Greg's Body Transformation

Hey Everyone,

Never thought I would be a "blogger" but here goes.

We do practice what we preach here at Nonstop Fitness and to prove it, I will be posting my own body transformation in preparation to compete in the 2010 Southern Isles Body Building Competition June 12, 2010. I have competed in three other events but I have not placed well and I was never happy with my results. Why did I not place well? I simply failed to develop a workable plan of action but now, I have a plan.

I was missing these three simple steps.

#1 Knowing where you are now.
#2 Identify where you want to go
#3 Find the best way to get there.

I did not have these steps in place in my prior training so consequently I failed. I did manage to reduce my body fat and gain some muscle but since I did not track and record my progress, I could not adjust, modify and change my training and diet.

The first 10 weeks of my training will consist of gaining muscle strength and size while reducing my body fat. I will document my training and diet along with a few workout video’s and tips.

My current body fat is 25% and I know "contest ready" body fat should be around 8%
so I have my work cut out for me. My goal is to reduce my body fat to the 10-12% range by the end of April and further reduce it to around 8% or less the day of the contest. Reducing my body fat by 3% per month is a very aggressive goal and without a plan I know I would fail. If I am not making my monthly 3% goal, I will simply adjust and modify my training. Currently, I am only lifting 3 days per week and I have not started cardio other than a warm up before I train. I am eating clean and I am striving to consume 3,000-3,500 calories per day. I am hungry practically all the time which is a great thing because I know I am feeding my metabolism. I know it sounds crazy to eat that much but, you will be able to see the proof, even at my advanced age of 53. I will pick up my cardio next month and I will post my first before picture then.

Your’s in Health

Greg