Mark Dugdale

www.markdugdale.com

Mark Dugdale is an IFBB Professional Bodybuilder via an overall win at the 2004 NPC USA and to-date competed in over 35 pro contests including 5 Olympia appearances. Mark and his wife Christina enjoy 21 years of marriage and three daughters – 19, 17 and 15. Aside from his passion for training he is the sole owner of Garden Fresh Foods which operates out of a 42,000 square foot building and employs over 80 people while providing fresh-cut produce solutions to foodservice and food manufacturers in the greater NW region. Highly engaged in running Garden Fresh Foods alongside Christina, his future competitive plans remain uncertain at present. To maintain his sanity raising daughters and running a business he continues to challenge himself in the gym as evidenced by his active training log. His overarching goal is to display the fingerprints of Jesus in all areas of his life.

 
Quick Thank You
Quick Thank You
I posted this to FB, but wanted to share it here as well. A full article on my Arctic Pro experience will be forthcoming!
Depletion Workout: Chest/Shoulders/Triceps
Depletion Workout: Chest/Shoulders/Triceps
Monday night's depletion workout as I approach my next contest in Anchorage, AK.
What's Next?
What's Next?
On the heels of last weekend's 4th place finish in the Toronto Pro 212, here is what's up next.
The Diet of an IFBB Pro Six Weeks Out
The Diet of an IFBB Pro Six Weeks Out
This is a practical example of exactly what I ate during the sixth week before hitting the contest stage. Why is this important to you? Because it pushes right up to that life sucks and I hate dieting threshold.
Primary Leg Day
Primary Leg Day
1 week out from the Toronto Pro Supershow!
Base Workout: Back & Bi's
Base Workout: Back & Bi's
Good biceps exercise combination to finish off this workout!
Primary Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Primary Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
A new triceps exercise for me in this workout!
Primary Legs at The Gym Standard
Primary Legs at The Gym Standard
I trained at Gabe Moen's gym in Puyallup this morning.
Back & Bi's: Primary Workout
Back & Bi's: Primary Workout
Some cool new variations tonight for back and biceps!
Primary Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Primary Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
I went with Christina's favorite triceps superset to finish off this workout!
Primary Leg Day
Primary Leg Day
Changed exercise selection and sequence up significantly on this workout!
Secondary: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Secondary: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
As requested...another secondary workout posted to my training log!
Primary Back & Biceps
Primary Back & Biceps
High volume tonight!
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps: Primary Workout
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps: Primary Workout
Grinding through this diet training with purpose!
Primary Legs
Primary Legs
A ton of volume working up to a brutal set of leg press with drop and a rare front squat appearance!
Back & Biceps
Back & Biceps
Basics with a little lower volume to wrap up this 12 week program.
Chest, Shoulders, Triceps - Primary Day
Chest, Shoulders, Triceps - Primary Day
Rounding out the last week of this 12 week program.
Secondary Workout: Back & Biceps
Secondary Workout: Back & Biceps
Train for a pump and leave reps in the tank because this is secondary day!
Primary Legs
Primary Legs
I trained early today and pretty much completely departed from John's program for this final week of 12.
Passion vs Zeal — Reconsidering What Matters Most
Passion vs Zeal — Reconsidering What Matters Most
If passion most closely relates to desire, then zeal implies action. I often say I’m passionate about training, but in reality I possess more of a zeal for the iron.
Primary Back & Biceps
Primary Back & Biceps
A completely unconventional training session today!
Chest, Shoulder & Triceps - Primary Workout
Chest, Shoulder & Triceps - Primary Workout
New movement on chest today!
Primary Leg Training
Primary Leg Training
Rest/pauses and pause squats used today!
Primary Back & Biceps
Primary Back & Biceps
A lot of double drop sets today!
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
High reps for a massive burn on shoulders today!
Cheesecake Cookies
Cheesecake Cookies
Amazing, simple, guilt-free recipe!
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Training on vacation in Mesa, AZ!
Primary Legs
Primary Legs
Drop sets, isoholds, heavy weights and some short rest breaks in this workout!
Back & Biceps
Back & Biceps
Exercise variations and plenty of supersets today!
Primary Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Primary Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Some unique exercise variations, supersets and a massive pump tonight!
Primary Legs
Primary Legs
The pump today was out of this world!
Calves to Cows — 5 Methods to Improve Your Calf Development
Calves to Cows — 5 Methods to Improve Your Calf Development
You can't easily change the shape or insertion of the lateral or medial head of the gastrocnemius muscles. But you can develop impressive calves with these techniques.
Back and Biceps (primary workout)
Back and Biceps (primary workout)
New pullover variation that worked well in this workout!
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Stretched focused chest finishing techniques resulted in a massive pump today!
Primary Legs!
Primary Legs!
Some serious soreness from this workout!
Back and Bi's
Back and Bi's
I loved the isohold to rack pull superset in this workout!
Chest, Shoulder & Triceps
Chest, Shoulder & Triceps
Trained alone tonight, but didn't let it slow me down!
Primary Legs
Primary Legs
The following details my primary leg workout from this past Saturday at Kirkland Gold’s Gym.  The workout was mostly designed by my coach, John Meadows, however I made some modifications.  I trained alongside my bride - Christina.  Here is the workout…   Lying Leg Curls   Set 1 x 20 reps with 50lbs (warm-up) Set […]
Back and Biceps - Primary Day
Back and Biceps - Primary Day
Drop sets and supersets today!
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Supersets were the theme today...and did they ever get me sore!
Primary Leg Assault!
Primary Leg Assault!
Get ready for nastiness!
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Felt strong on dumbbell presses and loved the cage press set-up on this workout!
Leg Training
Leg Training
Glute focused beginning to this primary leg workout!
Primary Back & Biceps
Primary Back & Biceps
Grinding with Meadows Rows and Dead Stop Dumbbell Rows today!
Defending Margins
Defending Margins
You might think I'm talking about business. I'm not. I'm talking about something much more important.
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Cool new exercise variation for triceps today!
LEGS!
LEGS!
HBT squats today!
Back & Bi's
Back & Bi's
A rare rack pull appearance in today's training session.
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Loving the pump on the super and tri-sets tonight!
Primary Leg Training
Primary Leg Training
Hamstring isoholds stole the show today!
Back & Biceps
Back & Biceps
An early morning workout before I hit the slopes!
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
A change in the typical exercise sequence for shoulders and a triset to bring the pain!
Primary Leg
Primary Leg
Today starts a new 12-week program!
Back & Bi's
Back & Bi's
Here is the final week's primary back and biceps workout from my 12 week program!
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Rest/Pause is the predominant theme of this workout...and I discovered my new favorite shoulder exercise!
Primary Leg Workout
Primary Leg Workout
The extended set hack squats nearly killed me...but alas you get to do three sets of them!
Back & Biceps
Back & Biceps
Perhaps a newly invented back exercise aided in an awesome back and biceps training session!
Chest, Shoulder & Triceps
Chest, Shoulder & Triceps
Pause reps were the theme to kick off this primary workout!
Building Bigger Biceps — A Five-Step Guide
Building Bigger Biceps — A Five-Step Guide
What was once a weak point has become a strength of my physique. Whether you're doing 'curls for the girls' or to help your front double biceps pose, here are five things you need to know.

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