Fourth Year Student: My Senior Year

Subject: Re: Fourth Year Student: My Senior Year Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:58 pm

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 18, 19 and 20, Singing and Judging at the 2008 OCB Spirit of America, Mashpee (Cape Cod), Massachusetts.

On Friday morning, I met my training partner at the gym for our 6:30-8 AM workout. We did some shoulders, back, biceps and abdominals training.

After our workout, I drove directly to the Birmingham, Alabama airport for the flight to Atlanta and Providence, Rhode Island. I picked up my Ford Mustang rental for the drive to Cape Cod and Mashpee, where Sean and Deb Sullivan’s OCB Spirit of America Bodybuilding and Figure Super Pro Qualifier competition was to be held the next day.

I competed in this show in 2006 and won my age class. That’s where I met Sean for the first time. We had been keeping a running email connection for several months and I looked forward to finally meeting this excellent bodybuilder, promoter and cop. We became fast friends and even share the same birthday, April 28. Sean will be 43 and I will be 65. He could be my son. He calls me Pops. Ha.

In 2007 Sean invited me to judge the SOA. He invited me back this year and I gladly accepted. Both last year and this year, I was Deb and Sean’s house guest. It’s much better than the host hotel. I can raid the refrigerator and drink all his protein shakes.

I arrived at the Cape Cod Nutrition Corner in Hyannis, where the registration and polygraph testing took place. The store is owned by James Carron, a promoter, pro competitor and great guy. I love his store. It’s better than any GNC I have ever visited and his prices are very good. I spent about $100 on supplements I can’t find in Birmingham. Here is James’ web site: www.capecodnutritian.com.

More than 90 outstanding men and women athletes showed up for registration and drug testing. It was to be a height class contest with several competitors in each class.

We ended the evening’s registration as scheduled at 7 PM and returned to the house for dinner. Early next morning we loaded the trophies and athlete’s goodie bags and drove to the venue at Mashpee High School. The school has a great auditorium with excellent lighting and a very good sound system. The Athlete’s Meeting began at 10 AM and a little after 11, the first competitors walked on to the stage.

From the Teens, Masters, Figure, Fitness and Open class came 96 outstanding competitors. This was an IFPA Bodybuilding and Figure Pro Qualifier and a National Qualifier for Ms. Fitness USA. Everyone brought their “A” game to the stage.

Prejudging lasted until 4:30 and the judges barely had time to take a break, change into Evening Show attire and return to the venue for the 5:30 PM start.

Sean asked me to sing our National Anthem a cappella to start the show and I offered my baritone version to an appreciative audience.

The show ran very well. We were finished by 10 PM and then met at a local Pizzeria for the after party. Several new IFPA Pros showed up to enjoy their post-contest “snack.”

As a former competitor in the Spirit of America and judging for the second year in a row, I have to say Sean and Deb know how to run a competition. Nice work, Guys

After hitting the pillow at midnight, I woke up at 6, left the house at 7 for my 90-minute drive from the Cape to Providence to catch my flight home. I arrived back in Birmingham in the early afternoon and spent the rest of the day working on the story Sean asked me to write about the show for BodyBuilding.com.
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Scott "Old Navy" Hults, NFPT-CPT; NGA-CPT
FAME, NGA & IDFA Natural Master Pro Bodybuilder
FAME, NGA & OCB Contest Judge

Train Hard. Train Natural.

My Web Site: www.BodyBuildingSenior.com

Subject: Re: Fourth Year Student: My Senior Year Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:20 pm

Monday, April 21, 2008, 7 Weeks Until My Guest Poser Appearance at the 2008 NGA Carolina Night of Champions, Greensboro, NC and 8 Weeks Until the 2008 FAME World Championships and Pro Show Down, Toronto, Canada

Weight: 148.0 I lost a bit of control over my contest diet this weekend when I flew from Birmingham to Cape Cod to judge a bodybuilding contest. There was no way I could maintain my strict diet during prejudging and the evening show, the after party and traveling to and from the airports. I am on it today and am confident I will quickly get back on track.

Birmingham Steel Legs Blast Furnace-Fifth Segment (5 of 16)

Leg Press (Weight is net, adjusted for the sled and angle of press)
1 x 125 reps - 110 pounds (3:40 without rest). On Thursday we will add :20 to the time.

Extensions
2 x 30 - 110 pounds

Hamstring Curls
3 x 10 - 110 pounds, then, each set to failure (3 x 20)

Seated Calf Raises
3 x 25 - 200 pounds

Standing Calf Raises
3 x 25 - Body Weight

Adduction
3 x 15 - 250

Abduction
3 x 15 - 250

Abdominal's
2 x 25 Crunches
1 x 25 Leg lifts
1 x 50 Unassisted sit ups

Treadmill
30 minutes of moderate speed work
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Scott "Old Navy" Hults, NFPT-CPT; NGA-CPT
FAME, NGA & IDFA Natural Master Pro Bodybuilder
FAME, NGA & OCB Contest Judge

Train Hard. Train Natural.

My Web Site: www.BodyBuildingSenior.com

Subject: Re: Fourth Year Student: My Senior Year Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:31 pm

Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 7 Weeks Until My Guest Poser Appearance at the 2008 NGA Carolina Night of Champions, Greensboro, NC and 8 Weeks Until the 2008 FAME World Championships and Pro Show Down, Toronto, Canada

Weight: 146.6 pounds-back on track with my contest prep diet.

Today my training partner and I started a new Body Comp workout plan that will take me to my contest in eight weeks. It's designed for upper and lower body work in each session, lifting heavy weights with little rest between sets.

We did dead lifts, lunges, lats pull downs, seated rows, dumb bell curls, incline dumb bell bench press and a few other fun exercises. We finished with 20 minutes of cardio and left the gym floor feeling pretty well drained.

I have added boxing (gloves against pads) to my Personal Training regimen for my clients at the YMCA. My clients love the change. Some of them have never strapped on a pair of boxing gloves. Boxing is a great aerobic exercise.
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Scott "Old Navy" Hults, NFPT-CPT; NGA-CPT
FAME, NGA & IDFA Natural Master Pro Bodybuilder
FAME, NGA & OCB Contest Judge

Train Hard. Train Natural.

My Web Site: www.BodyBuildingSenior.com

Subject: Re: Fourth Year Student: My Senior Year Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:26 pm

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 7 Weeks Until My Guest Poser Appearance at the 2008 NGA Carolina Night of Champions, Greensboro, NC and 8 Weeks Until the 2008 FAME World Championships and Pro Show Down, Toronto, Canada

Weight: 145.2 pounds-back on track with my contest prep diet.

Today we did a non-weight training body weight workout. We completed 500 reps in one hour.

Unassisted Pull Ups
10 x 10 - 100 reps

Unassisted Sit Ups
4 x 25 - 100 reps

Hanging Leg Lifts
5 x 20 - 100 reps

Push Ups
10 x 10 - 100 reps

Dips
10 x 10 - 100 reps

25 minutes of tread mill in the morning and another 35 minutes in the afternoon.
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Scott "Old Navy" Hults, NFPT-CPT; NGA-CPT
FAME, NGA & IDFA Natural Master Pro Bodybuilder
FAME, NGA & OCB Contest Judge

Train Hard. Train Natural.

My Web Site: www.BodyBuildingSenior.com

Subject: Re: Fourth Year Student: My Senior Year Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:33 pm

Thursday, April 24, 2008, 7 Weeks Until My Guest Poser Appearance at the 2008 NGA Carolina Night of Champions, Greensboro, NC and 8 Weeks Until the 2008 FAME World Championships and Pro Show Down, Toronto, Canada

Weight: 144.2

Birmingham Steel Legs Blast Furnace-Sixth Segment (6 of 16)

Leg Press (Weight is net, adjusted for the sled and angle of press)
1 x 130 reps - 110 pounds (4.00 without rest). On Monday we will add :28 to the time and go 4:28, to celebrate my 65th birthday on April 28.

Extensions
2 x 30 - 110 pounds

Hamstring Curls
3 x 10 - 110 pounds, then, each set to failure (3 x 20)

Donkey Press Seated Calf Raises
3 x 25 - 230 pounds

Standing Calf Raises
3 x 25 - Body Weight

Adduction
3 x 15 - 250

Abduction
3 x 15 - 250

Abdominal's
2 x 25 Crunches
1 x 25 Leg lifts
1 x 50 Unassisted sit ups

Treadmill
30 minutes of moderate speed work
_________________
Scott "Old Navy" Hults, NFPT-CPT; NGA-CPT
FAME, NGA & IDFA Natural Master Pro Bodybuilder
FAME, NGA & OCB Contest Judge

Train Hard. Train Natural.

My Web Site: www.BodyBuildingSenior.com

Subject: Re: Fourth Year Student: My Senior Year Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:25 am

Friday, April 25, 2008, 7 Weeks Until My Guest Poser Appearance at the 2008 NGA Carolina Night of Champions, Greensboro, NC and 8 Weeks Until the 2008 FAME World Championships and Pro Show Down, Toronto, Canada

Weight: 144.4 Body Fat 9.0

Today we did several sets of shoulders and biceps, doing 8 reps per set and lifting as heavy as we could for each set.

We also did 30 minutes of tread mill and rowing.
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Scott "Old Navy" Hults, NFPT-CPT; NGA-CPT
FAME, NGA & IDFA Natural Master Pro Bodybuilder
FAME, NGA & OCB Contest Judge

Train Hard. Train Natural.

My Web Site: www.BodyBuildingSenior.com

Subject: Re: Fourth Year Student: My Senior Year Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:57 pm

Monday, April 28, 2008, 6 Weeks Until My Guest Poser Appearance at the 2008 NGA Carolina Night of Champions, Greensboro, NC and 7 Weeks Until the 2008 FAME World Championships and Pro Show Down, Toronto, Canada

Weight: 146.0

Birmingham Steel Legs Blast Furnace-Seventh Segment (7 of 16)

Leg Press (Weight is net, adjusted for the sled and angle of press)
1 x 165 reps - 110 pounds (4:28 without rest). On Thursday we will add time and go 4:40.

Today is my 65th Birthday. For the past 15 years, I have had a goal to be in the best shape of my life on my Birthday. Today, I have once again achieved that goal. For the Legs Blast, I did 4:28 without rest and completed 165 reps to celebrate being 65 on 4/28.

Extensions
2 x 30 - 110 pounds

Hamstring Curls
3 x 10 - 110 pounds, then, each set to failure (3 x 20)

Seated Calf Raises
3 x 25 - 210 pounds

Standing Calf Raises
3 x 25 - Body Weight

Adduction
3 x 15 - 250

Abduction
3 x 15 - 250

Abdominal's
2 x 25 Crunches
1 x 25 Leg lifts
1 x 50 Unassisted sit ups

Treadmill
30 minutes of moderate speed work
_________________
Scott "Old Navy" Hults, NFPT-CPT; NGA-CPT
FAME, NGA & IDFA Natural Master Pro Bodybuilder
FAME, NGA & OCB Contest Judge

Train Hard. Train Natural.

My Web Site: www.BodyBuildingSenior.com

Subject: Re: Fourth Year Student: My Senior Year Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:42 am

Monday, April 28, 2008, 6 Weeks Until My Guest Poser Appearance at the 2008 NGA Carolina Night of Champions, Greensboro, NC and 7 Weeks Until the 2008 FAME World Championships and Pro Show Down, Toronto, Canada

Weight: 146.0

Birmingham Steel Legs Blast Furnace-Seventh Segment (7 of 16)

Leg Press (Weight is net, adjusted for the sled and angle of press)
1 x 165 reps - 110 pounds (4:28 without rest). On Thursday we will add time and go 4:40.

Today is my 65th Birthday. For the past 15 years, I have had a goal to be in the best shape of my life on my Birthday. Today, I have once again achieved that goal. For the Legs Blast, I did 4:28 without rest and completed 165 reps to celebrate being 65 on 4/28.

Extensions
2 x 30 - 110 pounds

Hamstring Curls
3 x 10 - 110 pounds, then, each set to failure (3 x 20)

Seated Calf Raises
3 x 25 - 210 pounds

Standing Calf Raises
3 x 25 - Body Weight

Adduction
3 x 15 - 250

Abduction
3 x 15 - 250

Abdominal's
2 x 25 Crunches
1 x 25 Leg lifts
1 x 50 Unassisted sit ups

Treadmill
30 minutes of moderate speed work
_________________
Scott "Old Navy" Hults, NFPT-CPT; NGA-CPT
FAME, NGA & IDFA Natural Master Pro Bodybuilder
FAME, NGA & OCB Contest Judge

Train Hard. Train Natural.

My Web Site: www.BodyBuildingSenior.com

Subject: Re: Fourth Year Student: My Senior Year Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:50 pm

Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 6 Weeks Until My Guest Poser Appearance at the 2008 N.G.A. Carolina Night of Champions, Greensboro, NC and 7 Weeks Until the 2008 FAME World Championships and Pro Show Down, Toronto, Canada

Weight: 144.5

Today my training partner and I did a non-weight training slowmo (slow motion) day. Each rep of every exercise had a 5 second up and 5 second down pace. Fun stuff. Brutal.

Slowmo Pull Ups
3 x 10

Slowmo Push Ups
3 x 10

Slowmo Hanging Leg Raises
3 x 10

Slowmo Slant Board Crunches
3 x 10

Skip Rope
3 x 100 regular speed skips

Tread Mill
30 minutes of moderate speed
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Scott "Old Navy" Hults, NFPT-CPT; NGA-CPT
FAME, NGA & IDFA Natural Master Pro Bodybuilder
FAME, NGA & OCB Contest Judge

Train Hard. Train Natural.

My Web Site: www.BodyBuildingSenior.com

Subject: Re: Fourth Year Student: My Senior Year Thu May 01, 2008 9:54 pm

Thursday, May 1, 2008, 6 Weeks Until My Guest Poser Appearance at the 2008 N.G.A. Carolina Night of Champions, Greensboro, NC and 7 Weeks Until the 2008 FAME World Championships and Pro Show Down, Toronto, Canada.

Weight: 147.0

Birmingham Steel Legs Blast Furnace-Eights Segment (8 of 16)

Leg Press (Weight is net, adjusted for the sled and angle of press)
1 x 150 reps - 110 pounds (4:28 without rest). On Monday we will add :20 and go 5:00.

Extensions
2 x 30 - 110 pounds

Hamstring Curls
3 x 10 - 110 pounds, then, each set to failure (3 x 20)

Donkey Press Seated Calf Raises
3 x 25 - 250 pounds

Standing Calf Raises
3 x 25 - Body Weight

Adduction
3 x 15 - 250

Abduction
3 x 15 - 250

Abdominal's
2 x 25 Crunches
1 x 25 Leg lifts
1 x 50 Unassisted sit ups

Treadmill
30 minutes of moderate speed work
_________________
Scott "Old Navy" Hults, NFPT-CPT; NGA-CPT
FAME, NGA & IDFA Natural Master Pro Bodybuilder
FAME, NGA & OCB Contest Judge

Train Hard. Train Natural.

My Web Site: www.BodyBuildingSenior.com