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A couple clever ads I ran across today related to obesity…

The NFL’s CBS Today broke down the game between the Broncos and the Bengals. When Shannon Sharpe was asked if he thought the football player, Jay Cutler could lead the Broncos to the playoffs he showed a clip of from the Olympia of Jay Cutler. Shannon Sharpe is a fan of bodybuilding but apparently Dan Marino isn’t as he seemed a bit homophobic and said, "I’m a little worried you’re this excited about a bodybuilder". Boomer joked and said that looks like my head on your body. At the end they put Boomer’s head on Jay’s body.

Anyone else catch the segment or have the clip?

A couple shots from my condo in Denver. I typically use my grill every day to grill my chicken or steaks. As you can see I will have to use the foreman grill or oven for awhile. Fortunately I didn’t have plans to fly out this holiday season as this storm has shut down the airport until Thursday. The roads are slowly opening up again and I have yet to make it to the gym. It looks like today will be a day off from the gym as they’re advising not to venture out.

I could go shovel some snow for an insane back workout. ha!

MMAweekly.com is reporting there could be a UFC fight on Saturday night during the Arnold weekend….

UFC 68: MARCH 3, 2007 IN COLUMBUS, OHIO (Nationwide Arena)

-Tim Sylvia (#5 Heavyweight in the World)* vs. Brandon Vera [dependent on Vera’s contract negotiations]
-Rich Franklin (#5 Middleweight)* vs. TBA
-Mike Swick vs. TBA
-Kenny Florian vs. TB

The line up for this year’s Arnold Classic have been announced. This is going to be a great Arnold Classic on all accounts.

My Top 3 Predictions:
Phil Heath
Victor Martinez
Dexter Jackson

The Men’s Lineup:
Gustavo Badell
Mark Dugdale
Tony Freeman
Marcus Haley
Phillip Heath
David Henry
Dexter Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
Dennis James
Victor Martinez
Ronny Rockel
Markus Ruehl
Sergey Shelestov
Vince Taylor
Branch Warren
Luke Wood

FIGURE
Sonia Adcock
Gina Aliotti
Jane Awad
Gina Gamacho
Zena Collins
Mary Elizabeth Lado
Deborah Leung
Corry Mathews
Inga Neverauskaite
Zhanna Rotar
Amanda Savell
Chastity Slone
Briana Tindell
Julie Wallis
Christine Wan
Valerie Waugaman
Latisha Wilder

FITNESS
Debra Czempinski
Heidi Fletcher
Bethany Gainey
Adela Garcia
Tracey Greenwood
Amy Haddad
Jennifer Hendershott
Tanji Johnson
Kimberly Klein
Angela Monteleone-Semsch
Mindi O’Brien
Julie Palmer
Julie Shipley-Childs
Hollie Stewart
Amy Villa-Nelson

FEMALE BB
Lisa Aukland
Dayana Cadeau
Rosemary Jennings
Iris Kyle-Floyd
Cathy LeFrancois
Denise Masino
Colette Nelson
Susanne Niederhauser
Antoinette Norman
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
Lora Ottenad
Betty Pariso
Kim Perez
Heather Policky
Bonny Priest
Annie Rivieccio

I’ve been a little lax on posting here lately. I came down with the flu or a cold, some nasty sheet had me all stuffed up and feeling exteremly run down. I took a couple days off to rest and recover. Loaded up on Vitamin C and drank more water to help get over it.

Feeling a ton better. Yesterday I hit shoulders and calves hard and my poor little calves are whining from the training. I woke up this morning, had my Met-Rx Amped and did 70 minutes of cardio on the stationary bike.

I started off weighing 226 on December 9, 2006 and this morning I am at 218. I’ve been getting at least 6 meals a day in and my body is responding well.

Tomorrow night I have a friend’s holiday party and will use it as a cheat meal. I will eat a little before heading over as to not go completely crazy. Tonight I’ll most likely take in the new Will Smith movie and relax.

Have a great weekend everyone.

16 weeks from today I will be stepping on stage most likely 40-50lbs lighter then I am now. I am doing cardio (for an hour on the treadmill at an incline) as I write this entry, on the treadmill at an incline. My cardio is a slow, steady pace as to not burn muscle and get the fat off. Before doing cardio, on an empty stomache, I took 2 lip-o6 caps and drinking a Met-Rx AMPed drink. A half hour before cardio I also took my Spray Flex.

I will be writing more on what supplements I am taking along the way. Time to get back to various emails and finish this session up.

I am taking the next 4 weeks to clean up my diet and kick start the contest prep. I will be getting my fat ass back in shape and will compete on March 31, 2007. The Northern Colorado is the first show of the year in Colorado. This is usually a tough show with some awesome competitors. I will be posting photos of my progress over the next 16 weeks, give training logs, reports, videos and supplementation.

I know I will have the challenge of traveling to the IRONMAN PRO and the ARNOLD. Those two trips will present a challenge in the diet and training but planning in advance I should be able to work around it. The next month I won’t be as strict as I will be 12 weeks out as I want to enjoy some holiday time with my friends but it will only be a couple cheat days this month. Starting in January there will be no cheating and will be balls to the walls.

Stay tuned for progress pics and reports as I go Northern Bound.

Keep your eye on Toney "The X-Man" Freeman in ‘07. He’s pretty tough to miss at nearly 300lbs. Toney will definitely be competing at the Arnold Classic and may throw his name in the mix for the IRONMAN PRO.

A couple shots from the Europa Super Show…

Ali is 20 years old from Omaha, Nebraska and is one to watch in 2007. She recently competed at the Rocky Mountain / Carol Semple Figure classic and looked incredible. This is a shot of Ali in the pump-up room before going on stage. She looks great and look for more on her soon.

Check out all the photos from the Rocky Mountain show here. Tomorrow we should have a report and video segment here on bodybuilding.com