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If at first you don’t succeed, try try try try try again!

April 22, 2012 Below is a photo showing how I spent most of my training day today! . . . . . . . WORKOUT Snatch, 8×2 Clean & Jerk, 8×2 Front Squats, 5×3, 401 tempo . Today was one of those days that tests your patience.  I failed many of my Snatch attempts as [...]

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Snatch, Clean & Jerk Progress (video) and Nutrition.

I’M BACK… It has been a year or so since my last blog post.  I won’t bore you with the details of my whereabouts in this post as I just want to get down to business. I have been playing with Olympic Weight Lifting for the better part of the last year.  Well, more like [...]

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Good Bye Boring A$$ ISOLATION exercises, Hello Training for FUN!

Hey folks, What a great day today was, so much going on.  I have been thinking more and more about my goals I want to accomplish I am super excited to get after them.  For the better part of ten years I trained for the stage and for pure aesthetics, more or less to stimulate [...]

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WEEK 3, 5×5 workout & Car Deck workout (video)

GORILLA LIKE… Sunday August 8th 2010, Starting Stats 208lbs 7.4% Body Fat Week 1-209.8lbs, 6.9% Body Fat Week 2-210.0lbs, 6.9% Body Fat Week 3-213.0lbs,  7.5% Body Fat Week 4-N/A Week 5-205.0lbs, 6.2%Body Fat (Juice Feasting) Overview The last two days have gone really well.  I am now on day 4 of  my Juice Feast and [...]

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A weeks worth of workouts, yoga on the river bank, Kick-Ball tourney and many green leafy vegetables!

GORILLA LIKE… Sunday August 8th 2010, Starting Stats 208lbs 7.4% Body Fat Week 1-209.8lbs, 6.9% Body Fat Week 2-210.0lbs, 6.9% Body Fat Week 3-213.0lbs,  7.5% Body Fat Week 4-N/A Week 5-205.0lbs, 6.2%Body Fat (Juice Feasting) Overview Wow, I can’t believe it has been 11 days since my last post.  A lot has been going on [...]

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Sept 1st, 2010. Wednesday, 60 Rep workout, Weeks 1&3

GORILLA LIKE… Sunday August 8th 2010, Starting Stats 208lbs 7.4% Body Fat Week 1 209.8lbs,  6.9% Body Fat.  Week 2 210lbs 6.9% Body Fat. Week 3 213lbs  7.5% Body Fat Overview Alright, after yesterdays workout I am surprisingly feeling great today.  I am a bit sore all over but nothing too bad.  Yoga practice this [...]

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August 31st, 2010. Tuesday workout, “Card Deck:Aces are High” weeks 1&3.

GORILLA LIKE… Sunday August 8th 2010, Starting Stats 208lbs 7.4% Body Fat Week 1 209.8lbs,  6.9% Body Fat.  Week 2 210lbs 6.9% Body Fat. Week 3 213lbs  7.5% Body Fat Overview OH MY!  Where to start.  After this mornings yoga practice I made my breakfast smoothie which I absolutely look forward to every morning.   [...]

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August 30th, 2010. Monday workout weeks 1&3.

GORILLA LIKE… Sunday August 8th 2010, Starting Stats 208lbs 7.4% Body Fat Week 1 209.8lbs,  6.9% Body Fat.  Week 2 210lbs 6.9% Body Fat. Week 3 213lbs  7.5% Body Fat Overview Well, I woke up this morning and after my yoga and meditation practice I realized I didn’t want to do something I wasn’t inspired [...]

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Aug 23rd-29th, 2010. Week 3 Results

GORILLA LIKE… Sunday August 8th 2010, Starting Stats 208lbs 7.4% Body Fat Week 1 209.8lbs,  6.9% Body Fat.  Week 2 210lbs 6.9% Body Fat. Week 3 213lbs  7.5% Body Fat Overview Week 3 overall was a good week of training.  My energy on most of the days was very high with the exception of Wednesday [...]

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Aug 16th-22th, 2010. Week 2 Results

GORILLA LIKE… Sunday August 8th 2010, Starting Stats 208lbs 7.4% Body Fat Week 1 Week 2 209.8lbs                   210lbs 6.9% Body Fat      6.9% Body Fat Overview Week 2 was not quite as productive as week 1.  I unfortunately tweaked a muscle in my mid back on Tuesday trying to grind out a repetition that was near [...]

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