As many of you know, my training partner, Nancy Arnold (aka The Big Girl), will be competing in her second bodybuilding competition, a natural drug-free event, on April 29, 2006. After some discussion, we decided to capture what she is going through in a series of video podcasts. These podcasts will also include others involved in the competition preparation such as her coach, Mary Reiter. The first is available by clicking the picture above or by going directly to the mp4 (Quicktime) file at this link.
Other bodybuilding contest journals and Tom Venuto's bodybuilding secrets site provide insights into the training regimens of successful male bodybuilders. We think our series adds to what you can find at these other sites because we delve into the less well covered daily training experience of a female amateur bodybuilder.
People who have been reading this blog for a while know that in late February and early March, Nancy and I started an exercise analysis series on our site, Muscle Ventures. The podcast is there as a separate blog, but we will soon integrate the two in a coherent site. We've been a bit delayed in our plans by extensive travel and Nancy's intensive contest prep. Although a labor of love, our Internet empire building efforts are a spare time activity. We welcome your observations.
Content itself was interesting. The only suggestion that I'd make initially is to rest the camera on something solid whilst filming - the constant movement makes it a little difficult to watch.
Posted by: Scott | April 06, 2006 at 13:35
We have been working on this issue. I think through a combination of factors we'll get there. Thanks for the feedback.
Posted by: Bud Gibson | April 06, 2006 at 14:02