nov 29

Good week of training. I pigged out for thanksgiving which really fueled my workout yesterday. Tomorrow I am going to the Jets VRS Broncos game at 4 o'clock. Its gonna be exciting. I cant wait to tailgate. My appetite has been very good lately and the weight is slowly but consistently coming on. body weight this morning 260.

Nationals Wrap Up

I had a great time down in Atlanta for the 2008 NPC Nationals. I Predicted all the Class winners before the show started and I was correct on all of them. Thursday I got to the airport around 2. I met with Guy Cisternino and his Mother and we hopped in with our buddy Darrell and drove to the venue. Thursday nothing was really going on so I spent most of the time hanging out in Palumbo's room watching him interview different competitors. Fridays Prejudging was very exciting, I had a lot of friends in the show. After prejudging a bunch of us went out to eat at the Hard Rock. Saturday I went to the gym with Kris Lecomte to do a quick work out, well when I got there I was totally starstruck! Jay Cutler, Victor Martinez and Phil Heath were all working out! I got to train along side of 3 of the top 5 best bodybuilders in the world! Then I saw Curtis Bryant, David Henry and Tricky Jackson as well as Iron Man's Lonnie Teper. All those superstars training in the same room was pretty cool!
Saturday nite I went to the Finals to cheer on my friends. Guy Cisternino won the middle weights, he had the best condition in the entire show! Peter Putnam won the Lite Heavy weights and then it was time for the Heavies! My buddy Mike Liberatore was the Favorite going in, but Mark Alvisi showed up looking Nasty! It was a close battle but Liberatore wound up with the win. Ed Nunn finished first in the Supers and my buddy Steve Kucklo wound up an impressive 3rd. Ed Nunn won the Over all and I feel he will make a fast Impact in the Pro's.
It was a long tiring weekend, but I got to hang with lots of cool people and meet lots of new friends and fans. No more traveling for a while now, I need to focus on my training!

nov 19

Tomorrow I leave for nationals. I have a bunch of friends competing in the show. I will be staying with Guy Cisternino who is a favorite to take a Pro Card home in the middle weight class! training has been going great, my legs are still sore from my workout on Friday! My body weight this morning was 255.

nov 17

Saturday I got early and met up with Evan to go down to Strong N Shapely in New Jersey. It was raining hard and traffic was horrible, so we didnt get down till close to 12. I trained arms and Evan trained hams and calves. There was a big crowd of people training in the gym, lots of energy! Around 1 I started setting up the SPECIES booth. I had tons of RTD's and SPECIES shaker cups to hand out. Lots of Local Stars showed up. Greg Valentino Showed up as well as Alex Federov, Irina Veselova, Elise Firestone, Janet Marsico, Erik Rameriz, Kris Lecomte and Guy Cisternino. Even Mr G and his brother Bob Smalley showed up,lol.The day was long, but fun and I was tired and feeling a little sick for some reason, so Evan and I decided to head home around 6 when we were done. I wanted to check out the Easterns in Tribeca but I just really wasnt feeling well. Congrats to SPECIES own Kat Ramirez for winning the overall figure title, and Congrats to my friend Tess, for placing 5th in a very competitive masters class.

nov 14

I went to New Haven to train legs with Evan and Chris Tuttle today. We had an insane workout! It was video taped for Muscular Developments website and should be out pretty soon. You guys are gonna love it, we went all out! Tomorrow I will be at Bob Bonham's Strong and Shapely gym in East Rutherford New Jersey. There will be an all star seminar with Greg Valentino, Evan Centopani, Craig Richardson, Guy Cisternino and myself, plus you never know who else is gonna show up. I will be handing out some Species products so be sure to come down between 1-4 if your in the area!! After the seminar I will be heading over to the Nite show in Tribeca. Tomorrow is the Eastern USA championship, always a good show!

nov 11

I had a great weekend. Saturday I went to the New Jersey state and Suburban championships. It was a very big show and there were a lot of companies sponsoring the event. Species was the main sponsor and Dave Palumbo emceed the show. A Lot of my good friends were in attendance and my buddy Guy Cisternino was one of the guest posers. The main Guest poser was Kai Green. Kai was looking massive, I believe he said he was 305! His routine was very cool!
Sunday I went to watch the jets play the rams and the Meadow lands. I went with my buddy Jay and his fiancee Kristen. Nicole came as well, it was her first show and we all had a great time. We tailgated with the Bagelman Marc Frolich. Marc's tailgate parties are nuts, they Deep fried a couple turkeys and there was tons of other food going around. Everyone ate and drank a lot,lol. The game was exciting. The Jets blew the Rams away!
This week my training schedule has been switched up. The reason, I will be doing Legs on Friday with Evan Centopani for a new Muscular Development video. It should be a good one. My weight this morning was 250.

nov 7

Training is going pretty well. Strength is still not kicking in the way I assumed it would at this point. Its gonna happen though! I had some decent workouts this week. Today is shoulders, abs and calves.
I'm going to the New Jersey State bodybuilding championships on Saturday. Species is the main sponsor and there are going to be a bunch of stars hanging out! Sunday I'm going to the Jets Vrs Rams at The meadow lands. I'm taking Nicole, its her first pro football game. We are both very excited!

nov 2

I had a very busy weekend, and I'm still a little tired, but I had a lot of fun. Friday nite for Halloween I went to see Saw 5 with Nicole. I love scary movies and the Saw series is great, but this one was not very good. It wasnt bad, but it was kinda disappointing. I guess I'll have to wait till Saw 6 comes out next year,lol. Saturday I was up extra early to make my way down to the Golds Classic in New Jersey. It was a great show, Guy Cisternino and Craig Richardson were the guest posers. Guy is doing Nationals in 3 weeks and looks like he could get on stage right now! In between the shows I went to the Golds down in Long Branch to train arms with Kris Lecomte and Guy. We had a good time laughing and catching up. After the show I went out with some friends for some Pizza and then I left. It was a loong day, but I got to see some good friends and meet some cool new fans!
My Serious Off season Mass program starts today, its all business now and I will be posting consistently on my weight gains. I am currently 244 pretty lean. My abs are still clearly visible. This is about 10lbs bigger than I was when I started my mass Program Last year!