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Extreme Leg Training with Zoa Linsey!

Written by Leigh Penman; Photography by Dan Ray Thursday, 27 May 2010 22:10

"Visualize yourself hiking up a mountain...you've hiked for 45 mins and you are almost there. Would you stop 5 steps before the top of the mountain? NO!"



I love that quote from this interview with Ms Olympia contender, Zoa Linsey because it sums up what leg training HAS to be all about. It has to be taken beyond the comfort zone and into the pain zone. It HAS to be extreme and no one can accuse Zoa of cruising through a leg workout with a "let's get this done and get out of here" attitude. The legs you see in these pics are a result of hard work and extreme training....how extreme?
Well read on...you are about to find out. And be warned, this is not for the faint hearted!

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For Zoa Linsey the year 2010 may not be ending with her being a champion on stage and claiming the Ms Olympia title. However, in my opinion it is ending even more significantly with her emerging from an overwhelming injury stronger, wiser and indeed a champion of life itself. For most of us reading this, the pain of a headache is enough to send us whimpering to the cupboard in search of solace in an Advil bottle. It is beyond the boundaries of our imagination to even begin to understand the pain Zoa endured this past year due to an increasingly serious injury. That she has remained positive throughout is a testament to her strength of will, determination and true warrior spirit.

All that being said, the stage is now set for Zoa to reflect on this past years events starting with the lead up to the Ms Olympia show…..
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