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I’ve had a hard time getting back into leg training. Since August I’ve trained legs an average of twice a month. It’s not from fear of tearing anything or complications from previous injuries. It’s my left foot which I suffered a crush injury in April of 2016 which has gotten progressively worse over time. The crush injury caused the nerves in my foot to become aggravated which put in motion muscle imbalances that pulled two middle toes out of their sockets and caused the metatarsal of the big toe to spread away from the foot causing the first joint of the big toe to separate. As the foot has gotten worse over the past year the pain of walking has increased. But I never let that stop me from training legs as heavy as I always have in the past. But that all changed after doing heavy farmer walks one day....

On yesterday's BPPH I mentioned to Rob Regish that I had a preferred way to use the Nautilus pull-over machine. He asked me to video it and we can discuss it on the next BPPH. So here it is.I don't hold on to the hand rails. I focus the pulling on my lats and I allow my hands to separate at the bottom of the movement so I can push my elbows far back to activate the center of my back between my scapulas. Give it a try. You may find you're a little weaker when your arms aren't doing some of the work so lighten up and focus on the form.  BTW I haven't trained my legs in a couple months choosing cardio instead while my multiple injuries heal. I was shocked as I looked at this video as to how much my legs have shrunken. I have started leg...

My blog post yesterday featured a picture of me when I turned 50 almost 8 years ago. So many people thought it was a current picture and made comments on Facebook about how great I "look" that I felt like a fraud. If I looked like that I'd be pretty damn pleased right now. But I don't. It pains me to post this picture but its how I look NOW. I was 248 on Thursday and I weighed in at 245 when I took this at the gym yesterday. I look bloated and am carrying much of my fat in my lower back and from the distended gut I think some visceral fat as well. Well this is my before picture and what I look like currently. I feel like I really lost a lot of ground over the past 8 years. But I intend to regain that ground and more...

I had intended to keep doing what I've been doing through February and start to reduce bodyfat in March but I decided to get started now. I'm tipping the scales at 248 pounds right now and my goal is to strip as much fat as I can from now till my 58th birthday on June 11th. When I turned 50 I took the above picture. I was 212 pounds. I have added muscle in the past years. Not sure yet just how much, but I'm about to find out. Sleep issues and injuries last couple of years caused me many setbacks. But I have no excuses now.  I fasted for 24 hours and broke my fast on Thursday by eating some macadamia nuts, cheese and coconut oil. See where I'm heading? I have cut all carbs out except for residual amounts that occur in some foods. Today, Sunday 1/31, is my...