Download my sample strength training program at http://www.cutandjacked.com/Steve-Chen-Workout.

http://www.cutandjacked.com/Steve-Chen-Workouthttp://www.cutandjacked.com/Steve-Chen-Workout

It's a 4 week program. Start with 70% of your 1 rep max then increase the weight by 5% and decrease reps. Try it and let me know what you think.

Everyone should check out the interview I did for CutAndJacked.com:

http://www.cutandjacked.com/interview-with-Steve-Chen

CutAndJacked.com is a new site. I think they are doing a great job. The site looks really good.

I finally have a chance to write something about the http://www.thefitexpo.com/. It was a lot of fun. I will definitely plan on going again next year.

I was suppose to go to the Saturday event of the expo to cheer on finalists of the 2011 BodySpace Spokesmodel Search. (I should have been on that stage as part of the finalist. I do want to congratulate all the finalists, they were all in top shape.) I ended up going on Sunday instead, a friend was competing in the Women's Olympic Weightlifting Competition. Plus, I didn't feel like spending both days at the expo.

When I walked around the expo, I was surprised that Sean and Kizzito recognized me. They are great guys and immediately welcome me to the BodySpace family. Kizzito ended up placing 2nd at the spokesmodel search. Sean became a part of Team BodyBuilding.com.

I also got to meet hang out with Lauren while she sign autographs. She going to be a great spokesmodel for BodySpace. She is awesome in front of the camera. Before I left the expo, I manage to grab Jamie for a picture. (Check out the images in my photo gallery.)

The only compliant I have about the event is the lack of healthy food. There's only so many protein bars I can sample before throwing up. And who wants to eat the super salty food at the convention center food court?!! I am definitely bringing my own food to the event next year.

There's strongmen competition, wrestling, etc. I think the event was missing something...I suggest adding a few speakers to educate people about the proper use of supplement, nutrition, and training. I think they will add a lot to the event.

Overall, I think it's a great event. I hope to meet more people there next year.

I was in shock when I found out last week that I finished the first round of the contest in 2nd place. I am so honored and excited that I am a part of a great group of semifinalists for the 2011 BodySpace Spokesmodel Search. Thanks again for all your support!!

Last Wednesday morning, I thought I would treat myself to a little pre-holiday dessert at Starbucks. I was in a very cheerful mood and holiday spirit. I ordered a tall peppermint white chocolate mocha and classic coffee cake. As you know these are very high in sugar and calorie count, they are not part of my normal diet. But since I was in the holiday spirit, heck with it, I was going to enjoy a little sweetness since I've worked so hard on my diet and training in the past few months.

Once I received my orders, I sat at a table inside Starbucks and started checking my emails. I only had a sip of the mocha and haven't even touched my cake, I saw an email from BodySpace. I started reading it and almost choked on the sip of mocha. The email I was reading was from Crystal Matthews:

Congratulations on being one of the top 20 BodySpace Spokesmodel Semi-Finalists! We had more contestants than ever this year, so this is a HUGE accomplishment. While making the top 20 is an amazing feat, I'm sure you are now wondering how you can become one of the top 5 that wins a trip to Los Angeles to compete for the Iron Man Magazine cover and the official 2011 BodySpace Spokesmodel title. In order for us to decide on the best representative for the BodySpace community, we need you to complete the following by Monday, December 13, 2010: Post two current unedited photos in your BodySpace Progress Pictures Section. We need to see a full front shot and full back shot holding a recent newspaper. Please wear a swimsuit that best shows your figure (a.k.a. bikini for girls, board shorts for guys). These are NOT glamour shots - we are just trying to see your current physique. Post a quick video to your BodySpace Video Section explaining why you would be a good BodySpace Spokesmodel. Once again, these can be totally amateur and filmed with your phone. We just want to see a bit of your personality and what this means to you. Have fun with it!

Okay - now you have your homework. As you know, last minute glitches always come up, so we encourage you to upload these items sooner rather than later. If you haven't completed these items by Monday, December 13, 2010 you will unfortunately be disqualified. Don't let this happen to you have come so far! Please let me know if you have any questions.

We congratulate you again and wish you the best of luck! Thank you for being a part of our community and for being an inspiration to so many.

You should have seen my face as I was reading that email from Crystal Matthews. I would have loved to video that moment and laugh at myself now. I am sure everyone would have enjoyed that too.

After leaving Starbucks, my meals for the past few days consisted of salt-free chicken, turkey, vegetables, and coffee. I am so glad to be eating flavorful food again, well, at least for a few more days...

I finally finished my homework and posted the current front and back images and the video for the next round of the 2011 BodySpace Spokesmodel Search. This is the first time I made a video of myself. I practiced what I wanted to say for a few days but I was still a little nervous. I think with enough practice, I will be much better in front of a video camera. I have to give more credits to all the spokes people out there, it's not as easy as it looks.

The result for the next round of the contest comes out Wednesday, December 15, 2010. I hope I can be a fresh face for http://bodyspace.com/. I am so excited!! I want to be standing on the stage at the http://www.thefitexpo.com/ for the final round of the 2011 BodySpace Spokesmodel Search.

Wow! I finished the first round of the 2011 BodySpace Spokesmodel Search in second place! I was so close to first place. I am so happy to make it as a semifinalists. Thank you everyone for taking the time to vote for me. You are all amazing!!

I just found out this morning that I've got some homework to do for the next round of the contest. I have to complete the following by Monday, December 13, 2010:

1. Post two current unedited photos in my BodySpace Progress Pictures section. Pictures need to be full front and back images wearing board shorts and holding a current newspaper. (I been trying to bulk up recently so I'll have to try to get as lean as I can in the next few days. The next few days are going to be rough.)
   
2. Post a quick video to my BodySpace Video section explaining why I would be a good BodySpace Spokesmodel.
   

Next, Bodybuilding.com and http://www.ironmanmagazine.com will select top 5 men and women from the semifinalists. The final round of the competition will feature the top 5 men and women on January 29, 2011, at the http://www.thefitexpo.com/ in Los Angeles, California, USA. It's going to be tough for the judges to select the finalists since all semifinalists are amazing. Finalists will be announced on December 15, 2010. Good luck to all the semifinalists.

Here is a list of the semifinalists:

Top 20 Men (total votes and user name):

8371 kizmvp

8026 ChenSteve

5206 wstsidetat

4843 Rice8787

4639 charley33

4254 bacdoc04

3995 vess

3990 stevecook_32

3485 Naturalgraham4

3269 acarneiro

3162 dubcplaya069

2931 clutch401

2868 Jherr27

2513 J-Beck

2437 Musclez99

2324 Madtitan

2231 keithhodge74

2224 NYmuscle4life

2117 treesize

2049 SMDMN

Top 20 Women:

13710 LinzKaye

6617 Kathleen Tesori

6413 Jen-Fit

5272 WorkOutBarbie

5049 prcutie

4822 Hottie-I-Am

4682 cm.fellows

4560 Brittanyb

4333 dmastarone

4078 Danny-J

3979 ElisaMurphy

3901 AshleyGay

3847 jumper11

3774 TXphysique

3702 shelseamontes

3699 jessicamarie

3643 NicoleMoneerGuerrero

3562 fromero

3527 SENGARI

3491 rlabende

Again, thank you all for the support!! Let's hope I can make on stage at the http://www.thefitexpo.com/!

I made it to second place! Wow, thank you to everyone that is voting for me and to the people that know I can do this!! I am so close to first place, I can smell it. Only 10 more voting days left so please continue to vote at this link:http://bit.ly/bg5sAT

Here are the latest Top 20 rankings in men and women (as of November 20): Top 20 Men (# of Votes, User name):

1. 4183 kizmvp
   
2. 3298 ChenSteve
   
3. 2518 Rice8787
   
4. 2426 Charley33
   
5. 2311 Wstsidetat
   
6. 2131 stevecook_32
   
7. 1777 bacdoc04
   
8. 1579 jherr27
   
9. 1561 Dubcplaya069
   
10. 1463 acarneiro
    
11. 1226 neilio85
    
12. 1182 Naturalgraham4
    
13. 1168 clutch401
    
14. 1074 bumbaklat
    
15. 1042 Musclez99
    
16. 1033 DKcoug
    
17. 1032 keithhodge74
    
18. 959 RHighland
    
19. 871 kevinhodge74
    
20. 860 vess
    

1. 6967 LinzKaye
   
2. 4687 zephyr893
   
3. 3039 workoutbarbie
   
4. 2831 cm.fellows
   
5. 2738 Kathleen Tesori
   
6. 2105 Hottie-I-Am
   
7. 2102 brittanyb
   
8. 2084 prcutie
   
9. 2064 embracefire
   
10. 1984 dmastarone
    
11. 1973 Danny-J
    
12. 1833 ElisaMurphy
    
13. 1749 KrissyRichard
    
14. 1613 JUSTINEMUNRO
    
15. 1543 Jumper11
    
16. 1499 Jen-Fit
    
17. 1353 genlightbourne
    
18. 1327 shaunna_13
    
19. 1287 TXphysique
    
20. 1220 AndreaPasutti
    

These rankings are not final until the voting process closes on November 30. Only the top 20 men and women get to make it to the next round in the 2011 BodySpace SpokesModel Search. Since no more rankings updates will be posted, please continue to vote for me at: http://bit.ly/bg5sAT

For the second round of the competition, we'll have to wait to find out which top 5 men and women are selected by Bodybuilding.com and http://www.ironmanmagazine.com/ from the top 20 people in the rankings. The final round of the competition will feature the top 5 men and women on January 29, 2011, at the http://www.thefitexpo.com/ in Los Angeles, California, USA. I want to make it there!!  

Again, thank you so much!! I wouldn't have got this far without your help. Please remember to keep voting every day until December 1!!

(The rankings were published by BodySpaceAdmin.)

Thank you friends for all your support and votes. There are still 15 voting days remaining. Please continue to vote at this link: http://bit.ly/bg5sAT.

I am now positioned in 4th place on the men's ranking for the 2011 BodySpace SpokesModel Contest. Thank you so much!! Let's continue to kick butts!!

Here are the latest Top 20 rankings in men and women (as of November 15):

Top 20 Men (# of Votes, Username):

2891 kizmvp

1994 Charley33

1903 Rice8787

1460 ChenSteve

1419 Wstsidetat

1248 stevecook_32

1185 jherr27

1119 Dubcplaya069

1075 acarneiro

914 clutch401

901 Naturalgraham4

895 neilio85

894 keithhodge74

873 Musclez99

798 bacdoc04

785 RHighland

758 DKcoug

758 kevinhodge74

642 bumbaklat

504 kingkass

Top 20 Women (# of Votes, Username):

5806 LinzKaye

3183 zephyr893

2469 workoutbarbie

1972 cm.fellows

1624 brittanyb

1494 Kathleen Tesori

1325 prcutie

1261 embracefire

1169 Hottie-I-Am

1150 dmastarone

1096 ElisaMurphy

1075 JUSTINEMUNRO

1056 Danny-J

1015 Jumper11

1010 genlightbourne

984 KrissyRichard

847 shelseamontes

826 AndreaPasutti

650 Jen-Fit

614 shaunna_13

Again, the rankings are not final until November 30. Only the top 20 men and women get to make it to the next round. Another update will be available on November 20. After November 20, no more stats updates will be posted, please continue to vote: http://bit.ly/bg5sAT.

Thank you so much!! I wouldn't have got this far without your help. Please remember to keep voting every day until December 1!!

(The rankings were published by BodySpaceAdmin)

Thank you for all your support and votes. Please continue to vote every day this month! Please vote using this link: http://bit.ly/bg5sAT.

I made it to top 6 on the men's ranking for the 2011 BodySpace SpokesModel Contest. Thank you! Thank you!! Let's kick some butts!!

Here are the latest Top 60 rankings (as of November 10)

Top 30 Men (# of Votes, Username):

1353 Charley33 

1307 kizmvp

1212 Rice8787

846 stevecook_32

758 jherr27

723 ChenSteve

707 Dubcplaya069

629 acarneiro

613 Musclez99

601 clutch401

584 keithhodge74

558 RHighland

498 DKcoug

497 Naturalgraham4

496 kevinhodge74

488 neilio85

466 Wstsidetat

384 kingkass

382 D-1Gladiator74

361 bumbaklat

308 vess

296 Afshar

295 bacdoc04

259 Tightslick1

256 mkk9494

252 VStrength3MV5

252 JWOLT

235 treesize

231 Madtitan

224 OoFaP

Top 30 Women (# of Votes, Username):

4718 LinzKaye

1782 workoutbarbie

1354 cm.fellows

1095 brittanyb

1071 zephyr893

861 Kathleen Tesori

786 prcutie

745 embracefire

698 Hottie-I-Am

677 JUSTINEMUNRO

669 Danny-J

650 Jumper11

623 genlightbourne

561 dmastarone

488 KrissyRichard

486 ElisaMurphy

426 AndreaPasutti

400 shelseamontes

377 NicoleMoneerGuerrero

368 LFrahn23

367 GoddessAthlete

340 jessicamarie

334 shaunna_13

319 ahlprobikini

297 mmturbay

296 ALIR87

288 Mommarolls

276 AundreaDiane

274 Jen-Fit

273 Rachel Michele

The order does change every few minutes as votes come in. The rankings are not final until November 30. More updates will be available on November 15 and 20. After November 20, no more stats updates will be posted, so please continue to vote: http://bit.ly/bg5sAT.

Again, thank you so much!! I wouldn't have got this far without all your support. Please remember to keep voting everyday!!

(The rankings were published by BodySpaceAdmin.)

I do learn something new everyday. I have a new shorter voting address: http://bit.ly/bg5sAT.

While asking friends and family to vote for me for the http://bit.ly/bg5sAT, I was sending everyone the direct web address to vote for me. The address is very long and didn't fit most message boxes on social networking sites. Then I discovered that there are websites that can shorten the web address.

My vote address went from this:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2010-bodyspace-spokesmodel-search-vote-profile-82.php?bodyspace=ChenSteve&slug=ChenSteve&name=Steve%20Chen&location=Marina%20del%20Rey,%20CA&sex=0&image1=bodyspace-spokesmodel-search-4cd208f818469.jpg&image2=bodyspace-spokesmodel-search-4cd2153121531.jpg&image3=bodyspace-spokesmodel-search-4cd206b08155d.jpg

To this shorter address:
http://bit.ly/bg5sAT

Anyone can shorten a web address by visiting these websites:
http://bit.ly

I hope this will help everyone who is also in the contest. But if you are not in the contest, please vote for me every day in November 2010. Thank you so much!

I've worked so hard to finally get my body fat from 14.7% down to 6% within 10 months. I accomplished this by focusing on my training and diet. I hope to inspire and motivate other people. It would be awesome to become a BodySpace Spokesmodel.

Please vote for me by clicking and sharing the link below:
http://bit.ly/bg5sAT

Please share it with your friends and family to support my continuing progress. You will have the entire month of November to vote! You can vote one time per day and are encouraged to vote daily. Thank you, in advance, for all your support!!

(Click here to view all the contestants.)

I been noticing a lot of people on BodyBuilding.com is using http://www.jack-3d.com/ so I wanted to give it a try. I purchased it from BodyBuilding.com a few weeks ago and started using it last week. Wow, it works great. I only take one scoop because I am very sensitive to caffeine. That's enough to provide me a constant energy through my workouts. I don't get the crappy feelings when I overdose on http://www.bsnonline.net/details/noxplode.html.

What do you think of this product? Has anyone had any bad side effects?

As I was cleaning out my bookshelves, I came across an old issue of Max Muscle Magazine. In this issue, I saw pictures of my first bodybuilding win. Check them out in my photo gallery. I am the Lightweight Champ standing on the very right of the image. Looking at these images makes me want to compete again. It was a lot of fun.

I been working really hard at the gym and eating a very clean diet so I think it would be a lot of fun to compete in the search. I probably won't win but it doesn't hurt to try. It would be awesome to be in an issue of Muscle and Fitness Magazine. Of course, I will take that chance when it is offered. Please take a moment to vote. My image is in row 12 on the right side of the contest page.

Please vote for me at:
http://www.muscleandfitness.com/male_model/model_vote/

You have until August 15, 2010, to vote.

Thank you for voting!

I am still pinching myself. I made it into August issue of Iron Man Magazine. Pick up a copy at your newsstand today!!

Thanks everyone for the support!! Yay!