July 31

I had a great back workout today. I did some super sets, not typical for me when I train back, but I got a great pump! Yesterday I posed for about an hour with Kenny. I am working on 2 new signature poses to add to my routine in 4 weeks. I am excited because I picked out my music and now I just have to work with Kenny on choreographing a routine.
I am in the September issue of Muscle Mag, its out in stores now. There are a couple of small pics of me in the east coast muscle section as well as a small write up written by Tony Monchinski. Be sure to check it out, Its not a cover shot, but I'm working on it!

NEW UPDATES!!!

Brand New Update pics are up in my contest prep section. 5 weeks out progress pics!

July 29

Just got back from a crazy time in Vegas at the USA's. I arrived in Vegas Thursday nite after sitting in JFK all day long because my flight was delayed for about 9 hours! Once I got to my hotel, I had to get right on a treadmill and bang out my cardio. Friday I trained at Golds on Flamingo Ave. I trained out there for the Olympia and really like the set up of that gym. Prejudging went smoothly, but I still don't understand the call outs for figure. I had a fun time watching the show with my buddy Troy Johnson and his wife IFBB pro Krissy Chin. Saturday I was back in the gym in the AM and then over to the Finals by 6. The show was intense. I had Liberatore winning the Overall, but he wound up taking 2nd In his class to an Impressive Brandon Curry. Lee Banks and Mark Alvisi rounded out the top 4 who were head and shoulders better than the rest of the class. The second Pro card went to Curtis Bryant, who looked Insane. Congrats to both new Pros. Curtis edged out my boy Brandon Ray who will be a pro for sure by the end of 08. My girlfriend Nicole brought her best package Ever and walked away with a disappointing 8th. Neither one of us can figure that one out, but I am very proud of her, She worked as hard as she could! Sunday morning Nicole and I got a workout in at golds, then we head over to Rehab at the Hard rock hotel. That place was Insane! I couldn't eat or drink, but the atmosphere was NUTS and I had a fun time. That nite Nicole and I joined Ed Connors at Treasure Island to watch Cirque De So-lei. It was a great show and Nicole was excited because she had wanted to see it for a while now!
I'm currently inside of 5 weeks out and very happy about my prep. New Updates will be up soon!

Off to USA's

I'm getting out of here for Vegas! Not to party, but to watch the USA's. Nicole is competing in Figure and we really worked hard at coming up with a great game plan to have her look her best. She worked her ass off, and it really shows! I will be back Monday nite with lots to talk about, so if your reading this, make a wish for Nicole!
Also good luck to my boy Brandon Ray, as well as all of the SPECIES athletes competing!

july 22

Go to musculardevelopment.com and click the MDTV section. You can see me in an interview with Dave Palumbo as well as Evan Centopani!

Masters Nationals

This past weekend was the Masters Nationals and I made the trip out to watch my boy Kenny Wallach do battle in the Middle weight division. I spent 9 hours in the car driving out to Pittsburgh, but It was well worth it. I was joined by The Montanari Bros, Big Evan and another big boy Aaron. I got there just in time to catch the Welter weight prejudging. The welters looked like middles, and everyone was in condition.... Kenny's middle weight class was staked with talent, Including a couple of guys who I think will be top 5 at the regular Nationals. Stoli Stoilov ( I have no clue how to spell his last name) dominated the class and reminded me of a mini Dorian Yates. Kenny did not place top 5, but had a great showing in a very tough class! The lite heavyweights were loaded as well. Everyone in the top 5 has seriously striated glutes, but the Class Belonged to Vinny Galanti who also walked away with the over all! Congrats Vinny, you deserve it! On a side note, Dr Durlan Castro who works with Mr Palumbo, had some of the freakiest legs and definition I have ever seen. He finished 4th but I really think he could have been second! The Heavy weight class went to long time competitor Gus Carter who got the other pro card. Congrats Gus. The weekend was busy but fun, I got to pose for Dr Victor Prisk and Jim Manion (the President) they both gave me great feed back as well as a few pointers to help me get better. That was a great experience for me!
Haven't gotten the chance to get update pics done, but I am planning on taking some today so stay tuned!

NEW UPDATES

My new set of updates are up in the contest prep section. Sorry, there aren't that many, I was pressed for time and had to do them very quick. New updates will be up next week!!!

july 13th

I know I haven't blogged at all this week and I apologize, I have been SUPER busy and all over the place. Wednesday I went to Great Adventure with Nicole my nephew Christopher, my buddies EDJ and Justin, as well as EDJ's girlfriend Jackie and his son Dino. We had a great time and I got about 2 hours of extra cardio in, lol. Justin and I went on Kingda Ka the worlds fastest and tallest roller coaster. 128 mph, I would have just got right back on if I was allowed to, that was so much fun! Training has been going great, I took some update pics saturday morning that will be up shortly.
Today I went to Oakland beach in Rye, New York with Nicole. I ran into Gilberto Mundo (overall winner of the NY Metropolitan) and his girlfriend, they are very friendly and wow, Gilberto put on some great size! Gilberto is working with Guru Dave Palumbo for the Nationals, and He has a ton of mass! I have a lot more coming up, masters nationals the 19th and USA's with Nicole the following weekend. I will try to get on as much as possible and keep everyone updated on my progress!

New Updates!!!

Brand new updates are up in my members VIP section. 8 weeks out progress pics!! Come check them out!

july 5th

What a crappy 4th of July I had. In the morning I strained a muscle in my neck pretty bad. I couldn't even turn my head to the right. I did it doing military presses. I had to stop working out and go strait home. I sat on the couch all day with Ice watching the Twilight Zone marathon. Today my neck feels a lot better than I thought it would. I went to New Haven to train arms. I did giant sets, It was a good change for me and I had a good pump. Tonite I am getting the UFC fights, I am a huge UFC fan and I am especially excited for tonites fights!! Diet is going well. I am now 8 weeks out. Expect new progress pics soon!

july 3

Happy 4th of July everyone!!! I know I'm a day early, but I know I wont be on the computer tomorrow! I hope everyone has a safe, fun holiday.
Today my schedule got really messed up. I did my cardio first thing in the morning and then I had to run some errands. I came home and sat by the pool for an hour, then I was off to the gym. My first client was late so I had to cancel my workout because I had no time to train. Fortunately my last client cancelled so I wound up training around 6:30. I trained my back with all super sets. I never super set back, so I figured it was a good idea. Next week I will go back to my regular training routine. Tomorrow I plan on training shoulders early then hitting the back with my girl and some friends. Hopefully the weather will be nice!!!

july 1

June is gone and I'm just over 8 weeks out from the North American. My body weight is 249 lbs and I'm pretty lean already! I have been training like an Animal. I blasted legs yesterday and did squats with 455 for five super deep reps followed by dead lifts with 500lbs for 5 reps! I video taped the heavy sets and will be posting them on my website. This week I will start really practicing my posing with Kenny, I have a lot of work to do!