9 Things I Learned in 2009: Part 1
Yep, it is another one of those, “things I learned last year” posts. Hopefully I have some things that aren’t on those other lists, and at least you get to see a dude with abs on his back (so I guess Lumbar extension is OK!). I myself have been on a fat loss quest for about a year. Actually it was more of a body transformation as I was also able to go from a... Read More
Destination Abs Redux: Day 32
Are we back? Yes, we’re back. It has been a long time since I have done a Destination Abs update. Too long. Some have even e-mailed me to ask me what the hell was going on with this project Leigh and I set out on 9 or so months ago. Well, I took some time off from counting calories and worrying about every single calorie I consumed. It seemed like it was much needed, but after... Read More
Destination Abs: Day 134 (Picture Update)
By: Kevin Larrabee, CSCS It has been a while since I have posted pictures for the Destination Abs project. After taking a few days completely off of training I hit it hard for three days with a refeed and on Monday I went back to the normal schedule of lifting. So just to recap, in this phase the goal is to continue to put on lean muscle while limiting fat gain. The process... Read More
Destination Abs: Day 129 (Goals, Plans, and Lessons Learned)
By: Kevin Larrabee, CSCS It has been 129 days since I started this with Leigh Peele. That is over 4 months! In that time I have made some major body composition changes but the best part of the experience came from what I learned. I learned that you can get incredibly fast results (I mean 3+ lbs a week) when your program nutrition and training correctly and see a drastic change... Read More
Day 106: Let’s Put on Some More Mass
By: Kevin Larrabee, CSCS The picture on the far right is what I look like right now. As you can see, I was able to put on some decent mass after I dropped about 12 pounds of fat. The reason I began this project was to see abs, but these last 14 weeks I have also wanted to put on some more mass in my lagging areas (biceps, triceps, lats, abs). Two weeks ago I bitched to Leigh that... Read More
Destination Abs: Week 11+12
By: Kevin Larrabee, CSCS I guess we can officially say Phase 3 is over. We shot the calories back down for 2 or 3 more weeks after the “bulking” phase and my body has just had enough. Also I have been itching (and bitching to Leigh) about wanting to go back to the upper/lower splits and energy systems training I used to do at Cressey Performance (Where I have been driving... Read More
Destination Abs: Week 10
By: Kevin Larrabee, CSCS It has been ten weeks now since I started this with Leigh Peele. It has been quite a journey. Some ups, some downs. This past week I have been doing great. Yes, I still see the ice cream in the fridge and my family ordering takeout and I want to cheat, but I have stayed strong. Again, as I have mentioned before, much of the willpower to do this has come... Read More
Destination Abs: Week 9
By: Kevin Larrabee, CSCS Welcome back to Destination Abs. As you may have noticed, I have not updated this journal/log for about two weeks. There are two reasons for that. I won’t get into that too much. Last week, I kind of fell off the wagon while celebrating my grandfather’s life with family. I have no regrets about that. Since Friday I have been back on track... Read More
Trainers: Why You Should Be Doing Bootcamps!
By: Kevin Larrabee, CSCS I talked to Fat Loss Expert Craig Ballantyne about bootcamps last week. In this somewhat shaky economy (to be nice) it will be harder and harder to convince people who need to pinch pennies that they should have a personal trainer. Boot camps are becoming much easier on potential client’s wallets. Kevin: Craig, as a trainer I have seen firsthand that... Read More
Destination Abs: Week 7
By: Kevin Larrabee, CSCS Things are looking very good as week 7 came to a close. In the past three weeks I have gone against everything I believe in when it comes to training. But, it is working. I have no clue how my overall strength is being affected, probably not at all. But I always came into this with the believe that it doesn’t matter how big you are unless you can... Read More
