BODYBUILDING HELMUT STREBL
WHO IS HE? Helmut is the undisputed king of FAME. He has won the bodybuilding contest for five consecutive years and each time he has been in a league of his own. The man is a machine, always turning up ripped and ready. He works as a personal trainer and his body is his best advert for his business. “When I was younger, I always knew that one day I wanted to compete as a fitness model,” he says. He started skiing when he was four; he ran and cycled in his teens and could do a half marathon in 1 hour 19 minutes. “Eventually I wanted more,” he says.
“I wanted it all: supreme strength, a fantastic six-pack, and so on. So it was not chance which has made me who I am, but rather choice.” He makes winning look easy but it
isn’t: this year, one day before the contest, his home suffered a power cut —a big problem when your diet is so important—and the person applying his fake tan didn’t turn up. But he kept cool and carried on. “You always should have control of the inside,” he says. Helmut is so consumed with training that he has little time for hobbies. “One of them is reading about superheroes like Ghandi, Mandela, and Albert Schweitzer,” he says. Another is appreciating life’s luxuries. “For instance, relaxing with a proper cup of coffee in elegant surround- ings,” he says. “Quality is remembered while price is long forgotten.”
HOW HE GOT THE BODY Helmut is a master of training and diet. He takes a scientific approach and the results speak for themselves. He usually trains each body part
every five days. “I do not have a specific routine,” he says. “I listen to my body messages with love and care. It is like Formula One: hit the brakes too late, you are out; hit them too early, you will lose time. The same goes for your muscles.”
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Bodybuilding: 3rd Sandor Nagy, 1st Helmut Strebl, 2nd Andrew Fisher
Generally he trains hard and heavy. “I usually do a heavy isolation exercise first, with six to twelve reps followed with a compound movement, with failure sometimes, doing 15 to 20 reps,” he says. “For example, seated leg extensions followed by leg press. Every rep counts, just as everything I eat and drink counts.” He trains calves and abs for 15 intense minutes most days. “For some people, this will not work,” he says. “It is important to listen to advice. But trust yourself to decide in the end.” Helmut has a top ten list of foods he
eats regularly: chicken or turkey breasts, egg whites, lean red meat, fish and shellfish, low-fat or non-fat dairy products, oatmeal, potatoes, sweet potatoes, vegetables and fresh fruits.
HELMUT’S OFF-SEASON DIET Meal 1 – 6 to 8 free-range egg whites with one yolk, chicken or turkey breast, two or three bagels, a couple of tomatoes; coffee with sweetener; mustard, jam, low-fat butter spread, mineral water with freshly squeezed orange juice. Meal 2 – post-workout protein shake Meal 3 – sweet potatoes, brown rice or wholegrain couscous with lean protein Meal 4 – same as meal 3 with asparagus or broccoli Meal 5 – same as meal 3 Meal 6 – same as meal 3 with low-fat cottage cheese and pineapple About six weeks before competing he cuts out carbohydrates from the last two meals. Every day he drinks 4 litres of water. M&F
SNAPSHOT
NAME: Helmut Strebl AGE: 44 BORN: Tyrol, Austria LIVES: London HEIGHT: 191 cm (6’ 3”)
WEIGHT: 89 kg (196 pounds) for contest; 97 kg (214 pounds) off-season
COMPETITION HIGHLIGHT: Five-time FAME UK bodybuilding champion
AMBITION: To do well at the FAME World Championships in Las Vegas in November
TRAINING ADVICE: Follow your dreams, no matter how difficult this seems or what anybody else says. Listen to your body.
TO CONTACT:
helle@hellept.com.
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