I wanted to say how proud I am of our sponsored athletes, Natural Wheelchair Bodybuilder, Rich Knapp and Natural Bodybuilder, Jason Bosak. These two men have been working their a**es off to get in the best possible shape for their upcoming shows. Both of them have shown great dedication as they continue with their journeys to the contest stage. I am very inspired by their work ethic and their drive to keep pushing forward in the gym. I want to share a couple of recent photos of these two great champions, so everyone can see exactly what inspires me.


Natural Wheelchair Bodybuilder - Richard Knapp


Natural Bodybuilder - Jason Bosak

To learn more about these two great champions click the links below.
http://www.3dmusclejourney.com/team-3dmj-sa-main.php


MY TRAINING
Today was a great day! I actually worked out in the morning at 8:00 a.m. This is the third morning workout since my job loss. I have not seen morning workouts in about 10 years, so the change is really refreshing. I also have been getting 8 hrs of sleep per night and that is so much better than the previous 4 months of 3-4 hrs per night. I am so excited to see where my physique will be when I hit the stage again in 2011. Mentally I am in a much better place now. I am no longer dreading to do a workout as the case when I was working so much and not getting any sleep. I am feeling motivated again and for me I know that means improvement in the gym and in my physique. I am cautiously getting my body primed to really attack the weights, so for the next two weeks I am focusing on stopping my sets short of failure to ensure I do not over do it. Then it will be time to do some damage for a couple of weeks, then back off again to allow my body to recover. For today, I hit an upper body workout which consisted of:

Decline Bench - 230 x 5 for 4 sets
Seated Rows 165 x 6 for 4 sets
Close Grip Pull downs 170 x 5 for 3 sets
Side Laterals 30 x 10 for 4 sets
Hammer Curls(Rope) 70 x 8 for 4 sets

Nothing too extreme, but I felt it and it was a good workout.


Off season 193 lbs. Biceps have always been my strong suit.


Since changing my pressing with a close grip instead of a wider grip due to shoulder problems, I have noticed an improvement in my triceps.


Looking towards my goal in 2011, World Championships!

My goal is to be on the same World Champion stage with the rest of TEAM 3DMJ and the many other great lightweights in the world. Champions Shawn Clarida, 2x Champ, Brian Whitacre and the many other great bodybuilders out there. My placing is not that important, but saying I made it that far, will be a huge accomplishment in itself. I have a lot of work to do to get there, but I will be trying my best to make it happen! Until my next blog, keep training hard and naturally!