Training For Professional Bodybuilding Contests at 64

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Old Navy)

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:21:44 GMT

ORIGINAL: Marc David

Scott,

Your jornal is great. You've come a long way. And I'm excited for you.

Thanks for the props, Web Guru. I appreciate it.

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Marc David)

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:07:19 GMT

Scott,

Your jornal is great. You've come a long way. And I'm excited for you.

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Old Navy)

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:20:41 GMT

Wednesday, June 6, 2007, Three Days Until My Guest Posing Appearance at the FAME WNSO Worlds.

After a re-feed last night, I woke up this morning weighing 150.2, so I'm back on track. I did some quads extensions and flexes with light weights and a upper body circuit workout, with light weights in the 15-20 rep range. Then I did a moderate tread mill walk for cardio and a practice posing session, to work on my four routines for the Toronto show on Saturday.

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Old Navy)

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:04:15 GMT

Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 24 Days Until Check In for the 2007 NPA Masters Universe I'm a little concerned about peaking too quickly for my Guest Posing appearance at the FAME WNSO Nationals this weekend. I woke up this morning a hard and vascular 149.0 pounds, I skipped the gym and did a pump-up and practice posing session at home. I will add some carbs today. I want to be 150.0 on stage this Saturday. Although I'm not competing, I will in contest shape when I Guest Pose. My body fat is around 5%. I'll start my show grooming prep tomorrow.

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Old Navy)

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:59:11 GMT

Monday, June 4, 2007, 25 Days Until I Check In For My Next Contest.

In preparation for my Guest Posing appearance next weekend at the 2007 FAME WNSO Canadian National Championships in Toronto, I began a week of modified-contest prep diet and training.

I did a pre-judging pump up and posing practice. I also did some light circuit weight training, using light weights and more reps (15-25). Then I did a moderate tread mill session followed by an abs workout.

I weigh 151.0, about a pound from my contest weight. Since I am Guest Posing and not competing, I will not do as much "shredding" work as I normally do for a bodybuilding competition, Nevertheless, I will come in hard and lean for my two Guest Posing stints (one before the Masters and one before the Pros individual posing routines).

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Old Navy)

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:01:29 GMT

Friday, June 1, 2007, 28 Days Until I Check In At My Next Contest

Today I had a great "Reps To Failure" (RM) legs and calves workout. I completed three sets each of squats, lunges, leg extensions, ham curls, calve extensions and calve raises.

As the 2006 FAME WNSO Men's Masters 60+ World Champion, I have been invited to Toronto next weekend (June 8, 9 & 10) to be Guest Poser at the 2007 FAME WNSO Canadian National Championships.

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Old Navy)

Thu, 31 May 2007 08:33:54 GMT

Thursday, May 31, 2007, 29 Days Until I Weigh In For My Next Contest

I had a really strong 6 RM, 12 RM and 25 RM back, shoulders and biceps workout. I did lats pull downs, rows, shoulder presses, shoulder laterals and shoulder extensions. Then I did dumb bell curls and machine biceps curls. I ended the session with abs work. My weight is holding at around 150.0

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Old Navy)

Wed, 30 May 2007 07:32:36 GMT

Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 30 Days Until I Check In For My Next Contest

Today was a cardio and abs day. I did a moderate elevated tread mill session, and for abs, hanging leg lifts and slant board crunches. I also did a few practice posing rounds, to work on holding my poses hard without shaking. Tomorrow I will work on shoulders, back and biceps. With a month to go until my next show, I'm staying tight.

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Old Navy)

Tue, 29 May 2007 09:41:28 GMT

Tuesday, May 29, 2007, 32 Days Until My Next Contest

Today I focused on 6 RM, 12 RM and 25 RM legs and calves exercises. I completed sets of squats, leg presses, extensions, ham curls, abductors and adductors and weighted seated calve raises. I ended the session with 50 slow, hard, slant board crunches, holding at the top of each crunch with a squeeze. With a little over a month to go until my first contest, I am basically ready. I will harden up and lean up a bit with diet and cardio as the time to compete nears.

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Old Navy)

Mon, 28 May 2007 13:39:28 GMT

Monday, May 28, 2007, Memorial Day (US) I met my friend and fellow NGA & IDFA Pro, John Rossman, in the gym today and we fooled around with chest, back and triceps. It was mostly laughing and goofing. Then we went to the California Pizza Kitchen for a Carb Load. It was a nice way to spend part of Memorial Day. I'll get back to being serious tomorrow.

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Old Navy)

Fri, 25 May 2007 18:02:31 GMT

Friday, May 25, 2007 - Check In At My Next Contest Is Five Weeks From Today I arrived back in Birmingham, Alabama from New York City at 5 PM Central time today. Both the New York and Birmingham Airports were crowded due to the Memorial Day weekend travel. I'm glad I beat the rush. I worked out with my training client, Greg, early this morning before I left for the airport. We had a strong legs and calves training session, including squats, lunges, extensions, ham curls and seated calve raises. I will take the weekend off and hit the gym on Monday morning as I begin a slow five-week contest diet to prepare for the 2007 NPA Masters Universe in Ft. Lee, Virginia on June 30.

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Old Navy)

Fri, 25 May 2007 18:02:07 GMT

Thanks, Keith. Good luck to you and welcome back to the iron game. It's a lot of fun, isn't it?

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Dark)

Thu, 24 May 2007 14:25:40 GMT

Go for it dude. I commend you. I am somewhat in the same boat, pun, I am retired Army age 45, doing the same. Prior to retirement i was approx, 181 13%bf,Had soome hip and back problems, 13 years of SF, due to jumping out of plane, and rucking miles with lord knows what. After a couple year lay of from this i got back into the gym. Forward a couple more year i have since weighed in at 245 9%, bench 405, squats 550, for workout at 70% max, and feel better than when i was younger. Like you, age is a number. younger folks here like to think i am in my 20's but finding out different they realize that age is nothing.
Actually have had an invite to the semi-pro football team here in nashville. Heck if the Titans play bad for the most part, i might try them ;).
Anyway, keep up the good job, and good luck.

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Old Navy)

Thu, 24 May 2007 12:43:51 GMT

Thursday, May 24, 2007 - Brooklyn, New York

My training client, Greg, and I had a great workout in the Marriott At The Brooklyn Bridge hotel gym. We did several sets of 6 RM, 12 RM and 25 RM back, shoulder and biceps exercises. We did lats pull downs, low rows, high rows and machine shoulder presses and shrugs. For biceps, we did cable curls and worked the rack with 10 X 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 pound seated dumb bell curls. We ended the session with some moderate tread mill work and abs crunches. Tomorrow, our last day together, we will work legs and calves. It's a little hard staying on a strict diet while attending a business conference, but we are trying.

RE: Training For My First Natural Pro Masters Contest at 64 (Old Navy)

Wed, 23 May 2007 14:08:12 GMT

Wednesday, May 23, 2007, 38 Days Until My Next Show

I am in Brooklyn, New York attending a conference. The gym at the Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge Hotel is excellent. It is a private club that offers guest memberships to hotel guests at no charge. The gym is well equipped. One of my Distance Training clients from California, Greg Tarczynski, a professional photographer, is covering the conference. It gives me the opportunity to train with Greg, one-on-one, today, Thursday and Friday. It's good to be able to work with one of my clients instead of offering advice by cell phone, emails and chat.

Today Greg and I worked chest, triceps and abs. He enjoyed the 6 RM, 12 RM and 25 RM sets. We ended the session with a tread mill run. Tomorrow we will hit back and biceps.