o Burn-downs (drop-sets) – Consists of one exercise in which an athlete can perform for ten reps. At which, after finishing that set, he reduces the weight and goes for another set, the process goes on. (E.g. 8 reps 50ks, 8resps 45kg, 8 reps 40kg, 8 reps 35kg…) Used with specific muscle-group exercises, rather than multiple-action exercises such as the clean or snatch.

As well as quitting smoking, I also decided to seriously reduce my intake of alcohol. When I had failed in the past, it was normally because I had been drunk and could no longer bat away the voices in my head that were telling me to smoke. The alcohol weakened my resolve and increased the amount and severity of the cravings. It was important therefore to massively reduce the amount of alcohol that I was drinking.