Totally had a great back and shoulder workout this morning. I am going to feel it tonight when I try and raise my arm for a foul when I ref bball. But I will have a smile on my face knowing why it hurts. Hope you all have a fantastic day and the weights cry for mercy as you rock your workout. Stay strong

Day 30: Just Rob and I today, Mike is going to his other gym later. It was an "easy" day of just Biceps and Calves, but we absolutely hammered them today (and coincidentally, that included Hammer Curls). I was actually surprised that I went as heavy as I did. Still not at full strength since the surgery, but everything felt really good, so I just kept going. Today was the final workout (not including cardio) of the first 4 weeks of this competition. That's 4 weeks gone, done, in the books, don't count anymore. So really, this is now just a 9 week competition. How hard is 9 weeks? I'm as fired up as ever. Not only am I not slowing down, it's time to start picking up the pace. Next week the program incorporates German Volume Training. Basically you do 10 sets of 10 reps of the main exercise, with only 60 seconds rest between. In other words, "ouch". Never done GVT, but I'm excited to do it! #teamjacob

Staying after it, day by day, and chipping away at the stone.