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After many years of on and off training, I decided at the end of September to take control of what I eat, my caloric intake and set up a training regiment. With 3 months under my belt and the beginning of my 37th year of life, I can honestly say that I am proud of my physique.

With the changes I continue to make along with the motivation I get from Bodybuilding.com and BodySpace, I am excited to see where I can take my body in the next three months and beyond.

Happy Holidays to all and keep training strong!

-Jeff

I tried the 20-rep squat routine today at the start of my regular leg training and what a workout it was.

I performed 5 sets of 20 as follows:

1 warm up set @ 135lbs | 3 sets @ 315lbs | 1 finishing set @ 135lbs

My legs were burning after the routine.

The rest of my leg training was awesome since my quads and hamstrings would start to burn as soon as I started the workout.

I finished up my training with 4 sets of lunges with only the bar. Let just say I nearly fell over a few times trying to finish up the exercise.

The next couple of days should be interesting if my legs exhibit the typical soreness after working them hard.

Happy Holidays all!

-Jeff

I’m home from one kick a$$ workout tonight. I punished my back, shoulders and chest. I even included my traps in the fun. My upper back is already feeling the results.

The workout…

1. ISO Lat/Shoulder Press (weight per side/reps): 90/12, 136/6, 125/6, 115/4, 90/6, 45/15

2. Lat Pulldown (total weight/reps): 210/12, 215/10, 215/10, 210/10

3. ISO Decline Press (weight per side/reps): 135/10, 135/8, 125/8, 115/8, 90/15

4. ISO Lat/Low Row (weight per side/reps): 90/15, 90/12, 70/12, 70/12, 55/12+12

5. Machine Row (total weight/reps): 150/8, 130/8, 110/10, 90/12

6. Dips (body weight only) 20, 15, 10

7. Cable Crossover (weight per side/reps): 35/12, 35/8, 35/8, 25/10

8. Machine Abs Crunches (total weight/reps): 140/35, 120/35

9. Barbell Shrugs: (total weight/reps): 5 X 135/15

Hopefully, I will feel some soreness tomorrow and my progress pics next week will show improvement over last month.

Keep training strong…

Jeff

At the beginning of December, I picked up calipers to measure and track my body fat loss. I have lost 3.4% of body fat since my first measurement without loosing any muscle size. With this solid progress, I will continue to change up my eating and training regiment to keep my body guessing while improving my physique. I’ll be posting my latest monthly progress pics after x-mas.

Well, I’m off to train legs soon. I am pumped so it should be an intensive workout. 

Keep training strong! 

-Jeff