Jan 17, 2009 7:35pm

Great to hear your back on track. Keep it up!

Jan 10, 2009 9:56am

Yes, our body types are very similar. Great transformation and thanks for your service to our country. Best of luck on your training goals.

Jan 10, 2009 9:53am

What really worked for me was abs every day (alternating between upper, lower obliques, etc). Specifically, weighted decline sit ups, hanging leg raises (with and without straps) and kneeling cable crunches. Making sure I progressed either with increased weight or increased reps every week. hope that helps.

Jan 10, 2009 9:46am

Thanks for the comment. Your progress so far is amazing.

Jan 10, 2009 9:43am

Sorry for the delayed response, I took some time off. To answer your question...I did better than I thought, I ate like a pig and somehow still look better than I thought I would, so that's a plus. But I feel weak and the winter months get me all depressed and I lose all motivation. But if this was easy it wouldn't be worth it. Summer 2009 here I come!

Nov 24, 2008 7:14pm

Thanks! I gave up on cardio a few weeks ago. I kept getting late to work, so I had to cut it out of my workout. But it'll be back in my routine in December. Your birthdays around the corner...don't go nuts on Thanksgiving dinner!

Nov 23, 2008 9:24am

Thanks for the encouraging words. The remainder of the year is going to be tough. Late hours at work and holiday gorging is going to put a dent on progress for sure.

Nov 16, 2008 6:45am

Ah cool, thanks for the info. Keep up the work man, your doing great.

Nov 16, 2008 6:38am

Hey Steven, I see one of your pics is labeled "plasma jet." When do you take it and what effects do you feel?

Nov 15, 2008 7:24pm

Thanks for the add. Good luck and train hard!

Nov 15, 2008 7:01pm

Bushwick, Brooklyn. Wow you must have hated it here, you went all the way to Alaska! Good Luck on the model search!

Nov 12, 2008 3:51am

Wow, the Nov 11 progress pics show the abs coming through. The veins popping out in your shoulders/arms are cool too. Keep up the great work.

Nov 11, 2008 7:03pm

Thanks. Better late than never to start hitting the weights. Summer may seem like its so far away and you may feel like you can put it off. But I made that mistake in the past, I'm not fooling myself this time!

Nov 11, 2008 7:00pm

Competitions? Like me half naked on a stage? I would die! Nah, I'm just try to get as low bodyfat as I can, then work up from there.

Nov 11, 2008 6:25pm

Thanks for the kind words. Good luck on your January training goals.

Nov 8, 2008 10:36am

Hey thanks! You top six guys keep me motivated. Your progress pics speak volumes on what hard work can accomplish.

Nov 5, 2008 6:05pm

I've been there before and this is going to sound weird. Do a different, but still the same type of exercise, for a while (4 weeks at least) and then go back to it. For example, if your stuck on bench press switch to DB bench press for a while and then go back to bench press.

Nov 5, 2008 5:47pm

Well the way I progress is like this. Lets say I'm supposed to do 60lbs x 12 reps this week but I only did 60 lbs x 10 reps. Next week I try my hardest to do 60lbs x 11 reps. The week after that I'll try 12 reps. I wont increase the weight until I do the 60 x 12. After I reach that rep goal I increase the weight by the smallest amount possible. Then start the process again.

Nov 5, 2008 5:35pm

Thanks dude. Good luck on your goals.

Nov 5, 2008 5:30pm

Hey thanks! Yeah, I try to beat my previous weeks lifts by either an extra rep or more weight.