The Next 48hOURS ≈ Weekend Sport Don’t let your time away from ABSA Currie Cup Semi-Finals preview the gym let you down opposite number Louis Strydom (146), who is the fifth leading points’ scorer By Chris Seymour In fact, you’d be surprised at how much this season. food a healthy eating plan contains. In the other Absa Currie Cup semi- n my nine years as a Personal Train- Often I have clients tell me, “There is final clash The Sharks pivot Patrick Lam- er, one thing has become abundant- so much food, I’m not used to eating so bie (169), who has scored the fourth ly evident – the clients who get the much.” most points this season, will aim to best results are usually the ones lis- break his union’s losing streak in semi- Itening to my nutritional advice. Here are my suggestions: finals against the Vodacom Blue Bulls. I can list hundreds of benefits of en- Jacques-Louis Potgieter of the Bulls, gaging in a fitness regime. • Get an Eating Plan (it will be worth joint-second on the list with 173 points, I can labour on about how increased every cent). If you have a trainer (who will probably be on the bench. lean muscle will increase your metabo- is clued up in nutrition), ask him/her to With a win rate of close to 90%, his- Sport lism, that muscle oxidizes fat and that give you an Eating Plan. If you would tory suggests that the Blue Bulls will training movements rather than isolating like an eating plan, email: elite@one80. carry the favourites tag in preparation muscle groups will burn more calories co.za of their Absa Currie Cup Premier Division and make you functionally stronger. semi-final game against The Sharks in If you have read some of my articles, • Keep a Food Diary. This is key. You’d Durban on Saturday at 2.30pm. you will see I have. be surprised how much food we eat that The defending champions boast the There is endless content (visit one80. we don’t account for. You will also be best semi-finals winning record of all co.za for more information) telling you surprised at how much bad food you’d Will this be Province’s year? South African sides that compete in why it is so important to train, but not abstain from if you were keeping record. Absa Currie Cup. enough telling you about the all impor- The Bulls have won an amazing 88 tant – nutrition. • Re-assess regularly. The only way to There will be very little separating Voda- percent of their semi-finals, losing only During my clients’ first consultations, know that you are on track is to con- com Western Province and the Vodacom two of their 17 games at this stage in they always tell me they want to lose tinually re-measure your cm’s and body Free State Cheetahs when these sides the competition. weight, fat and want to tone up. fat %. This is also great motivation to meet up in the second Absa Currie Cup The Sharks and the Blue Bulls have Every single one of them needs some keep healthy. Premier Division semi-final at Newlands met in three previous semi-finals, with Catch Victor and kind of body transformation. The One80 on Saturday at 5pm. the team from Pretoria winning all of the boys on SS1 training is the perfect solution to achiev- Don’t let the hours of gruelling work go Both sides secured six victories in the these games – in 2002 (22-19), 1998 at 17:00 this ing these goals, but in all training the to waste. Just a few simple changes may 12 Absa Currie Cup games they played (31-17) and back in 1970 (24-8). Saturday limiting factor in body transformation is be all the difference needed to turn okay against each other since 2005. WP have However, John Plumtree’s troops will nutrition. results into elite results. won four of their last six games played use their recent history against the Bulls The two to five hours a week spent at Newlands against the Cheetahs, but in Durban to their advantage as they becoming elite at One80 should not be * Seymour is an elite personal trainer and the Bloemfontein side hold the advan- prepare for their playoff clash. The hosts overshadowed by the 160 plus hours a owner of One80, an exclusive personal tage when it comes to their history in have won their last five games against week spent away from the gym. training centre situated in Cape Town. semi-finals. the defending champions in matches Now, before you think I am saying, For more information on the centre and The Cheetahs have a 50 percent suc- played at The Absa Stadium Durban, “Swing the Kettlebell 100 times, and its methods, call 021 421 4617, email cess rate in semi-finals and defeated WP which include a 14-9 victory in the final nourish yourself with two carrots and [email protected] or visit www. during their last two visits to Newlands of the 2008 competition. a half cooked Brussel sprout,” I’m not. One80.co.za. in playoff games in the Absa Currie Cup. The Sharks have enjoyed a successful In 2005, the Bloemfontein side recorded home campaign during this year’s com- a 16-11 victory over Province and in petition. They secured seven victories in 2004; they toppled the hosts 17-11. Durban – over the Platinum Leopards Province, who have a 60 percent (63-6), Vodacom Free State Cheetahs Weekend sport on TV - Highlights semi-final winning record at Newlands, (30-16), GWK Griquas (48-30), Voda- lost their last four semi-finals in the com Western Province (27-16), Xerox Friday – 15 Oct Mamelodi Sundowns v Orlando Pi- Motorsport Absa Currie Cup. Their last victory in a Lions (48-19), Vodacom Blue Bulls (34- Cricket rates- 15:00-SS4 MotoGP: Australia 125cc – 03:45 final-four clash happened back in 2001, 28) and the Barloworld Toyota Pumas MTN ODI Series SA v Zim 1st ODI- Aston Villa v Chelsea – 18:00 – SS3 – SS2 when they defeated Free State 40-18. It (27-17). 14:00 – SS2 Kaizer Chiefs v Platinum Stars – 19:30 MotoGP: Australia Moto2 – 05:00 was also in 2001 that WP last claimed The hosts have conceded only two Soccer – SS4 – SS2 silverware in the Absa Currie Cup after home defeats during the last two seasons Ajax Cape Town v Santos – 19:30 Barcelona v Valencia – 19:55-SS7 MotoGP: Australia Main Race – 06:45- they defeated The Sharks (29-24) in the in the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division, – SS4 Malaga v Real Madrid – 21:55 – SS3 SS2 final played at Newlands. one of those in last year’s semi-final. Roadrunning Soccer Three of the competition’s leading The Blue Bulls, who ended the league Saturday – 16 Oct Iaaf World Half Marathon World Everton v Liverpool – 14:00-SS3 points’ scorers could also be in action phase of the competition in fourth posi- Rugby Championships Men & Women Race Blackpool v Man City – 16:30-SS3 this weekend. tion on the log, have not enjoyed the Sharks v Blue Bulls– 14:00 – SS1 – 01:45- SS5 Showjumping The leading points’ scorer in the 2010 best of form on the road during this WP v Free State Cheetahs-16:30– The Avis South African Derby – 14:30 competition –WP flyhalf William de Waal season’s competition. SS1 Sunday – 17 Oct – SS5 (199), who became the second leading The Pretoria outfit conceded four Soccer Cricket points’ scorer (1412) in the history of defeats – against the Pumas (22-21) in Man Utd v West Brom Albion – 15:30 MTN ODI Series SA v Zim 2nd ODI- the Absa Currie Cup after he added 16 Witbank, WP (15-12) in Cape Town, the – SS3 09:30-SS2 points with the boot during his side’s Cheetahs (20-14) in Bloemfontein and 33-21 victory over The Sharks last week, The Sharks (34-28) in Durban. will probably go head to head against his - SARugby.net What’s Cooking? WIN a Le Creuset Cookware set valued at R3 157 PURCHASE: A � cket for R20 DATE: 1 - 23 October WHERE: Upper level opposite the Le Creuset store All � cket sales will be donated to the Cancer Associa� on of South Africa in aid of Breast Cancer research. 12 The Next 48hOURS www.48hours.co.za 15 October - 21 October 2010.