My heaviest weight was 276 Lbs. when I turned 37, this pic was at 263 Lbs, at the age of 39. I was turning 40 in a few weeks which is when I decided to turn my life around. My waist was 47 inches - sucked in!

Taken after the usual Sunday group aerobics at the baywalk. Looking harder this time without much effort. I feel I am able to remain lean and not bloat up even when I'm not training as hard. I look forward to taking it to high gear again soon. The break has done me good.

My heaviest weight was 276 Lbs. when I turned 37, this pic was at 263 Lbs, at the age of 39. I was turning 40 in a few weeks which is when I decided to turn my life around. My waist was 47 inches - sucked in!

This pic serves as my "before pic" prior to starting the Get Shredded 12-week training & nutrition program featured on the February 2009 issue of Flex magazine.

This is after one week on the Get Shredded program. My weight is the same but I feel my muscles filling out due to the heavy weight work. I'm seeing some definition thanks to the High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) after each workout. I have a feeling I'm about to gain weight anytime soon but I have to trust the program. CUtting down is in monthe three so I gotta stay the course.

Don't be shocked by the weight gain, I just decided to use the scale at Gold's where I currently workout. Although I do believe I really gained because of the heavy weight training coupled with Universal's Natural Sterol Complex Mass & Density Enhancer. I can feel my whole body filling out and my muscles are much harder and more powerful. This may be the wrong direction but it sure feels empowering! Let's see where this goes.

This was taken after I had calibrated my training to get back on track to my goal of 185 Lbs. The month one program had me eating more and training heavier so my prior pic showed a little more bulk. By this pic, I had re-introduced boxing into my training so I box in the morning and workout at night. I am happy with the progress and feel very good at this stage. I think the pic shows it.

I'm definitely carrying more muscle which was the original intent of Phase 1. As I transition to Phase 2 I expect to get leaner and more cut in the coming weeks.

I see some improvements in shape and a little bit of detail. Very encouraging. More to come!

I'm still pretty much on the get ripped program but I have integrated my feel better strategy to keep things enjoyable and I'm quite happy with the results. Do you agree?

I'm really happy with the progress I am seeing. Cuts are starting to appear all over and the hardness is more and more evident. Thanks to Animal Cuts!

I'm starting to feel tighter all over especially in the thigh area. Thanks Animal Cuts!

In this pic you can see the improvement in my biceps being tighter with some vascularity beginning to show. Did I say thanks to Animal Cuts yet? Hint, hint!

Didn't get to take the usual progress pic. Opted to join the 10km Condura Run instead. I was pleased with my run as well as the way I look.

I think I gained muscle from my Celltech & Nitrotech stack. You be the judge.

I think I gained muscle from my Celltech & Nitrotech stack. You be the judge.

Laid off boxing and weight training for awhile as my trainer is on vacation but regularly doing group aerobics to stay sharp and I guess this pic shows I haven't skipped a beat at all.

Boxing trainer is on vacation so I'm doing daily aerobic training at the baywalk. I just love working out under the sun!

This was taken during a vacation in a private beach in Quezon. I'm starting to enjoy all this buffness business. Haha.

Carrying a bit more beef now and planning to put on a bit more before cutting down again. I'm planning to hit 220lbs. then slice back down to 210.

Ran with my 17 year-old son and shaved off 7 minutes from my last run. I'm 17 again - and better!

This was taken on a weekend beach trip I took with some office folks. Loading up to 220lbs and gaining some serious mass!

Taken after shoulder training at Slimmer's World Gym in Alabang. I'm on my 2nd week of 5x5 and my weight has shot up to 220lbs. I think it's time to shift to carb cycling to shrinkwrap my muscles tight.

I feel more muscular now thanks to the 5x5 I've been doing. I'm coupling it with daily boxing to bring out some definition. Let's see!

It's tricky trying to beef up and lose fat at the same time so I combine heavy with light weights, high with low reps, mass builders and fat burners. Fine line but very much worth it. Hope you all agree.

Back to the usual pose but this time carrying much more muscle and pretty tight too. I think I'm liking JetFuel right now. Do you agree?

This is the effect of Muscle Juice and the GH Enhancer I picked up early this month. Pretty good results. I'd like to trim down but I can't resist training heavy and hard!

This was taken last Sunday morning as I was checking out the renovation progress for the gym. Thought I'd check out my own renovation as well. Haha.

This was taken on Sunday when URCC MMA champ Caloy "Bad Boy" Baduria visited the gym to look at the Boxing & MMA area i intend to put up. He is preparing for a Light Heavyweight title fight on July 18. Don't I look like a Super Heavyweight beside him? Well, that's life. Haha!

This is my first week on the World's Toughest Diet and already, I feel my clothes much looser and my face tightening up. I'm gonna go for another week and I expect even better results. I'm excited - and hungry!!!

In my July 5 progress pic, I was visibly bigger than Caloy "Bad Boy" Baduria and now, thanks to The World's Toughest Diet, I appear smaller than him. This was taken last night after he took the URCC Light Heavyweight MMA Belt by defeating a Cuban fighter from Hybrid Yaw Yan team. We both achieved our goals so I guess we both win. Haha!

Visibly leaner and starting to shed off excess fat from my last bulking phase. This is my 2nd and last week on "the World's Toughest Diet" and I am happy with the results.Next step is back to running.

Starting to get used to my extremely low carb diet. Not much power during workouts but definitely feeling tighter around the waist which is really worth it. Maybe 2 more weeks before I load up again. Just in time for my gym softlaunch.

Dropping body fat and remaining pretty hard despite the ultra low carb intake. This was taken at the gym after a shovelling session at the back to prepare the boxing and MMA area. Working on the gym and my body at the same time. That's what I call work life balance!

Here's the result of my 2 weeks on the World's Toughest Diet. Well, actually I did more than 2 weeks because I liked the feel of having my jeans fall off because my waist is tightening up. I also like the harder and look. Dontcha?

It's been awhile since I last took update pics due to the gym opening but I'm happy that all the stress has not got me off-track. Here I am lookin' pretty sharp after group aerobics.

This was taken after group aerobics so I'm all sweaty and shiny for this pic. It's been awhile since my last update because of the gym opening. Fortunately as you can see I have not skipped a beat.

Taken after the usual Sunday group aerobics at the baywalk. Looking harder this time without much effort. I feel I am able to remain lean and not bloat up even when I'm not training as hard. I look forward to taking it to high gear again soon. The break has done me good.