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2012 IFBB/NPC Sacramento Pro Contest Protocol

Within this blog, I will go and describe my personal protocol for when I prepped for the 2012 Sacramento Pro. Here you will read about some of my typical training routines, basic diet structure, hardships, struggles, successes, and daily routines from week to week. * Please Note – None of these nutritional values or training…

Back/Triceps – February 11, 2013

Today started off interesting when I arrived at the gym. I brought my 8yr old daughter with me, so I can put her in daycare while I train…BUT the daycare seemed to be at max capacity, so they asked me to get on a waiting list. Mind you, I arrived at the gym when the…

Hamstrings/Calves – February 10, 2013

Hamstrings/Calves – February 10, 2013 • Leg press (High n Wide foot placement) 2x15warmup /4×15 working (heavier each set) —supersetted with Leg Press Calve Extensions 5×25 • Stiff Legged Dumbbell Deadlifts 4×10 • Seated Calf Raises 4×20 • Laying Hamstring Curls 5×10-12 • Seated Hamstring Curls 5×10 • Leg Extensions 5×12 (70% of usual quad…

Random Thoughts About The Bodybuilding World

In this blog post, I felt like talking about all the experiences I’ve had with many different types of individuals, and extremes within the bodybuilding world. Not many people know the truth of the “behind-the-scenes” within this highly extreme lifestyle, so I felt like describing my experiences within it to you all. Personalities Well, where…

Focus More Time of Perfecting Your Training Technique

Training Tip! You should focus more time of perfecting your training technique/form. That extra time spent will help you pull/push more weight, become ridiculously strong, and build a bulletproof body that won’t get injured easily. Share

Leg Training – February 6, 2013

Warm-up • Leg Extensions 4×10-12 (to just warmup the knees and joints, so nothing too heavy, saving the strength for what’s up next is key) Working • Squats – 2×10 warmup / 3×8-10 / 1×4-4-10 (strip-down set from 365lbs-315lbs-225lbs) / 1×3-8-10 (strip-down set from 405lbs-225lbs-135lbs) • Front Squats 4×6-12 • Laying Hamstring Curls 4×10-12 •…

Shoulders/Traps/Upper Back Training February 5, 2013

Shoulders/Traps/Upper Back Training February 5, 2013 Delts/Traps • Seated Dumbbell Press 2x15warmup/3x12working • Seated Side Dumbbell Laterals 4×10 —supersetted with Behind the Neck Barbell Presses 4×12-15 • Barbell Shrugs 4×10-15 —supersetted with Front Straight Bar Raises 4×10 • Upright Rows 4×10 Upper-Back/Lats • Bentover Barbell Rows 3×10 • Bentover Straight Arm Lat Pulldown 4×12 •…

★Leave Your Ego at the Door

Always wonder why your physique isn’t progressing as fast as your wish it could? You probably often say to yourself, “My strength is great! I’m lifting heavy, but it seems I’m not looking as I should.” Ever wonder why? Well, to be perfectly blunt…..LEAVE YOUR HEAVY WEIGHT LIFTING EGO AT THE DOOR! It’s not about…

Learn to be Human, and Accept Your Fitness Path

We all know how hard it is/was to diet down for a contest/photoshoot, and to see ourselves in that ‘perfect’ image/condition. At that moment we think, “I made it, this is the new me! I look like da $hit!” but then after we reintroduce foods that were absent from our cutting diet regiment, we all…

SIMPLE Meals for Those in a Rush & Tight Budget

3/4cup raw oats +1 1/2cups of water 2 scoops whey protein 2tbsp unsalted organic peanut butter cinammon PREP: cook on stove or microwave. 3-5min cook time 1cup fatfree cottage cheese 1/2 chopped apple 1/4cup blueberries 1/2cup chopped celery 2 packets stevia 1oz raw unsalted almonds (12 almonds) PREP: chop and mix together. 3min 1 can…