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NABBA England 2014 Training Diary: Bodybuilding vs Powerlifting
This journal follows junior bodybuilder Brandon Allsopp as he trains for the NABBA England 2014 contest in October. You can read the introduction to the series here. I want to start this week's post with a question I often get asked. "Out o [...]

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NABBA England 2014 Training Diary: 4 Months Out
This journal follows junior bodybuilder Brandon Allsopp as he trains for the NABBA England 2014 contest in October. You can read the introduction to the series here. I’ve been away recently, things have been pretty busy! So I started diet [...]

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NABBA England 2014 Training Diary: Bodybuilding & Life
This journal follows junior bodybuilder Brandon Allsopp as he trains for the NABBA England 2014 contest in October. You can read the introduction to the series here. Today's blog entry is something I felt like I had to write about. I want t [...]

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NABBA England 2014 Training Diary: A Week Of Training & Progressive Overload
This journal follows junior bodybuilder Brandon Allsopp as he trains for the NABBA England 2014 contest in October. You can read the introduction to the series here. Today I’m going to give you an insight into what a typical week of training [...]

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NABBA England 2014 Training Diary: Nutrition
This journal follows junior bodybuilder Brandon Allsopp as he trains for the NABBA England 2014 contest. You can read the introduction to the series here. This week's entry in my NABBA Training Diary will give you an insight into my diet - wha [...]

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NABBA England 2014 Training Diary: Introduction
This blog series follows junior bodybuilder Brandon Allsopp as he trains for the NABBA England 2014 contest. Introducing Brandon Allsopp I’m 20 years old and come from a small town in North Wales called Holyhead. I work and train out of a gym [...]

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Wrist Sprains, British Champs & Crazy Russians
This training log diarises the journey of David Heppenstall, a Welsh Champion Olympic Weightlifer, as he attempts to qualify for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Read the introduction to this series here. Week Commencing July 15, 2013 Wrist spr [...]

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Olympic Weightlifting Training Diary Week #2: Sore Knees & PBs
This training log diarises the journey of David Heppenstall, a Welsh Champion Olympic Weightlifer, as he attempts to qualify for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. You can read the introduction to this series here. Week Commencing June 10, 201 [...]

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Olympic Weightlifting Training Diary Week #1: Nothing But Hard Work Here
This training log diarises the journey of David Heppenstall, a Welsh Champion Olympic Weightlifer, as he attempts to qualify for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Read the introduction to this series here. For the last couple of weeks, after my m [...]

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Olympic Weightlifting Training Diary: An Introduction
Let me introduce myself. My name is David Heppenstall, and I'm an amateur Olympic Weightlifter and the current Welsh National Champion (105kg). This training diary - for those who wish to follow/read/whatever it is you do with a blog - will see [...]