ATHLETE PROFILE

Name: Craig Birnley

DOB: 05/04/79

Occupation: Fitness Instructor, Shop Manager - SPN

Weight Off Season: 15 1/2 stone

Contest Weight: 14 1/2 stone

Marital Status: Married (Single when drunk)

Contest History: North East 1st Timers 2004 - 3rd, Five Towns Overall Champion 2005

When/Why Started Training: 2001.  To improve physique.

Physique Most Admired (British Bodybuilder): Charles Clairmont, Dayo Audi (pleasing symmetry), Gary Lister (mind blowing condition), Bertil Fox, Pete Brown (raw muscle mass)

Physique Most Admired (Foreign Bodybuilder): Flex Wheeler, Richard Jones, Shawn Ray

Favourite Body Parts: Shoulders and Back

Least Favourite Body Part: Calves

Weak Points in Physique: Calves and Quads

Favourite Exercises: Regular Deadlift

Least Favourite Exercises: Calf Raises

Off Season Training: 1 hr sessions, 2 days on 1 day off.

Pre Contest Training: Same as off-season - just a bit lighter on weights due to lower calories and lower energy levels.

Favourite Cheat Meal: Porridge with Vanilla Protein Isolate. I rarely cheat when dieting -    I just increase my carbs with the same diet food.

F.S.P: I'm not bothered as long as I'm getting it!

Lights on or off: Depends on how rough the woman is!

Short/Long Term Contest Plans: To improve my physique and probably enter another show,  in the next 2 years.

Years in training: 4 years

Years of competing: 1 year

Acknowledgements: My wife Michelle, Dayo Audi, Rachel Grice & Shane Copley of Bodyworks Gym.