Thanksgiving.....

If you are like me, then you have enjoyed a few days of "good eating". This Thanksgiving Weekend was actually pretty good in the nutritional aspect. Everything was planned out and done with the "goal" in mind. I officially have about 50 weeks til my pro debut, so we are steadily taking little steps towards that. Thanksgiving came a the right time of me. I was able to spend some time with family and friends that I had "ignored" during this intense bodybuilding season. I worked out with high school buddies putting them through little taste of how I train. I am glad to be back on my typical schedule and now we are getting ready for the 2008. Many of big plans and projects in the makings for next year. We will be finalizing the contest schedule and locking in some dates for speaking engagements/seminars in the next few weeks. I would be sure to keep you all posted on any new developments.

The Revolution: Seminar in Review

As mentioned on previous posts, I lead a Health and Fitness Seminar at World Gym Bowie this past Saturday morning. The Seminar was a brief overview of the three major aspects of Health, Wellness, and Fitness. There were about 20 attendees, which was just the right number. The seminar was very interactive and the question and answer sessions provide the participants with opportunity to get even more information on any topic they were interested in. Due to the success of this seminar, Nsanetraining.com and World Gym Bowie would be have a 3 part series of seminars starting Dec. 1st 2007 that would provide for an in-depth approach on the topics that we covered on Saturday. For more information on the seminars....email me at ds@nsanetraining.com. Seating is LIMITED.

The Revolution: FREE Health, Fitness, and Wellness Seminar

You want to know the secrets to getting the body you have always wanted? Everyone wants something free right? I have gotten so many requests for nutrition and exercise advice that I decided to give out FREE information on a larger scale rather than individually. Join the fitness experts at NsaneTraining.com and World Gym Bowie for our complimentary fitness and wellness seminar on Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 11:00am (this saturday). Register today. Seating is LIMITED! To register email wgtrainer@gmail.com with your name and phone number, and type REVOLUTION in the subject line. Register TODAY, the first 10 people to register will have a chance to win FREE Personal Training as our gift to you. Daniel Silva

Already...

So after only three days on being back on my bodybuilding diet, I am already losing weight. I woke up this morning and stepped on the scale to see 174 lbs. I was really surprised by that. I would like to keep my body weight above 175 through out this off season time. But whenever I get that high my abs disappear, so I know that its not muscle gain but water and fat gain. Those two things are a bodybuilder's nightmare. Hopefully these 4 lbs in the last three days would slow down a little! I hope to be at least 170 on stage next year so that means that I need to be around 185lbs when I start cutting for my first show. Daniel

Training Notebook....10/5/07

So today was the first day of the growth phase...emphasizing heavy weights, lower reps, and adequate rest periods. As on every Monday with hit our legs today focusing on the Quads! *Leg extension (warm up) 160 x 20, 160 x 20, 180 x 20 *Hip Abductions (superset with leg extensions) 100 x 20 x 3 (with strength bands attached) *Leg Press (with strength bands attached except for last set) 5 plates(each side) x 6; preformed 5 sets adding a plate to each side, finishing with 10 plates *Step Ups 75lbs(each hand) x 6, 75 x 5, 75 x 5 *Leg Extension(burn out set) 140lbs x 30 x 3 (superset with step ups) And after all of this we had the bright idea to do about 300 meters of walking lunges around the outside of the gym. Needless to say my legs are NUMB after this workout! Just another day working out.

End of the Offseason...

So after waking up and weighing myself this morning and seeing the scale tip a whopping 177lbs...I decided to end my off-season one week early. At the rate I was going I would have probably hit 185 by Nov. 14th. I have been eating well needless to say! Still working out as much but I was also eating anything that "wasn't moving" these past few days. Not necessarily eating bad things...I was just eating alot of the good things. So now I am back on it!! I have realized that I have an addictive personality and that is a good thing when it comes to exercise and eating healthy, but it also carries over to when I am not eating as well. So people can do the moderation thing, myself I am all about the extremes...whether it be good or bad! Along with being back on the bodybuilding diet, I am also back hitting the weights HARD. Thanks to the encouragement of my workout partner/coach, my legs right now feel like jello