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Wednesday, 14th June 2017
LA Muscle has teamed up with Mr Universe Neale Cranwell for an exclusive Q&A with the man himself. Delve into the bodybuilding career of Neale and find out how he has become so successful in the world of bodybuilding......
Questions and Answer's with Mr Universe Neale Cranwell
LA
Muscle: How long have
you now been a competitive bodybuilder?
Neale: Over 20 years competing
LA
Muscle: How many titles
have you won?
Neale: Over 60 titles
LA
Muscle: What has been
your greatest achievement?
Neale:
LA
Muscle: How long do you have left in you?
Neale: 10 years is the end goal, to compete at
over 50, I am currently 41.
LA
Muscle: What's your
favourite exercise?
Neale: Squats
LA
Muscle: What's your best
body part?
Neale: Legs
LA
Muscle: What's your
weakest body part?
Neale: Back needs more density
LA
Muscle: What's your
off-season weight?
Neale: 18 1/2 stone
LA
Muscle: How much do you
weigh on-season?
Neale: 16 1/2 stone
LA
Muscle: How many times a week do you train?
Neale: 5-6 with weights, cardio everyday
LA Muscle: How many meals and grams of protein do you have a day?
Neale: 7 Meals, 40g protein per meal (give or take)
LA
Muscle: What's the
toughest thing about comp prepping?
Neale: Missing my social life and not be able
to have as much fun due to low calories and lack of time due to training 3 x
day
LA
Muscle: Who is your
favourite bodybuilder?
Neale: Jay Cutler, Ronnie Coleman cant split
the two
LA Muscle: What supplements do you use on
a lead up to a show?
Neale:
Amino acids through training and on
waking
LA
Muscle: How much water
do you drink on a normal day?
Neale: 4-5 litres
LA
Muscle: How much water
do you drink on a last week of a show?
Neale:10 litres
LA
Muscle: What's the first
thing you eat after a show?
Neale: My typical routine post contest is find
pizza express, order 2 beers, 2 large pizzas and 2 cheesecakes. NOM NOM
LA
Muscle: What's your
favourite food?
Neale: Italian or Thai
LA Muscle: What's your favourite
'cheat' meal?
Neale: A very good double burger and fries with
cheesecake
LA
Muscle: What's the most
annoying thing you see at the gym?
Neale: Bad form by lifting too much weight, ego
training
LA
Muscle: What's your
favourite film?
Neale: Gladiator or The Usual suspects
LA
Muscle: What's your
favourite TV programme?
Neale: I don't actually watch TV as I am always working at
Krunch gym but if I get time, Celebrity juice
. Keith Lemon just makes me laugh.
LA
Muscle: What advice
would you give anyone who wants to take up bodybuilding?
Neale: Go to an advanced coach in your first few months and
stop wasting time, effort and money "trying things out".... save
yourself years of frustration and get the knowledge from someone that has been
there and done it and inspires you to achieve your best and fastest
results.