I was at the pub the other night and a friend of mine said to me 'hey did you hear Jonah Lomu has taken up bodybuilding'.
The thought ran through my mind and I do vaguely remember reading about it on the net the previous morning whilst half asleep and before the coffee had kicked in. Whilst doing some research on Mr Olympia 2009 I came across a You Tube clip of Jonah at his first contest.
Lomu is probably the most famous superstar All Black and Rugby player of all time renowned for his explosive bursts of power on the wing pummeling his way through walls of defense to break through the try lines. Lomu's career was cut short with kidney problems that led to a transplant and a sad end to his promising All Black career. No doubt he will always be the superstar rugby player but its good to see him get into bodybuilding. Any rugby player has to lift weights. It seems a natural transition to shift from rugby to either power lifting, strong man, body building or just breaking bench / squat records! I myself had to lay down the rugby boots following a knee operation. But the weights training never stopped. Once its in your blood, its there forever.
Having a look at the video clip of Jonah's first contest there seems to be room for a lot of improvement in the chest area. I am pretty sure he will sort that out for the next one, hopefully he ll start reading this blog and pick up a few pointers on chest training. Its good to see bodybuilders from the natural realm.
Jonah, still one of your biggest fans bro, keep lifting, keep bodybuilding and keep playing Rugby (Show the French how the game is played in Marseille)!
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