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Well, this year is coming to a close which is when a lot of people start coming up with goals and resolutions for the new year. Any time is a good time for goals to chase but we know people are programmed to have these  new years resolutions. What better time to show you a few strength charts I've been using to guesstimate my clients and I's strength. The charts are based off a persons weight and 1 rep max strength. Also the strength is broken down into 5 categories. Untrained, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Elite. This isn't meant to discourage you if you fall short of where you think you should be, its a template to push towards new goals. Also the templates are in pounds. Ive taken the BIG 3 strength exercises, Bench Press, Squats, and Dead-lifts for men and women. These templates should give you a goal or two OR three to chase. So go tell a workout partner, personal trainer, B.F.F. that you are getting ELITE strength! Dead Lifts for Men Dead L...

I have whipped up a 10 day fitness challenge for you! You don't need a holiday or a resolution to get started for this. I want you to challenge yourself, motivate yourself and just have fun with it. I made it 10 days specifically because that's all you need to jump-start yourself into chasing whatever goals you have. You can also repeat the challenge whenever you want and try to beat your original numbers. It will be at your own pace but you will still be challenged. No weights needed. ALL BODY WEIGHT! Progress and consistency is the name of the game. There will be 10 rounds every day. I'm not expecting all of you to finish the 10 rounds, just do what you can for ten days and jot in down in your notes!  First things FIRST! Im going to have you go and get a water bottle. Store bought or canteen, whatever. Now tape a quote, phrase, or word on the bottle and keep it with you while you work out! This will help you push through.  Second: You will need a timer. I know you ha...

Check out my fellow trainer / brother in fitness Justin Malachi. A skilled personal trainer who has a bright future in the acting world http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2753982/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 as well as the fitness world. We always push each other for greater things and to just strive to be better than better can get. I shot us working out at our gym in San Francisco and threw one of my favorite soundbytes on it. Check it out. If you wanna workout with him or I let us know. We here to teach and help! Fitness is life! One! Le Reveur (The Dreamer) Filmed by Mike Picot

One of my KEY components to working out is my music selection and so I'm curious as to what other people listen to for that heart rate and adrenaline to go up. Studies have shown that people have more energy and better workouts when they tune out the world and start jamming to their fave artists. So I picked my brother, a future physique competitor, personal trainer, Derek a.k.a. D RocK and asked him what his favorite tracks were when hes working out and going for that PR on bench press. He prefers old school high tempo tracks that make you nod your head and put you in the zone. So I give you his top ten 10. Big Daddy Kane - Set It Off 9. Snoop Dogg - Pump Pump 8. Rakim - Follow The Leader 7. Rakim - Juice 6. Rakim - Dont Sweat The Technique 5. NWA - Appetite For Destruction 4. Big Daddy Kane - Nuff Respect Due 3. Connie - Rock Me 2. Kraftwerk - Tour De France 1. Paul Hartcastle - Rainforest And he said for corny measures put Joe Budden - Pump it Up in the ...

Governors Cup Came and went. Mannnnnn I did 4 1/2 clean eating and worked out pretty tough for this one. I had bulked up to 186lbs. and shredded down to 172lbs. thinking it would be like my last comp. The guy who took overall was shredded and weighed a buck 60, if that. WRONG!! The guys on stage this time were all 180s-190s so that was quite the gamble. I was pretty cut up but slim. Also day of I carbed up way to late and not enough. Lesson LEARNED!!!! Overall I still placed 6th over all out of 27 dudes who worked their asses off. Not bad at all. And I still got first call outs. I met some cool cats and learned some good lessons that day! Cant wait to get back into my next show. TOP SIX FIRST CALL OUTS SO NIGHT OF I WAS PRETTY SHREDDED due to a strict dieting plan by my coach Kenny Tali. It was mentally tough guys. I wanted cakes and pies and pasta and milkshakes and all that. But its worth it in the end. Trust me. Willpower and dedication with a strong team will take you to the nex...

Soooo last spring when I was working at 24 Hour fitness I decided to throw bootcamps at night just for fun and to get an extra sweat in.Anyone was welcome. Soon after I began seeking other bootcamps to participate in to learn different styles and what not. Fast forward to summer of 12 and I see this post about a bootcamp in Golden Gate park. First Person that greeted me was Krissy of BAMFIT and Rise Above Fitness who alot of people in the SOcial Media world might know as KMaeCAgs. I didnt know she was "WHO SHE WAS!" She was just cool as hell with Jedi Tattoos. I thought she was the dopeness just for that. Long story short, she knows what shes doing. She makes bootcamps fun as hell, has a huge following so you get characters to show up. Ive made some good friends there as well and met some weirdos LMAO!!! Any time shes in your area (She Travels A LOT!!) I highly recommend you go! Cant lose.