Before and After 2004 Road to Bodybuilding

In November 2004 my friend Arthur told me I was a fat bastard. This was the best thing vocalized to me by anyone at that time. In that, I was sure another few months of eating 2 large DQ bizzards 7 days a week, pizza every night and the few chocolate deserts I shoved down my throat every couple of days would soon cause hospitalization for a heart triple by-pass.

So, to the advice of Arthur at Leading Edge in Kanata, I joined the cardio-kickbox classes and the Lean and Fit group training classes. I really appreciate getting into his cardio-kickbox with lean and fit programs at Leading Edge. Was I in for a surprise.

Before I started, I weighed 249 lbs at 30% body fat. Check out the spare tire! My jean pants were a size 38, my dress pants were a size 42 and I really did not need a belt.

249 lbs at 30% bodyfat

Cardio Kickbox Training Begins

Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays were 45 minutes cardi-kickbox classes. These classes were brutal. I've never sweat so much in my life. I developed good power, speed and agility from the punch/kick combos. Arthur and Sean are amazing instructors and really motivate you to give it 100% effort. After these classes I did the lean and fit classes which were circuit type weight training.

After 10 weeks of intense but very productive and satisfying exercise, I was rewarded and received astonishing results. At 10 weeks into the program, I weighed 220 lbs at 21% bodyfat

220 lbs at 21% bodyfat

I lost 29 lbs and 9 % bodyfat - My stress was very low, my speed, energy and power were very high.

Because of my progress, I set another goal for myself that I had been thinking about for a long time. To compete again in bodybuilding. I told Arthur at Leading Edge about my plan and wanted him to join me. Arthur has great genetics for bodybuilding so I knew he could do well. Arthur decided to join me in competing at the Neutron's bodybuilding show. Chris, one of Arthur's karate students also decided to join the us and together we started training for the bodybuilding show as a team.

I am proud to announce, Robert Lagana is runner up at the 2005 Canadian Natural National Bodybuilding Competition. Robert placed 2nd in the 5'9 to 5'11 height category.

After a 6 year plus layoff from the sport, Robert shocked the crowd with his corvette physique aesthetics. The event is organized by Neutron Sports sanctioned by International Fitness Sanctioning Body (IFSB) founded in 1991. The IFSB and Neutron have the most strict drug testing policy in the sport which comparable to Olympic level at IOC standards.

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