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Olney Gym owner Martin Stevenson competes in British National Bodybuilding Final
LOCAL GYM OWNER Martin Stevenson competed in Nottingham at the Royal Concert Hall over the weekend of the 9th/10th October. In order to compete in this event Martin had to qualify by winning a regional competition, which he did by winning the East Midlands UKBFF Qualifier in Leicester on the 5th September. The competitions are divided into weight categories starting at Under 70kg, Under 80kg, Under 90kg, Over 100kg. The over 100kg is known as ‘The Super Heavyweights’ and they don’t come any bigger than that!
Once qualified for the British Final competitors have to compete in several rounds eliminating athletes as the
competition progresses, they are judged on muscle mass, symmetry, proportion and condition. There are seven mandatory poses and a one minute freestyle posing round. The original numbers of athletes are reduced to ten and then down to the final six, all of whom receive trophies and medals.
Olney Health & Fitness are very proud to announce that Martin placed 5th in the Super Heavy Weights and weighed in at 18st 4lbs (117kg) with a body fat percentage of 4%, that is a massive amount of beef. At 41 Martin was eligible to compete in the ‘Seniors’ but felt he is still far too fit and in such great condition to make it easier on himself.
This made his placing and achievement even greater still.
Martin’s diet and training was done
over a 20 week period with everything geared around the final, an average
day consisted of one hour Cardio Vascular (CV) training before
breakfast, 1.5 hours weight training in the afternoon followed by 30 minutes CV and then a one hour CV session at 8pm. His diet consisted of high protein Eggs, Chicken, White Fish, Steak, Turkey and Protein Shakes from his sponsor Boditronics. Small amounts of Carbohydrates e.g., Oats, Sweet Potato, Basmati Rice along with healthy fats such as Walnuts, UDO’s Oil, Olive Oil, with huge portions of Broccoli, Cauliflower and Salad.
James Collier of Healthy Action (Nutrition Consultancy) in Kettering advised Martin in the last 12 weeks of his diet.
Martin would like to thank James Collier, Staff at the gym (Jon, Stuart and Andy) for their support both over
the period and in coming along to cheer and support him at the events themselves. It is also important to Martin to mention the unwavering support shown by Kerry Lewis his fiancé and Jaime his son who cheered as loud as they could and Jaime was very proud of Dad.
Bodybuilding is an individual sport, you have to do the work in the gym, you have to diet but it is a team effort and you cannot achieve results without the support of your friends and family.
If you are interested in gaining or losing weight or just getting fit? Contact us at Olney Health & Fitness on 01234 241383. If you are a local business interested in sponsoring Martin please email reception@olneyfitnessclub.co.uk
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