Who is Mike thurston
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Date of birth: 1990
Origin nation: United Kingdom
Work: Independent Contractor/Personal Trainer
Weight: 200 lbs./91 kg
Height: 6 inches/183 cm
I’m 34 years old, originally from Leeds, UK, and relocated to Newcastle Upon Tyne to attend Newcastle University to study business management and economics. It was at this point that bodybuilding started. I joined the university gym as soon as I got there and stopped participating in all of the student sports offered. After a few months of regular exercise, the results were already remarkable, despite the negative effects of the collegiate lifestyle, which included drinking alcohol, eating poorly, and sleeping too little. When I was a student, this was merely a pastime. I had a strong interest in bodybuilding, but I never thought it would lead to anything.
I’ve always been into my sports. I played rugby for consistently for 10 years. If I wasn’t playing rugby I was either involved in athletics, basketball, football, I even tried cricket but I was terrible. Just before I turned 18, and the rugby season had ended, I had a sudden interest in lifting weights. I have no idea where it came from. All I knew is wanted to be big. There was a small gym in my school which I would go to by myself on my lunch break or at the end of the day. This was where it began
– How do you keep motivated?
This has never really been an issue for me, I’m very self motivated, disciplined and self critical. I will always look in the mirror and pick out imperfections, or look for parts of my body which need to either tone up or grow. A good way of keeping motivated is surrounding yourself with like-minded people who will push you and support you as much as possible. I always follow a number of athletes who have a physique which either impresses me, or I aspire to have. It helps to remove temptation. I usually go shopping (on a full stomach) once a week and buy everything I’ll need. Having to visit the supermarket on a regular basis is only going to tempt you more to buy crappy food you don’t need.
