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I originally started working out in 1992 after a relative commented on how tight my pants were. Rest assured it was NOT from muscle! So I started hitting the weights and cardio with a vengeance.
Why I Love It:
There really is no feeling like it when you hammer out those last few reps, swear you can't do another and then squeeze out a few more.
Of course I've never looked or felt better either and that may have a little something to do with it as well.
How I Stay Motivated:
I visualize. I keep the me that I want to be in the back of my mind at all times and keep trying new things in my training routine to keep it anything but routine.
BB Accomplishments:
- 405 on parallel barbell squats for reps
- 900lb on the leg press for reps
- 2 pull ups (I could do none previously)
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Proud member of Team Scivation
"This I know
the risk is worth the gain
it's worth the sacrifice
way beyond the ties that bind"
-Alter Bridge
Last Updated: Jun 9, 2008 3:46pm
Progress Pictures
Mar 11, 2008
May 18, 2008
This was taken after 7 months of serious (to me) training which includes daily trips to the gym, cardio most days and weight training 3-4 days per week.
This was taken at the end of the first week of phase 2 of my tri-phase training program from Scivation. I'm definitely getting stronger and am seeing increases in muscle mass.
I've had problems with weight since I was in grade school. I started out skinny, but by the time I hit the 3rd grade I was a pudgeball. I stayed that way through most of school until I hit high school and slimmed down a bit.
Then in my early 20s I blimped out again, was told about it and resigned to lose it and get in shape and I did. I stayed in shape until my late 20s when family and work didn't allow much workout time. I eventually stopped altogether.
In the past few years, however, I've started hitting the gym again several nights a week. In the August of 2007 I something clicked and I really decided to make a life change. I have been going to the gym consistently 4-7 days a week and have really been trying to get out of self-defeating eating habits that got me fat in the first place.
My goal is to have the body I've always wanted: clearly visible abs, significant, symmetrical, defined muscle mass, very low bodyfat.
update looks great dave. yeah..the arnold look doesn't happen overnight. but by september you'll finally see deem abs. straight up! but you're putting on the muscle, dude. arms are bangin'. don't stop now, brotha_man.
Yeah, the waist can be tough to tackle. And it all comes down to a low-fat diet, cardio and ab exercises..which one..that's the question. Seek and Ye Shall Find..Out. And you biceps are bumpin'.
Thanks so much for your feedback on my blog :) Yes, i'm gonna kick butt at the NPC! I gotta believe this! Like the other figure competitors tell me, fake it till you MAKE it!!
Man you are too funny. Naw I wasn't getting on your biceps. I believe you're a fantastic fitness job. Lose the fat by a low fat diet and cardio..the usual.. Gain mass by lifting heavy weights and lots of protein. 3 months, tops!
That's OK, Dave, I have more women here than I can handle. LOL! Some real beauties, though, you must admit, eh?
;-)
I ask about your town because I grew up in Philadelphia: Roxborough, specifically.
Jim
Geez..that last comment made no since.. I MEANT TO SAY..'you're gonna be pleased with your results and get lots of attention when you take off your shirt'.
