Aside from current injuries, I’ve been going full steam ahead on training until this point. From my contest weight of 207, I’m now at about 252 – give or take a few pounds. With this weight, there will be some fat added as well but not as much as you would think.
My focus has [...]

During the last several weeks, I’ve been paying additional attention to back development – this will continue through the year and probably beyond. Going from a low pre-contest I’ve added 47 lbs in seven weeks.
My waist continues to hover around 32/33 – with the focus on proper eating and intense, short workouts. The legs have [...]

For the next several months, my nutritional plan will consist of the following. The protein will assist in building the additional muscle and keep a lower bodyfat percentage during the off season.

6:30

1 cup oatmeal
Banana
8 Egg whites – [...]

I missed one exercise in this video compilation, but you kinda get the idea. With each workout, the idea is to continually stress the muscle and force it to grow.
Look past the point of failure and look to push your mental limit.

The best back exercise in my opinion is the V-Bar Pullup. I’m not sure on the actual name, but for my posting it’s what I’ve chosen. The target area is the lower lats, this will slowly cause the lower lats to expand and assist in creating more of “V” shape with the back.
Continuing on my [...]

Project Archangel is under full swing and two weeks into this year long venture, I’m pleased with the results.
I’m currently 230 lbs – or 37lbs heavier then I was in early July 2009. Recapping, I weighed in at 207 for my contest on the 11th of July. Some of the weight gain was water, [...]

Analyzing pictures from the last year, I found several weaknesses that need to be improved for years contest. Back and Abs were the two major flaws, abs were still a little soft and conditioning further will fix that issue – the main issue is the back. Comparing to the other competitors, mine was much smaller. [...]