Doug Lawrenson's Author Profile
Doug Lawrenson's Stats
| Profession | Gym Owner |
| Competition | Ex-Bodybuilder |
| Top Placing | 2nd, British Championships |
About Doug Lawrenson
Doug started out as a physical trainer in the army. He was a competitive gymnast, diver and trampolinist. After leaving the army Doug worked as a personal trainer at his local gym. It was then Doug first started bodybuilding.
After only 12 months on the bodybuilding scene Doug competed in the British championships where he placed a respectable 5th! In the following year Doug competed again to win 2nd place.
Unfortunately Doug tore his rotator cuff and could no longer compete. He then became a national bodybuilding judge with the Natural Bodybuilders Association.
Doug now runs a successful fitness centre where he trains males for bodybuilding and powerlifter competitions and females for physique and figure competitions. All of Doug's trainees have reached British championship level.
Doug also provides sports specific training services and diet serivces for people from the UK, Europe and the US. Doug has 2 websites, Gemini Fitness Center & Pro Diets
Qualifications:
- Nutrition
- Weight management
- Advanced sports nutrition
- Personal training
- GP referrals (for medical conditions etc)
- Managing obesity
- Gynamstics, trampoline and diving coach
- Cardiac rehabilitation (currently studying)
Doug's Popular Workout Routines
- Doug's 4 Day Split Workout (extemely popular workout on M&S)
- The Super Toning Training Routine
- 12 Week Beginners Routine
- Maximum Strength Workout
- Doug's Mega Cutting Routine
Doug Lawrenson's Content
Fluid And Electrolytes – The Forgotten Nutrients, Part 2
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Fluid And Electrolytes – The Forgotten Nutrients, Part 1
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Doug's Mass Building Routine for Ectomorphs
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Beginner Ab Workout
85 Comments
Beginner Forearm Workout
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12 Week Beginners Training Routine
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The Super Toning Training Routine
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Beginner Back Workout
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Beginner Bicep Workout
220 Comments
Beginner Chest Workout
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Posted Wed, 03/14/2012 - 11:11
I am a 50 year old woman, I have thyroid disease and am on medication for this. I have been working out at the gym for just over a year now. My muscles have toned, however, my weight has not changed. I am at the gym 4-5 days a week, consisting of strength training and cardio. I do not understand why my body is not totally transformed by now. I am wondering if you could give me some information that would help me loose weight as well as transform my body at a faster rate.
Posted Wed, 03/21/2012 - 09:40
Hey Doug, my name is Josh. Im just starting goin back to the gym. I used to go everyday when i was over in Afghanistan. Since i have been back, my schedule has been pretty tight with going to school full time and working full time and on top of that i have 3 baby girls and my wife and im only 23 lol. Well thats a lil bout me. I have finally decided that if i want to go to the gym im goin to have to wake up early. I have roughly an hour on monday and friday. Ill workout wednesday and either saturday or sunday. I need to lose body fat. I have while man boobs i guess. Not proud of it as you can tell. I was wondering if you have any workouts where i could do full upper body one day than lower body the next time. I have a basic idea of what my schedule will go. I would do cardio and abs strictly monday and friday since i have school early that day and wednesday and weekend would be my lifting days. I was hoping you could give me some advice and hopefully help me generate a routine that will help me lose fat and not too concerned whether i lose mass or not. Just want to get toned basically. Well, thats about it. Whatever input you have will greatly be appreciated. Thanks for your time.
Posted Wed, 03/21/2012 - 09:42
Hi Josh,
Doug can be best reached via the forum:
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/forum/
Posted Thu, 03/22/2012 - 01:41
Thanks Steve
Posted Sat, 03/24/2012 - 21:18
Hi Doug.
My name is Trevor and I'm excited to start your fat cutting workout next week. My question is about rep timing. By 2-1-2 timing, do you mean a count? For instance on a concentration curl, would that be 2 counts up 1 count down and so on?
Posted Mon, 03/26/2012 - 10:21
Hi Trevor,
Doug can be best reached via the forum:
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/forum/
Posted Tue, 08/07/2012 - 08:10
You are quite young so you will need a lot of water to drink through out the day. My Dad uses the same stuff and he measures using the scoop and drinks a lot of water. I’m not sure how you are measuring as the other guy mentioned. My dad mixes it with yogurt in a blender in the morning . Don’t ask, but supposively it works that way too. He wouldn’t do it if it was not good for you. It should tell you on the package how much water you are to intake.
Posted Fri, 08/10/2012 - 10:26
i am in the process of starting a work out routine to loose fat and get definition on my body. I am 49 years old male and weigh about 230 lbs. What diet plan should i go on and also what work out will help me. The only issue is that i have lower back pain. help!!
Posted Wed, 08/22/2012 - 14:09
Hi Rob,
Doug can be best reached via the forum:
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/forum/
Posted Tue, 08/21/2012 - 23:06
Hello Doug and Steve,
I'm in Australia, had surgery on both knees. Need a quick short term solution to help jump over my body's resistance (something to do with atrophy?) to building my formative muscle in my legs. I'm looking to build 2 cm on left and about 4.5 on right.
Currently difficulty returning from full squat without relying on my left leg to do all the work. This makes it hard to go back to 'old job' labouring and stuff like that. Plus it's a worry for me that I rely on my back to do all the work. Definitely a bad situation for me, indeed.
Anyone in Australia who would approve the aas type recovery? I am respectful and mindful of your web page and your generous information on the harmful effects of AAS.
This is a genuine request for a genuine recovery to "normal" I am roughly 74killos, 174cm tall. I am obviously inside of BMI, cycling and so forth have not been working. I can't find. ANYONE in my social/medical profession, including Proffessor Kahn- my surgeon who would recommend this very risky type of body fittness recovery.
I just want to go back to work, get back into living life to the max and not being stopped by the simplest of muscle bulk problems. If only I could just get that 2 or 4 cm back, I'm sure I'd get no more pain and would be strong and fit as I need to be. talking about it even gets me excited! Think about it, kite boarding, scuba diving, the kokoda trail... I'm getting a little money soon and I am honestly willing to travel outside of Australian law boundaries to get the recovery I need.
I am not a drug taker, I am willing to not drink alcohol during the program. I am hoping we can get this done in a three month window.
Could this be my opportunity I'm very much looking for?
Please email me back on the supplied address. I anticipate your response this week thanks Steve for passing the message on for me.
Posted Sat, 04/13/2013 - 00:47
Hey Doug, I just got done reading reading over your routine designed specifically for ectos. Liked it, so i'll try it and let you know what I think. Really hoping to add about 15 pounds of lean muscle ASAP. Is the sleep thing pretty important...the whole 8 hrs. a day part?
Posted Tue, 05/14/2013 - 23:49
Hey how ya doing I'm a 6-3 basketball player currently in college on summer break and I'm looking for a good summer weight lifting program to start on and I really need some help so I seen this and gave it a shot maybe you can help ?
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