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Fredrik
"Platz" Carlsson is also getting ready for the
NUTRITION OUTLET GRAND PRIX 2004 April 24:th in Västerås, Sweden! These pix are taken 4 weeks pre contest! |
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Fredrik is a freak alright!
I first met Fredrik at the expo at the Nutritionoutlet-GP a couple of years
ago...
It was Nutritionoultets own Roger that introduced us
& Told Fredrik to drop his pants & show me his freak wheels!
Hey I even got a pic from the moment!
But really Fredrik is so much more than a pair of legs...
Infact he is a great bodybuilder with his heart in the right place
& a true member of the brotherhood of iron!
I was amazed that after talking to him backstage at the Swedish qualifier
( where I spilled over badly) he took the time to call me daily
to help me get the last time contest prep right before the nationals!
Fredrik knows his stuff & today I call him a true friend!!
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Lets start with some quick info on the freak:
Age: 26
Height: 172,5 cm
Training since: 1992
Compeeting since: 1997
Offseason weight: 95 kg-125 kg ( 209 pound-275 pound)
Contest weight: 95-105 kg (209-231.5 pound)
Current residence: Västerås Sweden
Occupation: work at a Supplement store as a sales assistant and some PT
Marital status: Girlfriend Eva and my Iguana Nitro
Listens to: Techno and very hardcore Hip Hop
Motto in life: Eat while there´s food at the table!
Contests:
Decembercup -97: 1:st +80 Juniors, + overal 2nd -90 kg Seniors
Luciapokalen -97: 1st +80 Juniors 3rd -90 kg Seniors
Götalands -98: 1st +80 Juniors 7th-90 Senior
Swedishnationals-98: 3rd +80 Juniors
Götalands -99: 1st +80 Junior, + overal 5th +90 Senior
Swedishnationals-99: 4th +80 Juniors
Götalands -00: 1st +80 Juniors 5th +90 Seniors
Swedishnationals -00 2nd +80 Juniors
NABBA European Championship Italy 2001 4th ( class 2, 172-179cm)
NABBA World Championship 2002 Greece Same points as 8th place
so 9 or 8th
Oslo Open 2002 3rd -100 kg
Oslo B&K Open 2003 2nd -100 kg
Nutrition Outlet Grand Prix Sweden 2003 3rd-100 kg
International Grand Prix Norway 2003 2nd-100 kg
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ZONE:Tell us a bit about yourself
Fredrik.
FREDRIK: Some people tell me that my personality doesn´t go with
my body cause I´m really a calm, sweet and shy guy and not loud,
noicy and fearful that my body might give the impression of.
But when I´m on stage I live up to that bad boy image but in a charmful way
of course.
ZONE:How did you got bit by the iron bug
& when did you first get involved in competition?
FREDRIK: My first workout was when a was a sprinter (100m)
I needed more strenght in my legs so I started to workout.
I remember my legs were very tiny at that time, but I was very strong in squats!
I remember my trainer said I should be a powerlifter instead sometimes!
I was repping on 130 kg ( 286 pounds) at that time after 3 months workout!!
I think I could do like 10 reps 5 set on that weight.
I did my first competition when I was 18 years old after two and a half years
of hard training.
Mostly powerlifting, benchpress, squats and deadlifts.
ZONE:What is the best part of this sport?
FREDRIK: To compete!
And you learn how your whole body works both on the inside and outside.
ZONE:And the worst part?
FREDRIK: The worst part? Well believe it or not, it has to be the workouts!!
I hate training these days.
But of course sometimes it´s very fun to workout.
And specially on diet when you can se progress every weekend.
ZONE:You are a BIG dude! What is your diet like? Both offseason & before a show?
FREDRIK: Well very simple, it depends on what my pre competition shape looks
like!
I´ve tried almost every diet there is and this is because
I want to learn how my body works.
But my diet is mostly high protein 400-600 g protein,
medium carbs between 100-300 g , and medium fat 30-100 g .
Keep it simple !!
But one of my best advice would be to get your protein from red meat.
Off season I honestly don´t care.
I try not to think about any dieting or cardiotraining at all.
Ask my friends, they´ll tell you that my main food is crisps, preferably two
bags a night!!
ZONE:And what about your training. Offseason & before a show?
FREDRIK: Off season I do my workout three to four times a week, high reps.
Precontest I workout five times a week, every second set heavy and the otherset
high reps
and also some powerwalks in the morning before breakfast and another hour after
workout at night.
To be honest I really don´t feel like talking about training, I´m pussywipped
at the gym.
Ask anyone at my gym about my workouts.
I train as a lady and no one understand how I can get my body in shape for a
contest.
There´s actually only one exercise where I really let the Beast inside of me
come out
and that´s when I do squats.
ZONE: Where do you think most people go wrong before a show?
FREDRIK: Overdoing cardiosessions!
ZONE:Who is your biggest inspiration & rolemodell thru the years?
FREDRIK: TOM PLATZ and later days the diet guru Chad Nichols
ZONE:Future plans?
FREDRIK: To find my inspiration again so that I can show the people up here
in the north that I can live up to my nickname Tom Platz once and for all.
Next time you will really see ripped legs and that´s a guarantee!!!
I don´t care about my biceps as long as my legs are brutally big and ripped.
After I´ve succeeded with that we might gonna try
to make some miniture-Tom Platz...You know, kids!
ZONE:Ha ha guess thats where I am at right now!
Good luck my friend!!
For more Fredrik check his website at:
www.fredrikcarlsson.com
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