Throughout my posts you will often hear me talking about training in a place called ‘The Pit’. To put it simply The Pit is my gym I have set up in the garage of my home. I don’t know how I came up with the name, but
Read more →For today’s weight training session I had Mrs Niko as a training partner. Before we went into ‘The Pit’ for a session of back and biceps we had a talk about the weights that Mrs Niko was using as she had made a comment that she felt
Read more →Today I am back up the Sunshine Coast for work, so after my shift, I headed back to the ‘Muscle Hut’, which is based in Kawana, about a 10 minute drive away from where I am staying. When I got there I noticed the gym to be
Read more →Today for the first time in a while I am able to train with Mrs Niko. As you would know from previous posts Mrs Niko has developed an interest in incorporating weight training into her fitness regime. As you would be aware I think weight training should
Read more →Today I was home alone with my boys. During the middle of the day my youngest boy still goes down for a sleep. My oldest boy is past that stage so he normally just chills out in the middle of the day and watches one of his
Read more →Friday night, normally this means to me a couple of drinks whilst watching a double header of Friday night football. However, tonight I was home on my own and I felt a need to train. So for the entire afternoon I had a mental arm wrestle with
Read more →I am still on the first week of my new 12 week program. Today’s training split is Legs, Shoulders and abs. For the first few years of training, I like many others neglected my legs. If I was to miss a session, I undoubtedly would miss my
Read more →Today I work a day shift and came home and did the normal dad thing. During the night, after the kids had gone to bed, Mrs Niko headed off to play her weekly game of netball. Like any normal person I was feeling a bit tired and
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My name is Niko. I’m a 35 year-old happily married, shift working, father of two boys. My whole life I have been involved in sport, through high school and my early to mid-twenties I was heavily involved in playing Rugby League and weight training.
