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"They call us the 300"
24.04.14
by Linda McGrory
THEY call them the 300.
AN Inishowen town is getting its own Spartan army
thanks to a fitness regime that is ABS-olutely
transforming the physiques of young men.
People in Moville have been amazed to see a large
number of young local men go from regular lads to
muscle-ripped Titans who'd fit the bill on the
fantasy movie '300' any day.
They've swapped the junk food for super-healthy
diets and have ditched the beer in favour of
six-packs of a far more impressive kind. |
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Gym owner Harry McQuillan of HMQ
Fitness in Moville. |
Their transformations
have come about since joining Harry McQuillan (29)
at his new gym. The young dad opened his doors just
over two years ago but already he and his V-shaped
clients have been sweeping the boards in the
competitive disciplines of body-building and fitness
modelling. Harry took a team of six to the Northern
Ireland Fitness Model Association contest in Belfast
last month and all came home with prizes.
A large percentage of his ‘transformation’ clients
have become so motivated they're now
competition-ready bodybuilders complete with tiny
shorts, oil-up pecs, abs and thighs to sigh for.
They regularly attend his rigorous 6am bootcamps
that include gruelling sprints in the nearby hills,
squats, push-ups, cardio workouts and intensive iron
pumping sessions. |
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Body builder and senior trainer, Paul
McGowan, left and Ruairi Dougal who picked up awards
at the recent Northern Ireland Fitness Model
Association. |
One young female member
even rises at 4am to make special nutritional meals
and train before college.
Harry's dawn drills have also been known to bemuse
the odd reveller coming home from a late night
party. But the Greencastle man says anyone can
become a body builder.
"You don't need to go to extremes. You can train for
the feel-good factor and for a healthier lifestyle,"
he said.
Senior personal trainer, Paul McGowan (27) from
Redcastle picked up a whopping five awards at the
Belfast contest for his super-toned frame. Paul
admitted it is probably unusual to have so many
competitive body-builders in one small town.
"They're calling us the 300 around the town," he
joked. |
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