Ozi,
You have nailed it in ONE! “NUTRITION” is 99.999999% of bodybuilding. Finding what your genetics responds to (eg. super sets, drop sets, one maximum set to failure, etc.) and lagging body parts (eg, calves, etc) that need extra attention is the ‘easy bit’. So to is the discipline of ‘NEVER’ making excuses by missing a work out. If you stick to eating clean ALWAYS, then everything eventually comes together. Don’t focus on the size of the muscle. It’s development/growth will eventually be a side effect of sticking to nutrition and consistency.
Cheers,
Gatsby.

Hi Workfree,
I attended a seminar he held a few years ago in Melbourne. On the flyer it stated he was ‘holding the seminar’. When myself and friends arrived, another presenter held the seminar and was recommending property to buy in Sydney (off the plan). I read his book and must admit I did like it. This has only been my experience with him. I’d do a search or if it’s a free event then perhaps attend and make up your own mind.
Kind regards,
Gatsby.

…”Self righteous Bible bashing”,… “Me – practising Catholic and ‘PROUD’ of it”,………………. Contradiction????? Nah! No way! At least there was no reference to Buddha! Particulary when most people from “QLD” (?) and “Nth Shore Sydney” (?) resemble Buddha???
Cheers,
Gatsby!

Cruiser,
I don’t in anyway, shape or form see one’s personal convictions being mutually exclusive to property! Steve has helped more of the needy as a result of his actions. I recall one part of the Bible stating ‘take the plank of wood out of your own eye before removing the splinter from another’ (or words to that effect). Anyway, I’m a Darwinist so have a thought for me! As an aetheist, I miss out on all the public holidays!!!! And if I am a Christian,…. then I forgive you!
Cheers,
Gatsby!
ps Also, wasn’t Jesus a carpenter, by trade?

Hi unannounced ,

“Unquiet meals make ill digestions”
-William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors.

At the risk of trying to second guess your specific goal (which is all I’m trying to do), I take it that your goal/s are not bodily goal orientated. Your goal is to stay at a constant mental peak level (?). If this is the case (and again, I’m just assuming this) then over a one day period on an ‘average diet’ (including with lets say lasagna as the main meal of the day), you will be taking in food that would mean that on an average day your body will be taking in about 6 pounds of water, over a 1/4 of a pound of fat and about a fifth of a pound of protein and about a pound of carbohydrates.
Total: over seven pounds of food and water. This is then transported and broken down from the initial salivary glands, enzymes in the saliva, through the esophagus into the stomach (and broken down by hydrochloric acids), then on to the smaller intestine via the stomach’s pyloric valve, then on to the colon (large intestine) where it will take another 2 to 3 days to be passed out. What finally comes out in the end is less than half a pound of waste. Almost no fat, protein or carbohydrate is left, with the exception of the carbohydrate in indigestible fibre.
By way of summary,
there are so many variables involved, even before planning a diet/program that will help achieve your goals. Start with your current baseline/ metabolic rate (as mentioned previously) and find out how you can best define your goal and then work towards it. The hardest thing is trying to measure, let alone define the goal. I hope this has been of some help (if not confusion, my apologies?) to you.
Kind regards,
Gatsby.

“All’s well that ends well.”
-William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well

I’m starting to feel a lot of love here right now. (I’ll be back in 10 minutes,…I’m young, better make that 5!).
Cheers,
Gatsby!

Hi unannounced,
I’m not aware of any websites however the above ones sound like they would be great. Feel free to pm me if you wish and let me know what your goals are if you like (ie. gain weight/muscle, lose weight/muscle, improve fitness, diet, etc?)
Cheers,
Gatsby!

Hi 3MR,
I would have to agree with most if not all of the replies already given. Dazzling has raised a good point in that it depends mostly on your financial/family situation. Also you state that you are new to Australia. In that respect I would recommend renting as cheap as possible. If you buy to live in you would want to do the same due diligence in buying as you would if you were buying an investment property. It may take some time to look around for a PPOR if you are hoping to buy right with the aim of maximizing the use of capital growth to purchase another IP. Also, how disciplined are you/your family in sacrificing now for a better time ahead financially? One couple in the book you read sold their home, lived in the mother in laws garage, took out a second mortgage on mother in laws house and used the money to invest! This obviously an extreme example. The point I guess I’m making is how badly do you want to make a decision that’s right for you.
Cheers,
Gatsby!

Hi Redwing,
I didn’t get to go into the site. I guess I’m just a court jester. I don’t have a king size bed. I have a court jester size bed! All the corners on the doona curl up and have bells on it!
Cheers,
Gatsby!