By: Emme Spivey
Luis Martinez as he prepares for a body building competition.
The competition is on August 23, 2023 located in Tifton, GA. Luis is a resident
of Douglas, Ga. He goes to his gym 4-5 times a week.
Luis Martinez takes a break from reps.
Luis says he tries to take lots of breaks to breathe. He says he has learned over the past months that it is better to take it slow.
Luis Martinez as he continues to do his arm reps.
Luis does 2 sets of 15 on each machine.
Luis Martinez as he pushes through his last rep on this machine.
Luis likes to listen to music to help motivate him to push through.
Luis Martinez on the leg press.
Luis said he really feels the burn on this machine.
Luis Martinez gets in to the zone.
Luis does multiple reps an sets of these.
Luis Martinez lays his head back and takes a deep breath in.
Luis said this machine is great because you can get your workout partner or anyone to add more weights on to the machine without getting off of it.
Luis Martinez as he pushes through his final rep.
Luis likes to finish off his reps strong.
Luis Martinez works his inner arms.
Luis said this may look easy to the eye but takes a lot of upper body strength.
Luis Martinez as he completes 2 sets of 15.
He said by the end of the first set, he is sore.
Luis Martinez gets through the second set of 15 reps.
Luis likes to have a squat stance during these workouts.
Luis Martinez finishes his reps.
Luis said he used to be scared to try machines that did not have a lot of directions. He said he observed others and now is not afraid to try new things in the gym.
Luis Martinez works his back and arms.
Luis has a set playlist for his entire workout that goes along with the order and reps he does.
Luis Martinez pushes through his reps.
Luis finds himself closing his eyes when the workout starts getting tough. Luis said he tries to keep the mindset of "Days are going to pass so I might as well might something of them". Luis said he was a bit nervous to announce he was training for a fitness competition.
Luis Martinez continues his reps.
Luis says his strength gets better through out the workouts. Luis feels great when he is starting to reach the end of the workout.
Luis Martinez adjust the weight on the workout machine.
Luis likes to increase the weight when he can to see how much he get rep while being safe and not pushing it to far.
Luis Martinez stands up while working his triceps.
Luis says he tries to hold in his abs so it will tighten his core.
Luis Martinez gets in to position for his last set.
Luis said he is blaring music through his airpods to get him through these last sets and enjoys using this machine multiple times through his workout.
Luis Martinez extends legs up for the final leg lift.
Luis said this is when he starts getting excited because he knows he made it through another workout.
Luis Martinez lays flat while he bench presses and ends his workout this way.
Luis says he enjoys the workouts when he gets to sit or lay. Luis said he is looking forward to the training and building muscle all summer so he will be ready to go for the competition on August.
