Fitness Gains

It's the dream of every fitness model to appear on a magazine cover, but it takes a flawless physique to actually make it. To get into cover model shape takes weeks of training and diet. It's all about conditioning on the day. IFBB Men's Physique Pro Ryan Terry turns up for a shoot with IronMan Magazine in his best ever shape. Photographed for the cover and doing exercise demonstrations for his amazing abs, Ryan is seen at the legendary MetroFlex Gym in Long Beach, California, being shot by top photographer, Binais Begovic and his team. Stills from the video:

The back is one of the hardest body parts to train, next to legs. Most people have a hard time contracting the back when they first start working out. As the back can't be seen when you look in the mirror, its very hard to focus on when training it. In this video 19 year old physique competitor Dominique Nicolai teaches how to turn a lank back into wide thick wings of muscle. Stills from the video:

He assures that his transformation is natural. Steve Kris is a bodybuilder from Austria who has built a ripped physique. He is born on May 20th, 1992, and stands 6'0 at 198lbs. In this video he demonstrates his arm workout and performs barbell curls, dumbbell curls, overhead dumbbell triceps extensions, and triceps pushdowns. Steve Kris is admired most for his sculpted biceps. In this video he shows how he works them performing a super set with barbell curls and hammer curls. Bicep motivation: standing and seated barbell curls, hammer curls. Tricep pushdown:

At 19, he had already built such an impressive physique that other members of the gym were asking him for training advice. Abel Albonetti is an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer and Fitness Model from Northwest Mississippi. When he’s not traveling to photo shoots across the country, he can be found in his local gym keeping his body in peak condition. Albonetti started training at home on a small weight bench when he was 15 years old. He never had the chance to play football, basketball, or baseball like his friends in public school, because he was homeschooled his entire life. "Watching all my friends play sports left me wanting to do something active, so I worked out" Albonetti says. At 17, he joined the local YMCA. His persistence and dedication to transforming his body began to pay off. He fell in love with training and dedicated himself to a fit lifestyle. By chance, the owner of a local modeling agency saw Albonetti working out and asked if he had he ever thought...

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not you'll find an excuse." Abel Albonetti on his Facebook page Abel Albonetti Fitness Model

Do you want big, round delts that pop? To build three-dimensional shoulders you need to focus on developing all three sections - front, middle and rear - of the deltoid muscles. In this video young bodybuilder Daniel Roman shows how he works his shoulders and performs the mass-building exercises military press, cable front raise (standing), and dumbbell lateral raise (standing and on an incline bench). Credit for all photos: Instagram Roman.Physique

He has achieved what most aspiring fitness models are dreaming of. "Muscle and Fitness", "Ironmag", "Vanity" and many more - Colin Wayne (height: 6’2, weight: 215lbs) has been on about every major fitness magazine cover. Altogether he has been photographed for over 40 magazine covers and 30 book covers. In this video he shares tips what an aspiring fitness model can do to become successful in the fitness industry and to get magazine covers. Primarily he emphasizes the importance of social media. More of Colin Wayne: Instagram: www.Instagram.com/colinwayne1 Facebook: www.facebook.com/colinwayneofficial Twitter: www.twitter.com/colinwayne1 http://colinwayne.com Credit photo: Facebook ColinWayneOfficial

Every cloud has a silver lining. Luke Hayes (height: 180cm - 5'11", weight 84kg - 185lbs) is sure that his knee injury lead him to fitness modeling. On his website LukeHayesFitness.co.uk he tells: "I have been playing sports since a very young age starting with football and athletics (100m and 200m). After reaching as far as I could in football I moved to rugby after being spotted for my physical attributes. From playing these physical sports I started training in my garage with just a barbell and a set of weights at the age of 13. From doing 4 simple exercises I managed to achieve a good athletic physique by the age of 15. At the age of 16 I snapped my Anterior Cruciate Ligament in my left knee, ending my career in rugby and athletics. The injury required surgery. I found it frustrating not to be able to compete in the two sports I had grown to love. During this period I really did not know what to do with myself and felt like just giving up. Having already ga...

Biceps curls seem to be his favorite exercise. Zac Aynsley 's biceps peaks are truly striking. But he has got not only ripped arms. His physique is shredded from top to bottom. Zac Aynsley is a rising fitness model who was born on July 2nd, 1994 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England. He stands 6’0 at 190 lbs. The young athlete is clever at motivating himself and his fans. He writes on his Facebook page: "For everyone who's saying it's impossible for them to put on size because of their genetics - Trust me, it's possible. And vice versa for being over weight and not being to lose it. The harder you work, the more time you put in, the better those results are going to be! Stop making freakin' excuses. Get in the gym! Train harder than ever before and eat well!" In this video Zac Aynsley trains biceps and triceps, and gives advice on building arms and staying lean. Motivational video: More of Zac Aynsley: Facebook: ZacAynsleyOfficial Instagra...