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1,000 MO' REPS Just as a journey of one thousand miles begins with a single step, so too a workout of a thousand reps begins with one rep. For Moe El Moussawi, this is no mere proverb. It's his reality each time he trains every bodypart except calves. Rep number one is always followed by 999 more, although he blocks out the grand total as the marathon commences.
Kicking off this back session is a unique exercise: standing high-cable pulls. Grasping two D-handles attached to the same hook and standing five feet from the overhead cable, El Moussawi pulls. And the long, lonely trek to 1,000 begins.
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FOREVER YOUNG
TakE ONE LOOK AT ELAINE GOODLAD and you'd never think that, hiding behind the natural beauty and grace of a top IFBB Pro League figure athlete, was a girl who once used food as an escape. Or one who, as a fresh face in a start-up sport, could barely keep her knees from wobbling the first time she took to the competitive stage. "It was the most horrifying experience of my life," Goodlad says. "But forcing myself to do it got me past the afraid-of-everything stage."
That it did. It was only a matter of time before Goodlad's exotic beauty and hardcore attitude made her one of the most recognisable faces in the industry, and one of the top competitors in the sport. Now 45 years old, Goodlad shows no signs of slowing down and proves that being hardcore is something you never have to give up. "If you believe you can do something, you can do it if you work hard enough," Goodlad says. "The minute you stop believing in yourself, it's over.
For the full story see this month's issue.
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