Before & After Transformation - Lisa Peper

Top 5 finisher at the 2008 IFBB North Americans - I just posted the Before & Afters (14 weeks) of Lisa Peper on the main site's Client Picture page. Here's one of the befores. Check out the 'Afters' as well as some more pictures here. Lisa Peper Transformation read more 3 comments

Bulking Questions ... and Answers

I get asked a variety of bulking-type questions a lot – mostly from females – so I thought I'd just cut and paste a question and answer it here for reference. My opinions here would not be gender specific, applying both to males and females. Q: Still tossing around the idea of doing a figure competition. Would I have to do a bulk and how long would I bulk for? A: Ok, just to put some context to the term 'bulk' here, it simply means eating at a caloric intake that is above your assumed maintenance calorie requirements for an extended period of time – with the obvious goals of adding some size and strength to your physique. It is... read more 2 comments

Before & After Transformation - Ileen Natic

I just posted Ileen Natic's before and after pictures on the main site's Client Picture page. Check it out here. Ileen Natic Before & After/Current read more 4 comments

The Grind

The Grind

The Grind is that time in your physique transformation where you just put your head down and grind it out.

It's often the time between the initial fast "newbie" results and the final results. Changes are occurring in your body, but you may not see them from week to week.

Mentally, The Grind is also where some of that new program and new diet enthusiasm wears off and it all becomes routine, even boring. There's nothing left to do or say really; you just work the plan, day to day to day.

But toward the end of The Grind, what'll happen is that you'll glance back at your "befores" and realize you've made some... read more 7 comments