you guys remember the Body Building Club, used to be next to the Karate club.
Guys like myself, Keith Gass, 'Crow' (who I am told apparently committed suicide by walking into the surf some where) , Danny Rost, a guy with a nickname 'China??? I think', and others who I cannot recall now, used to spend many hours 'pumping iron' in this gym.
I do to remember the Body Building club and the Crow guy and China (de Jager) he married "Richards" Miss Style if I'm not mistaken.
that's it 'China' De Jager, can't remember the wife though.
China (Joe) married Lynn Steyl - art teacher
Two kids; Jac and Liesel. A great guy China de Jager. He and Claude Short did body-building together.
yes I remember China as being a real on the go larger than life sort of guy. Can't remember Claude Short though?? Perhaps a pic will jog my memory.
Jacques still lives here, works in accounts somewhere, married to Vicki Summers....
perhaps Jacques has photo's of his dad's and claude's bodybuilding days??
I'll mention it to him, the next time I see him....
thanks Mike
Hi3
Yes Keith did Body Bulding in o/m with you guys, still does at 62!!!!
and now our eldest grandson Thorne does it too xmastree xmastree xmastree xmastree
I was never into bodybuilding, more like boepbuilding! :ciupa1:
I always heard that if you started with bodybuilding, you have to stay with it for the rest of your life, otherwise your body turns to flabby hanging parts, (knda like Aunty Diana) laughpoint
Oops sailing close to the edge there Mike hammer .. The "problem " is that while active in bodybuilding one has to have a higher food intake to build the muscle .. so when the person stops bodybuilding and does not adjust the food intake downwards in relation to the reduction in activity or total stoppage of activity then they will pack on weight .. simple fact is muscle pays the rent it burns energy ... and yes a good base of muscle built up over the years can do no harm and if food intake is reduced and combined with mild/ moderate excersise ( like your swimming ) or even brisk walking then that muscle base will serve one well long into ones life keeping one in reasonable shape ..
A simple equation ,, here in SA they for whatever convoluted reasoning dont have compulsory PE in school .. result more flabby youngsters ... not a good foundation for later in life ..
Yes Pam, you have just jolted my memory now, I remember Keith being into bodybuilding as well, and yes in answer to a previous post Keith and I were on quite a few Kommando camps playing soldiers in the Namib desert in the area surrounding the water supply to Luderitz, I think it was called Koichab area. Wish I was doing bodybuilding at 62. So damn unfit these days, perhaps 2009 I need to start serious excersing (sic).
Some eye candy for Keith, I've also attached pictures of my 1974 Ducati GT750 which I completely restored after a minor accident I had. I sold the bike a few years ago to a Ducati collector. Too much traffic these days and too many drivers who are not alert to motorbikes.
A wonderful 2009 to you and your family.
Leon
Quote from: Michael Alexander on December 28, 2008, 06:42:29 AM
I was never into bodybuilding, more like boepbuilding! :ciupa1:
I always heard that if you started with bodybuilding, you have to stay with it for the rest of your life, otherwise your body turns to flabby hanging parts, (knda like Aunty Diana) laughpoint
I have always had an allegie to anything called excercise........oh yes Michael my flabby parts do not hang. Perky they are...... Boobs
@Diana, maybe from where you are viewing them they don't....... you're normally the last to know in these cases.... ha ha
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