awards. First up the men – Yuri, David, Joe, and Brandon.
Amazingly successful night last night at the 2010 NPC Maryland East Coast Bodybuilding Classic. David took 1rst place in the Super Heavyweight Divisions for BOTH Maryland and East Coast. Here is one of the final pose downs. Much more video to come as I am able to get it edited and put together.
You never quit, you never stop. Auto-pilot. Like a tank rolling across the landscape. With the lights off, climb the stairs. Don’t even say prayers to yourself. Just move, in a state of silent meditation. And then, you will be great. You will create yourself from scratch, assembling cells into a thing that is more than beautiful. Until then, you are nothing.
Nikki’s Diet Prep Recipes When my wife and I have to prepare for a physique competition, the eating can become very bland and monotonous. When I was a bachelor and cooked all of my own clean “bodybuilding” foods, I ate incredibly boring– I ate for function– and nothing ever tasted good. Now, my beautiful wife
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