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Post by manavs on Mar 29, 2007 20:45:57 GMT -5
Hey everybody! thanks for everyones warm welcomes. I wanted to provide a place that i can write and share some of my day to day experiences with 1972 Mr America Steve Michalik, and also provide a place where i can answer questions about any topic, esp Steve's new book, Atomic Fitness - www.mramericas.comCurrently im training in farmingdale long island, with a team of dedicated maniacs, day in and day out, we bust our butts sharpening and honing our shapes. The Team consists of a strong 7. Guy carpenter 42- our light heavy, Dr. Durlan Castro chiropracter our heavy, Ira office worker 48 - middle, Danny jewler 49 - lightweight, Dr. Eric dentist 44 - our tall guy, Emy personal chef/ ruthlesssingle mom- 44 our female heavy, and me the golf pro turned bb 30. we all started in the past 2-4 years with the exception of durlan, no bb experience. since then, 2 turned pro - inbf/wnbf, everyone has multiple times thier classes and a few overalls. crazy chaos hits at 6 am in the gym. Steve gives us our marching orders, we set up the machines and go til we're dead. cause afterall one of our mottos is 'death is no excuse' we're in the middle of our contest season. so far Emy (6th) and I (8th) both competed in the arnold amateur - Danny is competing sat in the inbf long island show. and Guy, Ira, Emy and I are all competing in the npc metropolitans april 14th. we do plan on doing some serious damage there. ill do my best to keep everyone posted - down the home stretch now - training, aerobics, cooking, vitamins, and some sleep are pretty much the order of each day.
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Post by Tim Wescott on Mar 29, 2007 20:56:29 GMT -5
Looking forward to following along Mike.................stay intense buddy,it won`t be long now!! #arockon6ha#
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Post by RUBICON19 on Mar 29, 2007 20:58:01 GMT -5
Looking forward to it!!!
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Post by masterschamp on Mar 30, 2007 12:20:52 GMT -5
Mike, I was mentored by, and actually had the opportunity to train with John DeFendis...he's the one that got me started in this, competitively. He would always talk about what an influence Steve had been on him, and how maniacal their training was! I've done the 55 set leg workouts, etc., etc., and I know EXACTLY where you are coming from! It is BRUTAL training, but, oh, so effective!!John moved from Florida to South Carolina within this past year and it seems strange not being able to drive to the gym to see him if I needed some advice or someone to check my progress, espescially as a contest draws near. I will forever be indebted to him for all the knowledge, instruction and friendship he has given me. I am sure you view Steve in the same manner. Good luck in your upcoming competitions, and I look forward to reading your journal entries.
Keith
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Post by manavs on Mar 30, 2007 15:31:02 GMT -5
Mike, I was mentored by, and actually had the opportunity to train with John DeFendis...he's the one that got me started in this, competitively. He would always talk about what an influence Steve had been on him, and how maniacal their training was! I've done the 55 set leg workouts, etc., etc., and I know EXACTLY where you are coming from! It is BRUTAL training, but, oh, so effective!!John moved from Florida to South Carolina within this past year and it seems strange not being able to drive to the gym to see him if I needed some advice or someone to check my progress, espescially as a contest draws near. I will forever be indebted to him for all the knowledge, instruction and friendship he has given me. I am sure you view Steve in the same manner. Good luck in your upcoming competitions, and I look forward to reading your journal entries. Keith Keith, Its always an honor to meet a fellow intensity/insanity disciple, as we are the only ones who TRULY know what its like to experience training to THAT level. its a cool family tree of sorts that Steve and John created backk in the 70's / 80's thats blossomed by generation engulfing and consuming champions like ourselves. John was kind enough to offer me a job at the palm beach gardens gym a few years back. he runs quite a tight ship, and i learned quite a bit from him. what a guy. i hear he is doing great in sc and got national champ Mat DuVal working for him and as his new training partner - can you imagine those workouts! they should sell tickets to it! what is your contest schedule for the year? looking forward to your progress. Mikey
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Post by manavs on Mar 30, 2007 15:52:37 GMT -5
onto todays training. legs and tris for those who know me from the ironage.us forums, youll know fridays we refer to as field trip fridays as we go to a different gym so we can work the muscles from different angles. First thing Steve gives us a routine then how many stations, today he just said "go til you cant." okay. it was a 5 sets per machine routine with each set being different - one you squeeze, anothers heavy another is a pump set. if anyone owns Atomic Fitness, it will make more sense after reading the routines on pages 143-151 good stuff. we did 6 leg stations leg extention leg press hack verticle seated press free squats hams seated standing laying deadlifts calves seated standing horizontal seated 13 stations x 5 - 65 sets total legs triceps seated dips overhead vbar pushdown 1 arm reverse another machine ext rope pushout seated dumbbell overhead 8 stations x 5 sets = 40 tris just your typical 105 set non stop 5:30 am workout ;D plus tanning plus 4 hours aerobics - why i have so much internet forum time ![:-*](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/kiss.png) plus 5500 cals of food today over 10 meals ![:-X](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/lipssealed.png) plus cooking plus plus plus day in the life of a bb
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Post by GerryT on Mar 30, 2007 15:52:56 GMT -5
Great to see your journal here, Mike. Like Keith, have known "Johnny D" for quite a while, and have huge respect for him and for Steve,
Look forward to seeing you guys at the Mets. Have a great 2 weeks!
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Post by Tim Wescott on Mar 30, 2007 17:27:48 GMT -5
That`s friggen` insane training Mike.
after my contests this year,I may give it a shot..........I`m sure it`ll allow me to eat a lot more food without putting on much fat.
Good stuff buddy!! #arockon6ha#
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Post by manavs on Mar 30, 2007 19:31:05 GMT -5
Great to see your journal here, Mike. Like Keith, have known "Johnny D" for quite a while, and have huge respect for him and for Steve, Look forward to seeing you guys at the Mets. Have a great 2 weeks! Gerry! Steve and John are legends - i only wish i grew up in that era of Mr America's Bodyshoppe so i could witness and take part of the mayhem myself. next two weeks are the best - we re-evaluate tomorrow for the final push. to victory! Mikey
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Post by manavs on Mar 30, 2007 19:47:48 GMT -5
That`s friggen` insane training Mike. after my contests this year,I may give it a shot..........I`m sure it`ll allow me to eat a lot more food without putting on much fat. Good stuff buddy!! #arockon6ha# be careful what you wish for friend! it is a road that take 100%. and from what ive known of you on these boards in the short few months, youd be a perfect fit for it. you get 10 years of gains in 2 years. you also must suffer through those 10 years of torture in 2. but if one can put that aside, it can be done. on this program you have to eat or youll shrink - you pretty much cant get fat. the right food is the fuel for your body. showtime is the priority now - after that get the right game plan and youll be set. Mikey
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Post by Tim Wescott on Mar 30, 2007 20:14:19 GMT -5
Cool,I love to train hard and push myself beyond the pain barrier.
From the very start,once I grasped how hard I should be working,I loved to train hard.
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Post by masterschamp on Mar 30, 2007 20:37:55 GMT -5
Mike, I was mentored by, and actually had the opportunity to train with John DeFendis...he's the one that got me started in this, competitively. He would always talk about what an influence Steve had been on him, and how maniacal their training was! I've done the 55 set leg workouts, etc., etc., and I know EXACTLY where you are coming from! It is BRUTAL training, but, oh, so effective!!John moved from Florida to South Carolina within this past year and it seems strange not being able to drive to the gym to see him if I needed some advice or someone to check my progress, espescially as a contest draws near. I will forever be indebted to him for all the knowledge, instruction and friendship he has given me. I am sure you view Steve in the same manner. Good luck in your upcoming competitions, and I look forward to reading your journal entries. Keith Keith, Its always an honor to meet a fellow intensity/insanity disciple, as we are the only ones who TRULY know what its like to experience training to THAT level. its a cool family tree of sorts that Steve and John created backk in the 70's / 80's thats blossomed by generation engulfing and consuming champions like ourselves. John was kind enough to offer me a job at the palm beach gardens gym a few years back. he runs quite a tight ship, and i learned quite a bit from him. what a guy. i hear he is doing great in sc and got national champ Mat DuVal working for him and as his new training partner - can you imagine those workouts! they should sell tickets to it! what is your contest schedule for the year? looking forward to your progress. Mikey The Master's Nationals in Pittsburgh, July 20-21. Depending how that goes, MAYBE the Florida State Championships a month later. John and Duval training together is a frightening thought!!! Keith
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Post by RUBICON19 on Mar 30, 2007 20:52:39 GMT -5
Did you say 4 hours of cardio? ![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png)
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Post by beckie on Mar 30, 2007 21:23:26 GMT -5
speaking of food,would you mind giving us a quick rundown of your eating? Cheers ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by manavs on Mar 31, 2007 16:13:38 GMT -5
The Master's Nationals in Pittsburgh, July 20-21. Depending how that goes, MAYBE the Florida State Championships a month later. John and Duval training together is a frightening thought!!! Keith Im sure both will go well - and yes very frightening!
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Post by manavs on Mar 31, 2007 16:16:07 GMT -5
Did you say 4 hours of cardio? ![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png) technically i said 4 hours of aerobics - ive never done a minute of cardio in my life. all my cardiovascular activity is done during the 2-3 hours of heart pounding training a day!
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Post by manavs on Mar 31, 2007 16:31:29 GMT -5
speaking of food,would you mind giving us a quick rundown of your eating? Cheers ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Of course - though i just got it modified today for the final 2 weeks. below is what i did each day since my last show march 2nd. weighed in march 1st @ 152lbs onstage march 2 161lbs march 5 172lbs ;D lotta water weight march 7 starting weight 158lbs post contest 3-8 oz steaks 3-8 oz chicken breasts 1-8 oz beef patty 18 oz of tuna fish 3 turkey burgers 1 pound of cheese a day a few cups of coffee throught the day h2o when thirsty total calories 5900 todays weight 173lbs vascular and ripped ;D
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Post by beckie on Mar 31, 2007 16:47:03 GMT -5
Now that certainly bucks a few current diet trends! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) you must have shares in your local store for all that meat!!! lol
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Post by Hoopie on Mar 31, 2007 17:41:48 GMT -5
AWESOME/INSANE AND INTENSE TRAINING!!!! I like it, this will be fun to follow. Good luck to ya!
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Post by manavs on Mar 31, 2007 17:52:27 GMT -5
AWESOME/INSANE AND INTENSE TRAINING!!!! I like it, this will be fun to follow. Good luck to ya! thanks Hoopie, ill do my best to post often
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