Week #6, Mr America Prep

Verse of the day: So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. -2 Corinthians 4:18

Yes. I missed the report last week, and only got one pic this week. But, I'm on track! My weight is down to 174.6lb and the waist is at 30 1/8".... If  I didn't know any better, I'd say I'm ahead of schedule. My weight workouts have been great, with a medium volume and always pushing to failure. The cardio is still 20 minutes, 6 days a week. And I started posing practice last week (at 12 weeks out.) So here I am at about 10 1/2 weeks out, and feeling good...

Week #4, Mr America Prep

Verse of the day: The LORD will keep you from all harm- He will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forever more. -Psalm 121:7-8

This week was a hair different, because my family was on vacation. So, I was there part the time and home part the time working. I got in an unconventional shoulder workout by taking some dumbbells to the beach house my family stayed at and incorporated some hand-stand-push-ups. Other than that the only change was the rest day was on Friday instead of Sunday and combined chest and back into one workout. It was the usual, 6 days weights and 6 days cardio. The weigh in was 175.4lb with 30 1/2" waist:

Week #3, 2017, Mr America

Verse of the day: I lift up my eyes to the hills, where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. -Psalm 121:1-2

This week I lost another 1/4" inch off the waist. My calories very from day to day, but average around 2900-3000. The cardio has been very basic- a 20 minute walk on an incline treadmill most days. My weight workouts are not crazy high volume, but I'm putting in some sets. Here's what this morning's arm work looked like:

5 super-sets of straight bar curls and V grip pushdowns 6-8 reps
3 super-sets of cable curls and lying triceps extensions 10-12 reps
3 super-sets of cambered bar curls and seated overhead triceps extensions 6-10 reps
3 super-sets of preacher curls and 1-arm reverse grip pushdowns 5-10 reps

The conditioning is coming along- just a hair tighter than last week: