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		<title>Featured: Strong Bear</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A state champion powerlifter, with an intensive background in martial arts and a mastered study of Qi Gong. He is a self employed Personal Trainer and offers an innovative &#8220;Iron Warrior Training Program&#8221;. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">A state champion powerlifter, with an intensive background in martial arts and a mastered study of Qi Gong. He is a self employed Personal Trainer and offers an innovative &#8220;Iron Warrior Training Program&#8221;. <span id="more-1999"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">If you are not getting the results you want in the gym with the same old set after set and rep after rep training program, then contact Strong Bear. The Iron Warrior training program just may be for you!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Strong Bear&#8217;s program offers Ancient Warrior Basics with Nutritional Fitness that targets raw specific issues, basic/advanced strength training, bodybuilders and powerlifters are faced with in the gym and competitive industry.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Come Train With The Bear!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2000 alignnone" title="strong bear" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bear1-300x225.jpg" alt="strong bear" width="300" height="225" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a title="The Iron Warrior" href="http://www.therollingriver.net/IronWarrior.html">Check out Strong Bear at The Iron Warrior Website!</a><a title="Strong Bear's Iron Warrior Training on Myspace" href="http://www.myspace.com/ironwarriortraining" target="_blank"><span></span><br />
Check out Strong Bear&#8217;s Iron Warrior Training on Myspace!</a><br />
<a title="Strong Bear on Youtube" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Ironwarriorcoach" target="_blank">Check out Strong Bear on Youtube! </a><br />
E-mail Strong Bear: herblist@yahoo.com</p>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Way to Take Whey!</strong></div>
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<p style="text-align: left;">As well as being one of the fastest acting proteins, whey protein isolate is rich in Branched Chain Amino Acids (leucine, isoleucine, and valine).</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">These amino acids are very important since they help prevent muscle protein breakdown during exercise and appear to help preserve muscle stores of glycogen. In other words, whey protein isolate contains the muscle building properties that most bodybuilders and powerlifters are looking for. This is very important to understand.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">So, let’s get back to the question:<br />
The Way to Take Whey Protein?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Alright. So now you know that whey protein is (1) easily and efficiently digested, and (2) high in muscle building branched chain amino acids. All we need to know now, is when to take whey protein for the best results.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I have used my personal experiments to see what works best.<br />
I’ve come to the conclusion that there are 3 windows of opportunity, to put the power of whey protein to its best use.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Here is what I think are the best times to take whey protein:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">• As soon as you wake up;<br />
• 40 minutes prior to working out;<br />
• Immediately after working out.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Let’s take a closer look at each point for the best times to use this supplement.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">As Soon as You Wake Up&#8230;“Get Your Body Ready for Growth!”</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Upon wakening, your body is pretty much in a starvation mode. Whether you realize it or not, your body is craving nutrients and needs these nutrients in order to bring itself out of a catabolic state and into a anabolic state. Your body is weak and wants protein. The sooner you can get some protein into your body,<br />
the better.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Personally, I’ve found that a whey protein isolate drink mixed with some half and half works best. The half and half has fat in it, so it helps the body take up the amino acids better.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Now this is very important and one point that can really boost your weight training results, OVERNIGHT! Approximately 45 minutes after you’ve consumed your whey protein shake, you must have a full, breakfast eggs, bacon ect&#8230; By doing this, you are jump starting your bodies ability to use the protein effectively and efficiently. Believe me, if you can follow this one step, you will soon see your results skyrocket.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">40 Minutes Prior to Working Out&#8230;“Supercharge Your Workouts!”</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">If you have some pretty intense workouts, your going to stock up on some fast acting, high quality proteins. Whey protein contains high levels of branched amino acids which help preserve muscle stores of glycogen. This is very, very important. Since glucose is the bodies number one energy source, high muscle stores of glucose ensure high, intense workouts.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I would recommend you ingest a whey protein isolate drink mixed with some carbohydrates (maltodextrins) to supercharge your workouts.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Immediately after Working Out&#8230;“The REAL Secret to Building Huge Muscles!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In terms of when to take whey protein, this is the most important time to take in a fast acting protein drink. If you were to only have one protein drink per day, this is the time of day to take it. I&#8217;m going to very honest here. By simply taking a protein/carb drink right after your workouts, you will improve your<br />
results immediately.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I strongly suggest that after your workouts, you ingest a fast acting protein source, such as whey protein isolate and some fast acting carbohydrates maltodextrin.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Why Carbohydrates and Protein?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">When carbohydrates is taken with protein, there&#8217;s a blast of insulin. Insulin kicks the body&#8217;s glycogen<br />
making machine into high gear. Glycogen is considered the principal storage form of glucose and is found mainly in liver and muscle. Glucose supplies the bodies active tissues with energy.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Therefore, insulin will speed up the movement of glucose and amino acids into cells which is what you<br />
definitely want and secondly, it activates a special enzyme which is essential for glycogen synthesis.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Additional research has shown that ingesting a protein/carbohydrate supplement after exercise triggers the release of growth hormone. Great news for building muscle.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">If You Want to Build Muscle!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Always consume a power drink that is rich in whey protein and carbohydrates after your workout and include it in your weight training diet.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Now, like your breakfast, you will need to follow this up with a full muscle building meal,  approximately 1 hour later. I am very serious here, because if there is one element that will put you on the track to fast muscle growth, this is it.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">There you have it. If you can manage to follow the above noted schedule, I’m 100% positive that your gains will improve almost immediately.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">* Please note: Here in this article,  I used whey protein, but you can also use hemp protein as well.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">COME TRAIN WITH THE BEAR!</p>
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		<title>Featured: Victor Konovalov</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Victor Konovalov got into athletics really early in his life when he was about 6 or 7 years old. His father introduced soccer to him and his brother. Into almost a year of playing soccer they basically thought the sport wasn’t for them, so they quit. About a week or two passed till their father [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">Victor Konovalov got into athletics really early in his life when he was about 6 or 7 years old. His father introduced soccer to him and his brother. Into almost a year of playing soccer they basically thought the sport wasn’t for them, so they quit. About a week or two passed till their father discovered they quit; Victor can remember his father saying “Guess what you’re going to play soccer.” From that point forward they had to rejoin and all the way through high school soccer was the primary sport he played.<span id="more-288"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img style="border: 0pt none; float:right; padding-left:10px; padding-bottom:10px" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/1-216x300.jpg" alt="Victor Konovalov" width="216" height="300" />He got into motocross when he was 15 years old. Victor ran motocross till he was 20 years of age and at the age of 20 tragedy hit. While one day practicing, Victor attempted a double jump. He ended up looping his bike and landing on his feet, all of which shattered his vertebrae within his spine. Victor broke his back and injured his spinal cord, which paralyzed him from the waist down. His career in motocross was at it’s end.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">He stayed in the hospital for nearly 3 months going through surgery, rehab and other things. Every day in the hospital he use to wake up praying, saying he didn’t want to wake up the next day, that he just wanted to die.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Victor: <em>“When in the hospital many things are going through your mind. You are at your extreme worse while in rehab. You are completely incapable of doing anything. You are trying to find and determine what your capabilities are while everyone is doing everything for you. So in your mind your thinking this is how my life is going to be, someone else is going to have to bathe me and do everything for me. No way! I don’t want to live this way. Seeing your body just melt away beneath you, you’re not only loosing bodyweight but your legs are shrinking.” </em></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Time came to get out of the hospital, he was afraid to leave and afraid to face the world. He became comfortable in the hospital; he knew the people in the hospital understood his situation. He also knew no body would hold it against him. When he goes into the real world, he said he didn’t want to face what other people thought of him.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">When he went home he stayed inside his home. He didn’t even want to go outside. He didn’t want to face his neighbors and didn’t want to face his friends. He didn’t want to have to face them and explain to them. He was ashamed of himself and what had become of himself.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">He had no identity at this point, didn’t know who he was, didn’t know what he was capable of or what he would be doing in the future. He was scared.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">He decided to one day change his mindset and went outside to explore his possibilities after seeing the pain in his father’s and mother’s eyes. He wanted to do something really positive in his life to make them proud of him again.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Victor then had to make a big leap and swallow any fears he had, and step out into the real world. He thought about going back to school and getting a degree and moving on from there. So he went to college and signed up. That was a big improvement for him as he was putting himself out in front of an environment facing thousands of strangers.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">He could remember many of times he would be cruising down the hallway going to his next class and he would see a girl approaching him the opposite direction surveying him: looking at him &#8211; looking at his chair &#8211; looking at him &#8211; looking at his chair. As she got close enough to him she would then look away. Victor took it in a way that she was looking away to show him she didn’t want to speak to him, she didn’t want to acknowledge him or afraid a conversation may spark up with him. These interaction with women just killed Victor.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Victor: <em>“I’m still me, nothing has changed in the inside, but you don’t have to treat me like I was less of a person just because I’m in a wheelchair. I had an unfortunate accident, if you were to just understand that this could happen to you as well to you today as you’re going home from school. Don’t treat me like I’m this freak in a sense. That’s how I was treated by a lot of the females and was a difficult thing to deal with.”</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">He knew in the back of his mind he had to succeed at getting his degree. While in school Victor became friends with a guy he met in class whom works out at the gym. Victor had a lot of things going on in this time along side a divorce.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">His new friend one day told Victor; “Let me pick u up take you to the gym show you how to work out.” Victor said he kept putting him off. Many things were going through his head at this time.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Victor: <em>“I’m going to go the gym; I’m going to be the only guy in a wheelchair, everyone going to be staring at me like they do at school. I didn’t want to deal with that.”</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Victor said the guy was so nice that he had to finally take him up on his offer. His new friend took him to the gym and Victor instantly fell in love with it. While he was there for two hours he wasn’t thinking of Victor being in a wheel chair he was thinking of Victor improving who he was as a person not only physically but mentally and emotionally as well. Thinking how he can improve his physique, how he can get stronger, fit, and change his look. That’s what he was focused on for two hours. He was using the gym as his own personal therapy.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img style="border: 0pt none; float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/2-300x225.jpg" alt="Victor Konovalov" width="300" height="225" />Some of the guys in the gym seen his transformation; “We really think you should do a show.” Victor just explained to them that he was just happy at working out and not doing any shows that shows weren’t for him. In 1995, just to get them off his back he agreed to do his first show.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Victor went to his first show, totally brand new adventure for him. Wasn’t sure how to prepare for it so he just trained his butt off and thought he was dieting the right way. He showed up at the show, being the only guy in a wheel chair while being a little embarrassed. He went up on stage anyways; he had an incredible experience being able to just to be up there having the audience acknowledge all his hard work. Amazing experience, from there it led to many other things.</p>
<p>While he was there at that show, Ed Connors from Gold’s Gym (One of the original owners) said he thought Victor had a nice physique, well balanced, and thinks he could do well at the Nationals. At this time Victor had no clue about what the Nationals were, he knew much of nothing about shows at all.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Ed Connors then went on to explain: “It’s a national event for guys in chairs.” Victor was ecstatic about this great opportunity, and quickly took him up on his offer. For that next year from 95-96 Victor was going to Gold’s Gym in Venice, California 5 days a week. Keep in mind Victor has only done 1 show at this point, so he was not so sure how well he was going to be perceived by the audience and by everyone else. Victor was just hoping he could go there and do well while never expecting to win.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em>Victor went on to do his thing on stage, and while he didn’t believe it himself he went on to win his weight class. He didn’t know what to do, finally they said overall winner: Victor Konovalov! Victor was so excited and didn’t believe it, he just knew there was no way this was happening with his first shot at in the Nationals.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em>Victor Konovalov held NPC National Wheelchair Overall Championship titles (1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007) and was the first member of the IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Wheelchair Division.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em>His stature as a champion garnered him the first wheelchair bodybuilder to receive an endorsement from a supplement company, Weider. Victor’s most recent national overall title (2007) came at the age of 45, 24 years the senior of the runner up.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em>Victor soon gained notoriety and found himself giving motivational speeches to large corporations and guest posing at the Mr. Olympia event as well as making appearances on television shows and commercials.  Victor didn’t stop there.  He decided to further his education by obtaining a Masters Degree in Physical Education where he later began teaching and became the Department Chair at a local high school.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">One of his other major highlights in bodybuilding career with Weider was when he had an opportunity to inspire and motivate other guys in chairs to get into competition. Weider gave him the ability to reveal himself to people all over the world. He was getting fan mail from many guys all over the country wanting to know how to get started. This gave Victor the opportunity to help others with their questions. He thinks they saw that if he could do it: Win National titles, get his pro card, get a contract with Weider, etc… Potentially they could do the same thing; they had the same options and opportunities to do the same thing too.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Victor: <em>“I think in that sense just doing my own thing just trying to be the best I can be just inspired them motivated them to do the same thing and seek being a bodybuilder themselves.”</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">When Victor went to the 2004 Nationals the guy who he dethroned was someone who was looking up to him as his mentor. He said he use to watch him and see him in the magazines and wanted to be like Victor. He thought it was a thrill to be on the same stage with someone who inspired him.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Victor claims he’s no one special, that he’s just doing his own thing. As other people see him succeed, it drives them to want to do the same thing.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Fans say: <em>“Victor Konovalov inspires them.”</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Victor feels this is where he belongs. He thinks this is his place and his reasoning of being here on earth. He looks to continue in the bodybuilding and fitness industry to keep helping to inspire others to achieve their goals and become their best.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>“Follow your dreams! Reach for something new!”</em></p>
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		<title>Bret Hebenstreit: Ohio State Bodybuilding Champions</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bret said his photos on stage would be insane, and he wasn&#8217;t lieing. Bret kept his word and delivered. Join us as we congratulate Bret for placing 6th at The Ohio State Bodybuilding Champions competition. We have been informed that he will also be competing in another contest coming up in the next 3 weeks. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bret said his photos on stage would be insane, and he wasn&#8217;t lieing. Bret kept his word and delivered. Join us as we congratulate Bret for placing 6th at The Ohio State Bodybuilding Champions competition. We have been informed that he will also be competing in another contest coming up in the next 3 weeks. We will try to get pictures from that event also.<span id="more-250"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Bret Hebenstreit's MassiveMass.com Feature" href="http://blog.massivemass.com/2008/09/04/bret-hebenstreit/" target="_self">CLICK HERE TO VIEW: Bret Hebenstreit&#8217;s MassiveMass.com Feature</a></p>
<p>We would like to send a thank you out to Bret for letting us follow his transformation progress. We understand the hard work and dedication it takes to achieve such success. Let alone being featured during the progress, there was no turning back for him.</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">OHIO STATE BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONS</h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/contest1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-252 aligncenter" title="Contest 1" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/contest1-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/contest2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-253 aligncenter" title="Contest 2" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/contest2-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/contest3.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-254 aligncenter" title="Contest 3" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/contest3-199x300.jpg" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/contest4.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-255 aligncenter" title="Contest 4" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/contest4-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/contest5.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-256 aligncenter" title="Contest 5" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/contest5-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/contest6.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-257 aligncenter" title="Contest 6" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/contest6-128x300.jpg" alt="" width="128" height="300" /></a></p>
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		<title>Featured: Bret Hebenstreit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We met up with a man by the name of Bret Hebenstreit who is looking to explore his options of being a fitness model. While being 13 weeks out from The Ohio State Bodybuilding Champions competition we get to follow him as he makes this amazing transformation from start to finish.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">We met up with a man by the name of Bret Hebenstreit who is looking to explore his options of being a fitness model. While being 13 weeks out from The Ohio State Bodybuilding Champions competition we get to follow him as he makes this amazing transformation from start to finish.<span id="more-191"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Bret said his photos on stage would be insane, and he wasn&#8217;t lieing. Bret kept his word and delivered. Join us as we congratulate Bret for placing 6th at <a title="The Ohio State Bodybuilding Champions Photos" href="http://blog.massivemass.com/2008/09/25/bret-hebenstreit-ohio-state-bodybuilding-champions/" target="_self">The Ohio State Bodybuilding Champions competition</a>. We have been informed that he will also be competing in another contest coming up in the next 3 weeks. We will try to get pictures from that event also.</p>
<p>We would like to send a thank you out to Bret for letting us follow his transformation progress. We understand the hard work and dedication it takes to achieve such success. Let alone being featured during the progress, there was no turning back for him.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="The Ohio State Bodybuilding Champions Photos" href="http://blog.massivemass.com/2008/09/25/bret-hebenstreit-ohio-state-bodybuilding-champions/" target="_self"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-252" title="Contest 1" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/contest1-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a title="Bret Hebenstreit Ohio State Bodybuilding Champions Photos" href="http://blog.massivemass.com/2008/09/25/bret-hebenstreit-ohio-state-bodybuilding-champions/" target="_self">Check out Bret Hebenstreit at The Ohio State Bodybuilding Champions</a></p>
<p>This should motivate and show our viewers exactly what dedication it takes. Notice the changes between 13 weeks out &#8211; to now. This is weeks worth of hard work! As you compare these photos you can see where many people who start a diet will give up within the first 3 weeks due to them seeing little results. Bret is holding true to his efforts, and it is as you can see is paying off&#8230;</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Bret has stated: &#8220;My photos on stage will be INSANE!&#8221;</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>(We will be posting pictures from the contest tomorrow)</em></p>
<h1 style="text-align: left;"><strong>ABOUT ME:</strong></h1>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Name:</strong> Bret Hebenstreit<a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/brethebenstreit.jpg"><img style="border: 0pt none; float:right; padding-left:10px; padding-bottom:10px" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/brethebenstreit-200x300.jpg" alt="Bret Herbenstreit" width="200" height="300" /></a><br />
<strong> Birth Place:</strong> Cincinnat, Ohio<br />
<strong> Occupation:</strong> Bodybuilder / Fitness Model<br />
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<h1 style="text-align: left;"><strong>CONTACT:</strong></h1>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/hebo44" target="_blank">Check out Bret Hebenstreit on Myspace</a><br />
<a href="http://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=750131" target="_blank">Check out Bret Hebenstreit on Model Mayhem</a></p>
<h1 style="text-align: left;"><strong>BIO:</strong></h1>
<p style="text-align: left;">Bret Hebenstreit born and raised on the West Side of Cincinnati Ohio.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Bret has been a competive bodybuilder for 4 years and is now exploring his options as a fitness model.  Bret plans to re-qualify nationally in 2008 and compete on the national circuit in in 2009.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Bret has an old school training mentality &#8216;Train Heavy and Hard&#8217; no cute stuff.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Bret will be featured in an upcoming edition of World Physique Magazine.</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">SUPPLEMENTS:<a title="Beverly International Multi-Vitamin Pack" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=" target="_blank"></a></h1>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a title="Beverly International Multi-Vitamin Pack" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/bev/u4.html" target="_blank">Beverly International Multi- Vitamin pack</a> (ED)<a title="Beverly International 7 Keto Lean" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/bev/7keto.html" target="_blank"><br />
Beverly International 7 keto Lean</a> (ED)<a title="Beverly International Ultimate Muscle Protein" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/bev/ult.html" target="_blank"><br />
Beverly International Ultimate Muscle Protein</a><a title="Liquid L-Carnitine" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=" target="_blank"><br />
</a><a title="Liquid L-Carnitine" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/lcarn.html" target="_blank">Liquid L-Carnitine</a> Before cardio sessions<a title="BCAAS" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/bcaa.html" target="_blank"><br />
5 BCAAS</a> Every meal<br />
<a title="Glutamine" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://bodybuilding.com/store/glutamine.html" target="_blank">Glutamine</a> during training<br />
<a title="Nutrex Volvogru" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/nutrex/volugro.html" target="_blank">Nutrex Volvogru</a> post training<br />
<a title="Species Samulyze" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://bodybuilding.com/store/index.html" target="_blank">Species Samulyze</a> (nightime)</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">13 WEEKS OUT</h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Starting Weight:</strong><strong> </strong>13 weeks out 242 lbs.<strong><br />
Starting Body Fat:</strong> 13 weeks out 7.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/13wout1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-147" title="13 Weeks Out 1" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/13wout1-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/13wout2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-148" title="13 Weeks Out 2" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/13wout2-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>10 WEEKS OUT</strong></h1>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Current Body Fat:</strong> 10 weeks out 6.3%</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Current Diet and Training Schedule</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Cardio</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 1<br />
</strong>8 egg whites 3 yolks plus 1 cup oatmeal (6 am)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 2</strong><br />
8 oz lean steak or beef plus ( EVERY OTHER DAY 1 sweet potato) 1 1/2 cup greens on day without ( 9 ish)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 3</strong><br />
2 scoops protein plus 1 tablespoon naturally more peanut butter (11:30 ish)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 4</strong><br />
8 oz chicken plus 2 cups salad plus ½ cup cashews ( 1:30 ish)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 5</strong><br />
8 oz chicken plus 2 cups of salad or 1 ½ cups green beans plus ½ cup cashews( 3:30 ish)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 6</strong><br />
8 oz lean beef plus 1 ½ cups green beans plus 1/3 cup cashews (dinner)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 7</strong><br />
Shake-2 scoops protein/Waxy creatine/4 strawberries plus 1 tablespoon naturally more peanut butter (Post training)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 8</strong><br />
8 egg whites plus 3 yolks plus ½ grapefruit (Before Bed)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>OVERNIGHT Meal 8</strong><br />
Shake-3 scoops protein</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Training:</strong><br />
Cardio everyday 1st thing in the morning 26 min</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">2 day on 1 off training schedule hitting 1 body part per workout. However I incorporate feeder sets into the end of my workouts to isolate a different muscle group.</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>9 WEEKS OUT</strong></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/9wout1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-149" title="9 Weeks Out 1" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/9wout1-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/9wout2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-150" title="9 Weeks Out 2" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/9wout2-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">7 WEEKS OUT</h1>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 1<br />
</strong>8 egg whites 3 yolks plus  (6 am) EVERY 5th DAY 1 cup of oats with tb spoon of almond butter</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 2</strong><br />
8 oz lean steak or beef plus 1 sweet potatoe every othe rday ( 9 ish) 1 cup of broc<br />
On non carb day in lieu</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 3</strong><br />
3 scoops protein plus w/ Flax oil (11:30 ish)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 4</strong><br />
8 oz chicken plus 2 cups Broc. plus ½ cup cashews  ( 2 ish)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 5</strong><br />
8 oz chicken plus 2 cups of broc. ½ cup cashews( 4:30 ish)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 6</strong><br />
8 oz lean beef plus 1 ½ cups Broc. plus 1/3 cup cashews (Dinner)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 7</strong><br />
Shake-3-scoops protein/Waxy creatine/4 strawberries plus 1 tablespoon naturally more  (Post Training)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 8</strong><br />
8 egg whites plus 3 yolks plus ½ grapefruit</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 7 Over Night Pre-Bed</strong><br />
3 scoops protein, Flax Oil</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>6 WEEKS OUT</strong></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/6wout1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-151" title="6 Weeks Out 1" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/6wout1-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/6wout2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-152" title="6 Weeks Out 2" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/6wout2-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/6wout3.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-153" title="6 Weeks Out 3" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/6wout3-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<h1 style="text-align: center;">5 WEEKS OUT</h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/5wout1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-154" title="5 Weeks Out 1" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/5wout1-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/5wout2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-155" title="5 Weeks Out 2" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/5wout2-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">4 WEEKS OUT</h1>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/4wout.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-156 aligncenter" title="4 Weeks Out" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/4wout-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Current Weight:</strong><strong> </strong>4 weeks out 228 lbs<strong><br />
Current Body Fat:</strong> 4 weeks out 4.9%</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Cardio:</strong> Now doing 30 min cardio in the morning and 30 min cardio in the evening</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong> Pre Cardio:</strong> 1 scoop of whey protein</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 1</strong><br />
8 egg whites 3 yolks plus  (6 am) ½ grapefruit   Every 5th day 1 cup of oats with almond butter</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 2</strong><br />
8 oz lean steak or beef plus 1 cup broc 1/3 cup of cashews..  Every 5th day sweet potatoe</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 3</strong><br />
2 scoops protein plus w/ Flax oil (11:30 ish)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 4</strong><br />
8 oz chicken plus 2 cups Broc. plus 1/3 cup cashews  ( 2 ish)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 5</strong><br />
8 oz chicken plus 2 cups of broc. 1/3 cup cashews( 4:30 ish)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 6</strong><br />
10 oz Tilapia 1 ½ cups Broc. plus 1/3 cup cashews (Dinner)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 7</strong><br />
Shake-2 scoops proteine  (Post Training)</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Meal 8</strong><br />
8 egg whites plus 3 yolks plus ½ grapefruit</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>3 WEEKS OUT</strong></h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/3wout1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-179" title="3 Weeks Out" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/3wout1-129x300.jpg" alt="" width="129" height="300" /></a></h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/3wout2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-180" title="3 Weeks Out 2" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/3wout2-179x300.jpg" alt="" width="179" height="300" /></a></h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/3wout3.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-181" title="3 Weeks Out 3" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/3wout3-205x300.jpg" alt="" width="205" height="300" /></a></h1>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<p><strong>Cardio:</strong> Increased 35 mins am and 35 mins pm</p>
<p><strong>Pre Cardio:</strong> 2 scoop of whey protein</p>
<p><strong>Supplements:</strong> Change in supplements 3 weeks in: no Vologrow, Added Somalyze by Species 4 x per day</p>
<p><strong>Meal 1<br />
</strong>8 egg whites 3 yolks plus  (6 am) ½ grapefruit   Every 6th day 1 cup of oats with almond butter</p>
<p><strong>Meal 2</strong><br />
10 oz Tilapia 1 cup of Broc 1 cup broc 1/3 cup of cashews<br />
Every 3rd day 8 oz lean steak or beef plus<br />
Every 6th day sweet potatoes replace broc</p>
<p><strong>Meal 3</strong><br />
3 scoops protein plus w/ Flax oil (11:30 ish)</p>
<p><strong>Meal 4</strong><br />
8 oz chicken plus 2 cups Broc. plus 1/3 cup cashews  ( 2 ish)</p>
<p><strong>Meal 5</strong><br />
8 oz chicken plus 2 cups of broc. 1/3 cup cashews( 4:30 ish)</p>
<p><strong>Meal 6</strong><br />
10 oz Tilapia 1 ½ cups Broc. plus 1/3 cup cashews (Dinner)</p>
<p><strong>Meal 7</strong><br />
Shake-2 scoops protein  (Post Training)</p>
<p><strong>Meal 8</strong><br />
8 egg whites plus 3 yolks plus ½ grapefruit</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">2 WEEKS OUT</h1>
<p><strong>Cardio:</strong> 40 mins am 35 mins pm</p>
<p><strong>Supplements:</strong> Added Blackchina Labs Yellow 25    x 4 times per day</p>
<p><strong>Pre Cardio:</strong> 2 scoop of whey protein</p>
<p><strong>Meal 1<br />
</strong>9 egg whites 1 yolks plus  (6 am) ½ grapefruit   Every 6th day 1 cup of oats with almond butter</p>
<p><strong>Meal 2</strong><br />
10 oz Tilapia 1 cup of Broc 1 cup broc 1/3 cup of cashews<br />
Every 3rd day 8 oz lean steak or beef plus<br />
Every 6th day sweet potatoes replace broc</p>
<p><strong>Meal 3</strong><br />
3 scoops protein plus w/ Flax oil (11:30 ish)</p>
<p><strong>Meal 4</strong><br />
8 oz Tilapia  plus 2 cups Broc. plus 1/3 cup cashews  ( 2 ish)</p>
<p><strong>Meal 5</strong><br />
8 oz Tilapia plus 2 cups of broc. 1/3 cup cashews( 4:30 ish)</p>
<p><strong>Meal 6</strong><br />
10 oz Tilapia 1 ½ cups Broc. plus 1/3 cup cashews (Dinner)</p>
<p><strong>Meal 7</strong><br />
Shake-2 scoops protein (Post Training)</p>
<p><strong>Meal 8</strong><br />
10 egg whites plus ½ grapefruit</p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>1 WEEK OUT</strong></h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/1wout1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-223" title="1 Week Out 1" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/1wout1-121x300.jpg" alt="" width="121" height="300" /></a></h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/1wout2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-224" title="1 Week Out 2" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/1wout2-169x300.jpg" alt="" width="169" height="300" /></a></h1>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask any bodybuilder their story and be ready to strap that seatbelt tight around your waist. Lay back, grab a snack and get comfortable because your in for one heck of a ride.  A guy from Washington, DC; Manny Kirby who as a kid told his father he wanted to be as big as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ask any bodybuilder their story and be ready to strap that seatbelt tight around your waist. Lay back, grab a snack and get comfortable because your in for one heck of a ride.  A guy from Washington, DC; Manny Kirby who as a kid told his father he wanted to be as big as the Incredible Hulk. Who also went from drawing comic book characters he wanted to look like, to dancing, to a terrible car accident, to being like the Incredible Hulk.<span id="more-26"></span></p>
<h1><strong>ABOUT ME:</strong></h1>
<p><strong>Name:</strong> Manny Kirby<img style="border: 0pt none; float:right; padding-left:10px; padding-bottom:10px" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/mannykirby1.jpg" alt="Manny Kirby" width="226" height="300" /><br />
<strong>Code Name:</strong> Azifukared<br />
<strong>Date of Birth:</strong> 11/5/1966<br />
<strong> Birth Place:</strong> Washington, DC<br />
<strong> Grew up:</strong> Minneapolis, MN<br />
<strong> Birth Sign:</strong> Scorpio<br />
<strong> Off Season Weight:</strong> 235 lbs &#8211; 240 lbs<br />
<strong> Contest Weight:</strong> 215 lbs<br />
<strong> Currently Living:</strong> New York<br />
<strong> Occupation:</strong> Personal Trainer / DJ / MC / Entertainer<br />
<strong> Where I Train:</strong> <a title="SteelGym.com" href="http://www.steelgym.com" target="_blank">Steel Gym NYC</a></p>
<h1><strong>HOW I GOT STARTED:</strong></h1>
<p>Before I ever stepped foot in a gym, I remember telling my father I wanted 2 big like the Incredible Hulk! He said &#8220;I guess you&#8217;ll be buying your own clothes then.&#8221;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m an artist, I used to draw comic book heroes when I was a kid, I used to collect comics. Drawing the Hulk, Batman, Spider Man, Conan The Barbarian, etc&#8230; Then I started break dancing and messing around in school in music class, what was so weird was I wasn&#8217;t taking the class.</p>
<p>Fast forward to 1996.<br />
In 1996, I was in a car accident, cracking my sternum, 2 ribs on the front left and 2 in the back. I don&#8217;t recall any thing that happened in the accident&#8230;just flashes. The doctor&#8217;s told me I wouldn&#8217;t be able to dance again due to my heart being bruised by my ribs, I wanted be able to take the constant moving around due to the dancing. If I did, it wouldn&#8217;t be long before I would end up back in the hospital.</p>
<p>I was laid up for a good two months, there I started reading the writings of Bruce Lee, His mental focus on the body astounded me. Then I found Mike Mentzer, he had the same mental focus. But, in a different way. Bruce was more about the mind and the spirit. Mike was about the mind and pushing beyond your limits. I combined them both and low and behold&#8230;I stepped fourth into a gym. Currently reading Arnold&#8217;s workout, so I tried his competition workout. A weeks workout mind you, needless to say, after the first day, the rest of the week was trying to recover and move. Never made it through the rest of the week. That was brutal!</p>
<p><img style="border: 0pt none; float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/mannykirby2.jpg" alt="Manny Kirby" width="224" height="300" />So I figured out a game plan and started training my way with Bruce and Mike in my head. In 1997 early 1998 I competed in my first body building show; MPLS where I grew up. After the accident I weighed 135lbs, a huge drop from 150 lbs when I did the show I weighed 170 lbs&#8230;7th place. I was happy, but it made me rethink everything&#8230;</p>
<p>Late 1999, Nov. I did the show again, a week prior to that completion, I did a power lifting show&#8230;my first one ever, I wanted to test my theory about the mind moving the body beyond. I placed 2nd place dead lifting 395 lbs at a body weight of 175lbs and bench pressing 225lbs, nobody ever told me not to the power lifting a week prior to a body building show. You&#8217;re supposed to take it easy, needless 2 say I placed 4th. There I had found my answers on training and how my body responds to heavy weights&#8230;I blew up!</p>
<h1><strong>MY CONTEST HISTORY:</strong></h1>
<p>3rd place men&#8217;s heavyweight<br />
2001 NYC dept of parks city wide bodybuilding contest in the Bronx</p>
<p>3rd place men&#8217;s light heavyweight<br />
2001 Dance Theater of Harlem 10th annual Mr. New York Physique Competition</p>
<p>2nd place men&#8217;s light heavy weight<br />
2002 Brooklyn Recreational Center<br />
&#8220;went in as middle weight, moved 2 light heavy weight class, 4th place&#8221;</p>
<p>2004 NYC Dept. pf Parks City Wide Bodybuilding contest in the Bronx<br />
3 rd place, men&#8217;s heavy weight</p>
<p>2006 NYC Dept. of Parks City Wide Bodybuilding contest in the Bronx<br />
2nd place</p>
<p>2008 NPC EMPIRE STATES BODY BUILDING CHAMPIONS<br />
3rd place 35 and over heavy weight.</p>
<p><img style="border: 0pt none; float:right; padding-left:10px; padding-bottom:10px" src="http://blog.massivemass.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/mannykirby3.jpg" alt="Manny Kirby" width="275" height="300" />Today I still train Heavy Duty and Smart. I used to train 6 days a week, then changed it to 5 days, now it&#8217;s 4 days now, I get better results that way. I take the weekends off and grow! I train Heavy weights and the max of 12-15 reps. At one point I tested myself to see how far I could go&#8230;.never again. Two years ago I was preparing for a show, I figured what way to make an impact on a huge show being natural at 240lbs.</p>
<p>I pushed myself so hard that I taxed my nervous system. It took a month and change to get back to normal, picking up a 5lb dumbbell kicked my butt&#8230;.but I still had to train my clients. I made it through, but learned a valuable lesson. More rest, and my calories didn&#8217;t measure up to the workouts.</p>
<h1><strong>MY SUPPLEMENTS:</strong></h1>
<p><a title="Body Tech's - Tech X Mass" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store" target="_blank">Body Tech&#8217;s &#8211; Tech X Mass</a><br />
<a title="BSN - True Mass" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/bsn/true.html" target="_blank">BSN &#8211; True Mass</a><br />
<a title="BSN - Cell Mass" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/bsn/cell.html" target="_blank">BSN &#8211; Cell Mass</a><br />
<a title="Infinite Labs - Cyclo Tren" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/ilabs/cyclotren.html" target="_blank">Infinite Labs &#8211; Cyclo Tren</a><br />
<a title="Infinite Labs - Juggernaut" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/ilabs/juggernaut.html" target="_blank">Infinite Labs &#8211; Juggernaut</a><br />
<a title="Infinite Labs - CarnoCre" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/ilabs/carnocre.html" target="_blank">Infinite Labs &#8211; CarnoCre</a><br />
<a title="Muscle Tech - Nitro Tech Hardcore" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/mt/tech.html" target="_blank">Muscle Tech &#8211; Nitro Tech Hardcore</a><br />
<a title="Muscle Ayslum Project - Altered States" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store" target="_blank">Muscle Ayslum Project &#8211; Altered States</a><br />
<a title="Beverly International - Mass Amino Acid Tablets" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/bev/amino.html" target="_blank">Beverly International &#8211; Mass Amino Acid Tablets</a><br />
<a title="Nutrex Research - Niox Nitric Oxide Stimulator" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/nutrex/niox.html" target="_blank">Nutrex Research &#8211; Niox Nitric Oxide Stimulator</a><br />
<a title="LG Sciences - Methyl Masterdrol XL XPLO Caps" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/legal/methylmasterdrolxl.html" target="_blank">LG Sciences &#8211; Methyl Masterdrol XL XPLO Caps</a><br />
<a title="LG Sciences - Methyl 1-D" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/legal/1d.html" target="_blank">LG Sciences &#8211; Methyl 1-D</a><br />
<a title="Anabolic Xtreme - Mass FX" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/ax/mass.html" target="_blank">Anabolic Xtreme &#8211; Mass FX</a><br />
<a title="Animal Pak - M-Stack" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/univ/animalmethoxy.html" target="_blank">Animal  Pak &#8211; M-Stack</a><br />
<a title="Fizogen - XPLO Caps" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/fiz/xplo.html" target="_blank">Fizogen &#8211; XPLO Caps</a><br />
<a title="Fast Action Pharma - Trena" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2118497-10409943?url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/fastaction/trena.html" target="_blank">Fast Action Pharma &#8211; Trena</a></p>
<p>I cycle everything except the protein. Every now and then I may go a month on one supplement and sometimes I may take a month off from taking anything.</p>
<h1><strong>MY DIET:</strong></h1>
<p>6:30:<br />
Mass Aminos 6 tablets<br />
5 Altered States<br />
Water</p>
<p>7 am:<br />
Protein shake 4 scoops  mixed with oat meal,milk,oj,flaxseed,tea spoon of peanut butter<br />
9 am:<br />
3 egg whites and grits</p>
<p>10:30 am<br />
A No 2 drink, depends on what it is&#8230;.on my way to the gym to train<br />
Fast Action PHARMA&#8211;TRENA</p>
<p>1 pm:<br />
Turkey Burger or<br />
8 oz of Salmon, bottle of water<br />
half of yam</p>
<p>3 pm:<br />
1 bottle of water<br />
Mass Aminos  6 tablets<br />
Altered States-5 tablets</p>
<p>5 pm:<br />
8 oz. salmon<br />
mixed veggies or chicken salad with egg whites, and olive oil</p>
<p>Depending on what time I get home<br />
Turkey burger, mixed veggies and shake</p>
<p>Before I hit the bed&#8230;<br />
shake Nitro Tech Hard Core 2 scoops, with Flaxseed<br />
Mass Aminos 6 tablets</p>
<p>This is my current diet as of now. Every now and then I have a large Pepperoni Pizza. I love milk so all my shakes are with milk.</p>
<h1>MY GOAL:</h1>
<p>My goal is to do well in a show, and make an impression and hopefully have a sponsor to further my career and or be a spokesperson. I love this life style, I love training my clients and seeing them succeed and to see the look on their faces when they didn&#8217;t believe they could do something. Whether it be, moving some serious iron or seeing their bodies change.</p>
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