Muscle Beach Venice

Yes, that’s right! Mr. America wins Mr. Muscle Beach on July 4th!
After, I had a hot dog, pizza and apple pie.
Bodyfat 4.5%

Weight 227

Back to the gym the next day!

My Bodybuilding Chest Workout on Tuesday

All straight sets. These are not my best weights by any stretch. This is dieted-down strength.

1. Rotator cuff with shoulder horn: 20 lbs 4 x 15-20 reps

2. Incline dumbbell press

80 lbs x 15 reps
100 lbs x 10 reps
120 lbs x 8 reps
130 lbs x 8 reps

Lifetime best weight: 160 lbs x 5 reps.

I decided that I wasn’t going to go for more. Mike O’Hearn and Chris Cormier were doing 170s that day.

3. Flat dumbbell press

80 lbs x 10 reps
100 lbs x 10 reps
115 lbs x 7 reps
115 lbs x 9 reps

Lifetime best weight: 140 lbs x 5 reps. We didn’t do these a lot.

4. Decline hammer press

230 lbs x 15 reps
270 lbs x 10 reps
360 lbs x 8 reps
360 lbs x 9 reps

Lifetime best weight: 540 lbs x 12 reps – I can still do this on a good day!

5. Incline flyes on arched incline bench

45 lbs x 10 reps
55 lbs x 10 reps
65 lbs x 10 reps
70 lbs x 10 reps

Lifetime best weight: 100 lbs x 12 reps – I stopped there to make sure I didn’t compromise form and turn it into a press.

6. Dumbbell triceps kickbacks

45 lbs x 10 reps
65 lbs x 10 reps
75 lbs x 10 reps
75 lbs x 10 reps

Lifetime best weight: 100 lbs x 12 reps – a little body english but not as much as you’d expect.

12 sets abs, straight sets.

This photo is from me at the 2007 Memorial Day Muscle Beach International contest: I got 2nd place in the Heavyweights.

I weighed in at 215 for this one. In the gym around 243 a couple weeks before. Measured bodyfat at 4.5%.

I came back at July 4th to win the Superheavies, those are the photos above.

I still did indulge in burgers and dogs after this show. Back on the diet the next day though!