april 30

I apologize for not blogging the past few days. I crashed my computer and it has been hell trying to straiten every thing out! Just to give a brief recap of whats going on, I hurt my back squatting on monday, I am going today to get some treatment. This has been an injury filled off season for me, but I keep trucking forward. Yesterday I went down to Bev Francis Powerhouse Gym in Long Island so Nicole could get Looked at by Steve Wineberger and get an assessment. Everything went well, I had a great workout and Saw fellow Species Athlete Eugine Mishin, who was looking big and shredded. Eugine is doing the NY Pro, and he should definitely turn some heads! Thats all for now, I promise I will be back in action as soon as I get my computer fixed!

april 25

I had a great back workout yesterday. I think that the Barbell rows, underhand-Dorian Yates style are really working for me. I can work up to 315 for 8 with pretty good form. I don't want to get sloppy and jerk the weight around, that's how you tear a bicep! Today is my shoulders, hams, calves and abs. I am really trying to focus on bringing out the thickness of my hams! Tonite I believe I am going to the Outback Steak house, I haven't been in a couple weeks, so I'm looking forward to it!

april 24

Good chest work out on tuesday. I went up to 85lb dumbbells for incline flys and then I went to my incline Barbell presses. I lost 2 reps on each set compared to when I start with the press fresh. Yesterday I went to Dr. Mike to get alot of work done(elbow, shoulder, back and knees) I was pretty beat up by the time I left, but today I feel much better. Today I have back and I hope to continue my streak of great back workouts!

april 22

Absolutely killed my quads yesterday. Squats, 4 heavy sets of 8, 6, 6, 6, ( I cant go quite as heavy as I want because my Knees still hurt pretty bad) Leg press, 3 sets of 40, 30, 20 reps. Hack Squats, 3 sets of 25, 20, 20. Single leg- leg extensions, 3 sets of 20, 20, 40 reps. Abduction and Adduction machine 3 sets each of 15. All those reps had me ready to puke. My legs better be growing after all that. Today is chest, I plan on doing a little pre exhaust method, before my heavy pressing, just to switch things up a bit. I will let you know how it goes tomorrow!

Weekend Recap

I have to start out with a huge CONGRATULATIONS to my client and friend Michelle Wynn. Michelle competed at the 2008 INBF NORTH EAST AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS down in Matawan NJ, yesterday. Michelle Took first in the masters figure and 2nd in the open. Michelle is one of the hardest workers I have ever met and she deserves the recognition she got over the weekend!

Friday I went up to see the Montanari Bros at Golds in New Haven. I hung around with Jerry,(one of the brothers that own the gym) for a while and then blasted shoulders. I have yet to have a bad workout in that gym! Saturday I went to NYSC in Danbury to train arms, and I have to be honest, I didn't have the greatest workout. I got distracted a few times by people wanting to ask me questions, and never really got a good rhythm going. Last nite my boy Jay and his Fiance Kristen came over and we watched the UFC fights. I was very excited that my boy G.S.P. DOMINATED Matt Serra! The fights were exciting and we had a good time. Today I'm just relaxing, and then its Big Quads on monday!

april 18

I have had a great week of training so far. Quads went well on monday, very good chest workout tuesday. Wed I got treatment from Dr. mike, and thursday I really blasted my back. Thickness is definitely not an issue for me, so width is the main focus!. I start with heavy barbell rows underhand Dorian Yates style, then I move on to a couple of my secret weapons that Dr Mike and I decided on, I cant give away Dr. Mikes secrets, but I will say my back is getting wider! Finally I finish up with Lat pull downs to the front and a variety of different finishing moves depending on the mood I'm In. I am down a bit in weight, 263, but I still think I can Hit 270 by June first when I start dieting!

april 15

Awesome quad workout yesterday. Squats, Hack Squats, Single leg- Leg Press, Single Leg- Leg extensions and abduction/adduction work. I have to thank Dr. mike for showing me a better way to wrap my knees on Heavy squats, once again Dr. Mike saves the day! Today Is chest, I am planning on Doing heavy Incline barbell as well as heavy Flat, After that, some dips and flys. My progress is coming along rather nice and in about 7 weeks I will be dieting. I hope to try to put on a little more size before I rip everything up!

Weekend Recap

LOOOOOONG weekend for me. I never thought I would be looking forward to a monday! Saturday morning I was up at 5am to get ready to go to Tribecca with My client Michelle. I was in NY by 7 and back stage rockin with clients and friends until about 3. After prejudging Guy, our friend Lisa and I all went back to guys house to relax for a bit. I was back in Tribecca by 7 to go prepare for the Nite show. This was a long Nite! My client Michelle was at her all time best making her debut in the NPC, she was in a really tough class and failed to make the top 5. This weekend she is competing in the INBF and she is gonna kick some butt! Another Client Bridgette, who I have only been working with for a couple of weeks got totally robbed and took home second in her weight class. My good friend Kenny Wallach who is also the posing coach of Evan Centopani, Guy Cisternino and Myself, competed for the first time in years and was beyond shredded! Kenny took 4th in the open middleweight and 3rd in the masters under 176. The crowd booed when they called him third and many believed he should have one. My buddy Kris Lecomte won the whole show. He is another of Dave Palumbos athletes and was definitely the hands down winner! When the show ended around 11, Nicole and I were off to the Poconos!

I arrived in the Poconos around 1 am sunday morning and went strait to bed. I was on the set of the movie at noon and went non stop until 10 pm. I felt so sorry for Nicole who had to wait around the whole time. I swear I must have did 1,000 most musculars and was completely exhausted when I was through! I made it home in exactly 2 hours and was dead tired! I hope the movie comes out well. I will keep everyone informed!

april 11

Great back workout yesterday! I also did some biceps because I will not be able to train this weekend. Today I will do my shoulders and hams like always, but I will also be doing some triceps. Saturday I wont be able to get in the gym, I will be helping my clients and friends who are competing in the city.Its gonna be a long day! sunday I will be in the Poconos shooting a short film for the artist Mika Rottenberg. I am honored for the opportunity to work with her. If you Google her name, you can see some of her work. So until next week...Have a great weekend everyone!

april 10

I know I have been a lazy blogger this week, and I apologize. I still feel a little weird from the stomach virus I got last wed. Monday I trained legs and Had a great workout, but I felt very dehydrated and was gasping for air the whole time. Tuesday when I ttained chest it was the same scenario. I went to Dr. Mike yesterday to get more work done on my legs. The treatment is very painful, but you feel much better afterwards. Today I am training back, I hope to have some more stamina than I did early in the week.
I will be in Tribecca on saturday for the Bev Francis Metropolitan championships. I have a couple clients and friends competing. Good luck to Kenny Wallach, Michelle Wynn, Bridget Manzi and Chris Lecomte!

april 6

Let me just start off by saying that I lost both final four games yesterday and am going to finish my bracket just outside the money...that sucks. Every year the same thing happens, oh well. I'm not a gambler, I just love sports.
Yesterday I went up to Golds in New Haven to see my good friend Kenny Wallach. Kenny is competing in the NYC Metropolitan the 12th in Manhattan. Kenny is the posing coach of myself, Evan Centopani, Guy Cisternino and a few others. Kenny is the man, and judging by the way he looked on saturday, he should bury his competition! I saw Guy, who is looking very large, His boy Dom, who is working with Dave Palumbo and is about 7 weeks out from his show, looking very good as well. Big Evan was in the house looking massive as always, as well as many others all busting there butts in that hard core gym. I am still not feeling 100 percent from my stomach virus, but I think with a good rest day today, I should be able to attack legs on monday!

april 5

BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT TO MY GOOD FRIEND COLETTE NELSON!!!! I have been very sick since wednesday with a stomach virus. I puked 8 times from wednesday nite to thursday morning, and I was pretty wiped out for the rest of the week. Now its saturday and I'm heading up to GOLDS in New Haven to see a bunch of friends and train, I dont know how much energy I'm gonna have, but I'm gonna give it my all. Its been a tough off season with injuries and getting sick, but I keep battling through it. I will not loose track of my goal!

april 2

It was good to get back into legs on monday. I cut my volume a bit and did leg press instead of hacks, but my squats went pretty well and my knees were ok. My legs were definitely sore. Yesterday I went to Dr. Mike to get more work done on my legs and left elbow. My chest workout was a little off yesterday, I think due to the fact that I went to therapy first, something that I never do. My strength was down a bit, but I still had a good workout. Today is rest day, and then its back in the gym for Big Back tomorrow!

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Check out my New updates in the members section. Photographer Tony Monchinski of MuscleMag got some great shots of me training arms in Bob Bonhams Strong and Shapely gym!