Weekend Recap

Friday- I had a great long workout of Bis, Tris, Calves and Abs. Friday nite I went out with my buddy Justin to White Plains for a while.

Sat and Sun- Since I took the whole weekend off, I have just been resting eating and being lazy. My knees are still pretty sore, but I still plan on getting back into legs on monday. I have to call the Dr and get his opinion. This Saturday the 5th I will be heading up to Golds in New Haven, so if anybody wants to meet me to train, I should be there around 12.

march 28

HUGE BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT TO MY MOM KAREN NEWTON. My moms birthday was yesterday the 27th, but she was out of town so I didn't get to see her. I will be dropping her gift off at her work today on my way to work. Yesterday I had a pretty good shoulder workout, I did some Arnold presses at the end of my routine to really fry the anterior heads. Today I am cramming calves, abs, bis and tris all into one crazy session, and then I will be taking the weekend off to rest.

march 27

Yesterday I went to see my main man Dr. Mike to get some work done. My knees have been hurting lately as I stated in a few previous blogs. Dr. Mike worked his magic and I would say he cut my pain down by 30-40 percent. I hope that he can wipe this pain out the way he did for my shoulder! Today I am training shoulders, one day less rest than normal, hopefully I can still progress from the great session I had last week, I think I am going to really pre-fatigue my side delts before I press today. Thats about all I have going on right now, new updates will be up soon in my members section from my trip down to strong and shapely. The photos are by Tony Monchinski, and they are great!

march 25

Whats up everyone, normally I would begin this with saying how great my leg workout was yesterday. Not this week, I had to skip legs because the pain in my knees is getting to severe. I will be getting some treatment and hopefully the rest helps. I have been squatting really heavy for close to 3 strait months now and I believe its just wearing me down a little. So instead, I am just pushing everything back a day and trained chest yesterday. Flat bench first- 315- 10, 365- 6 and then I took a little longer rest and did 365-8. No pain in my shoulder. Next I did the hammer strength incline, followed by incline flys and finally flat flys. pretty basic, but I had a good pump and feel pretty sore today. Today I will train back, I am on only 5 days rest, 2 less than normal, but I plan on hitting it just as hard as always. stay tuned for details tomorrow!

Weekend Recap

FRIDAY- I trained shoulders in Brewster at Powerhouse. I started out with Dumbbell shoulder press. I had a great day and hit 2 personal bests. The first was doing the 130s for 8 strict reps and the second was my drop set where i did the 100s for 25 shattering my old best of 21. Thanks again Dr. Mike, LOL!

SATURDAY- I went down to Strong and Shapely Gym, in New Jersey, because Universal Nutrition was having one of there Animal Barbell Club seminars and the Owner of the gym, My buddy Bob Bonham asked me to come down. Vinny Galanti was running the show, but big Evan was in the house as well as Greg Valentino. I had a great time and met alot of cool people.

SUNDAY-Happy Eater! I went over to my grandmas house to hang with my family and watch the games. Georgetown, totally screwed up my bracket. I am a huge fan of March Madness and really enjoy this time of year. My good friend Ryan Berdan stopped by, I haven't seen him in a long time and it was great hanging out with him!

Today I am taking legs off. I know it SUCKS. my knees are really beat up and sore and I need to rest, I will be getting some treatment this week, but I have been squatting really heavy for about 12 weeks now and I need a short break!

march 19

Its late wed nite, or early thursday morn(whichever you prefer) and I cant sleep, so why not blog. I had a miserable time training legs on monday, I went into the gym feeling like an animal, but my quadricep tendinitis was so out of hand that I had to train very light! Some how I managed to get a pump and was actually sore the next day. Tuesday I continued my new pursuit of the bench press, I started with 315 for 10 and then did 2 sets of 365 for 5. NO PAIN AT ALL! I cant thank Dr. Mike enough for what he has done for my shoulder. A little over a month ago, I wouldn't go over 225 without pain! Today I paid Dr. Mike a visit, Wednesday is our day. Now we are working on my elbow! The sessions of ART treatment can be pretty painful, but they are well worth it! My weight is still hovering around 263-265. Time to go pound some ISOLYZE and hit the sack, tomorrow is back day!

march 16

I have had a streak of good workouts his week, I think alot has to do with my man Dr. Mike. My ailments are not bothering me the way they used to, so thanks Dr.mike! last nite, we went to the movies with my buddy Jay and his fiance Kristen to see Semi Pro. Will Farrell was absolutely hilarious, I laughed my ass off the whole time. Tomorrow I am back in the gym for another crazy leg workout. My goal is to keep getting stronger on the squat and to increase the amount of weight I hit on my 20 reps of hacks!

DOMINICS DAY PLEASE READ!!!

At the Arnold Classic I had the pleasure of meeting the most adorable little boy, Dominic. I didn't ask his age, but I could tell by his size he was somewhere between 2 and 3. Dominic was born with a severe heart condition and will need a transplant by the age of 5! I ask every one who reads this to please go to www.dominicsday.com and read about his story. You can see pics of the cute little guy, and there is a part where you can make donations for his transplant. For those of you have children, to those of you who don't, having a child born with a syndrome like this is heartbreaking! Please take the time to go check out the site and make a donation, please tell as many of your friends and family members to check out the site as well. Its not too often that you get the opportunity to be a part of something truly special...here is that opportunity!

march 12

Yesterday I trained chest in Brewster. My second week of getting back into flat barbell bench press. 315 went up for 10, and then 11, and then on my 3rd set 12 without any problems. My shoulder is not in any pain today, which is a great sign. I have all ways felt that the flat barbell bench press is a superior exercise for building mass in the chest. Today I am off to Fairfield to see Dr. Mike. I have to thank him for taking such good care of me and my bum shoulder. I am bringing Nicole in to his office today to see if he can fix some of her ailments as well. Other than that I plan on relaxing today, I am still not completely over my cold. By the way, my legs are extra sore this week!

march 11

I stayed in all weekend to rest up and let my body fight the sickness that I had all last week. I watched 3 movies, Planet Terror, Beowulf, and 30 days of nite. All the movies were good, but Planet terror was the best, I highly recommend it. Yesterday, I blasted legs and I know I went beyond my limit because today I am super sore. My last set of hack squats was one of the crazy est sets of my life! I really thought I was gonna puke training legs yesterday! I know that's what I have to do to bring my legs to the next level. I started taking creatine monohydrate yesterday, it has been many years since I used creatine and I am curious to see how it helps me. I am mixing 5 grams into my pre and post workout shakes that are a mixture of 50 grams of ISOLYZE and 80 grams of CARBOLYZE.

NEW UPDATES!!!

Brand New Updates are up in my members section. 2 pages of Pics from the Arnold Classic!!! Come and check them out!

march 9

Well, I was so sick on thursday that I didn't even leave the house. I never miss a workout, even when I have a cold, but this was no ordinary cold. To be honest, I was amazed at how fast my body can produce Mucous. sounds pretty gross, huh? I took out some stock in Kleenex, so I should be good. Friday I went to NYSC and trained back, I drank a whole gallon of water during my workout and still felt dehydrated! Yesterday, I did a combination workout consisting of shoulders, tris and bis. I had a great pump, and I am looking forward to getting back into it on monday. Monday I am starting up some "old school" creatine mono hydrate powder. Just 10 grams spread into my pre and post workout shakes. I will let you know how it works out. I am still not feeling %1oo, but I am much better than I was the other day!

Bad Week

Well its Thursday, and so far this has not been a good week for me! After my Awesome weekend in Ohio, I went into the gym ready to kill my legs. After 2 warm up sets of squats, I bent over to tie my sneaker tighter, and felt something go in my back, the pain was pretty bad, so I had to scrap squats this week. After a shitty leg workout, my throat was starting to bother me a little. Tuesday I woke up feeling pretty bad, my back was sore, and so was my throat. Some how I managed a decent chest workout. Yesterday I went to Dr. Mike to fix my Back, but by now my back isn't my worst problem! My sinus are going haywire, I think I have an infection. I couldn't sleep the past 2 nites because I am constantly blowing my nose! I hope things get better soon, this sucks!!!

THE ARNOLD CLASSIC WEEKEND!

this blog has the potential to get really drawn out so I am going to try to stick to all my biggest high lites...

Thursday- we were up at 5am, way too early for me, to get ready to go to Bradley airport in Hartford. As I am going through security, the security guy looks at me and says, "Damn man, your huge, but a guy came in here a little while ago that was twice your size" So, i look at the guy and say"there aint nobody around here twice my size bro" So the guy starts describing the monster, saying that he looked alot like me, only a little taller with shorter hair. that's when I realized it had to be Evan. So I tell the guy, "the person your talking about is Evan Centopani, my good friend, he is on the cover of Muscular Development this month" sure enough as I am walking to the terminal I here Evan calling my name,LOL, its funny, we diddnt know we would be flying together. Not only was Evan on the plane, but right in front of me was UFC heavyweight fighter Gabrial Gonzaga, and right behind me was Americas Strongest man Derek Poundstone!

Friday- Day 1 of the expo, Nicole was working in the MD booth all day, with Kristina Tucci, Jacki Haas (miss Jacki from WWE) Arina Manta, and a bunch of other babes. Greg Valentino was there as well as the Crazy Smalley Bros, Melissa Dittwiller, Jimmy "the Iron Bull" Pellechia, Monica Brant, as well Dr. Colker, John Romano and Ron Harris. All great People, especially Valentino who is a riot and a genuine nice guy! Friday nite we went to watch the womens show, the show is run so well! My good friend Colette Nelson was off that nite, but she is gonna bounce back and kick some serious ass at the NY Pro!

Saturday- at noon I went over to the mens prejudging, the show was stacked! Everyone came ready to battle, Phil heath is absolutely incredible and will probably be Mr. O someday! My man Branch Warren was at his all time best, hard as a rock, and huge from every angle! I really like Branch, He is a very humble, down to earth guy, it was a pleasure meeting him this weekend!
After the prejudging I went with Colette to the Expo, My friends Lena and Big Eugene got married on the MD stage,LOL! Then, the high lite of my whole weekend happened! Triple H came to the booth to hang out and sign autographs, this caused complete chaos and the booth was quickly surrounded with hundreds of crazy, adoring fans. I got the pleasure to talk to Triple H, who actually Knew who I was(HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!!) I cant believe how friendly he was, A true gentleman who loves the sport of bodybuilding. Even better, when it was time for him to exit, I was chosen to be in the front of his Security leading him to his Exit! Triple H, if you read this, it was an honor meeting you!
Saturday nite Nicole and I went to the Finals. Branch got 4th and all though I was dying for him to win, it was hard to argue the outcome when Dexter, Phil and Kai all came in at there all time best. Following the show, Nicole, Big Evan, Evans boy Keith and myself went out for a delicious dinner at Mitchells steakhouse. Then it was on to the Official After party were Mr G was wrestling 4 midgets, and every body was partying. I Hung out with Evan,Keith, Nicole and my new main man IFBB pro From Wales, James "flex" Lewis. James is a riot, His Fiance Shina was great too. We also hung out with my boy Steve Kulcko Who is a 22 year old monster, and his Fiance, IFBB pro Amy Peters. MY Man Troy Johnson and his wife Krissy chin were in the house as well. Dorian Yates was in the House and Chris Cormier was tearing up the dance floor,LOL! Tons of other pros were there too. We stayed until 4am and decided to call it a wrap.

Sunday and today- Nicole and I both had a great time, Nicole did a photo shoot with Dan ray, and we both met some great people. What a wonderful experience. Very Motivating. Now I have to get my crap together and get ready to blast legs, it was tough trying to train out there. Now I have to get real serious and make some more gains for the North Americans! I am Inspired!!!