Week three finds our athletes working diligently on their weightlifting and cardio programs. Carley has had the opportunity to workout in the presence of Beth and Larry. She is noticeably leaner and showing some improvements in upper body tone. Jon has not been able to get together with any of the trainers recently. He has been checking in by e-mail and continues to report progress.

John made an appearance at our group workout this past Saturday. He has lost a lot of weight in the middle and there is a definite change in his physique throughout. Jon had his phone interview with Jennifer this past week and he said she was awesome. He said she set him right on his knowledge of protein intake and gave him a lot of valuable advice. We hope to share more of that advice in future writings. One of my observations while watching Jon participate in a group, station, exercise session, was his aerobic endurance had decreased. I don’t think this is an unusual outcome for the type of program he is on. He is training to strictly increase muscle volume without the goal of improving endurance or ability on the playing field. Jon will be getting together with one of the trainers during week IV to go through his program and make any adjustments that may be indicated.

Carley continues to get famliar with weightlifting and the basic principles of increasing weights as both techniques and strength improve. She is on track and doing well. Carley will be consulting with Jennifer by phone this week. All the pieces of the puzzle are falling in place. From here on in, execution of the plans will be the greatest priority.

Jon’s Comments

Week three of P-squared saw increased shaping of my mid-section. In fact,  I already have a pair of jeans I can’t even wear anymore unless  I want them  by my ankles. Weights in almost all of the lifting excersises increased  aswell. It seems when I am going to up in the weights, I find my self going  up 10-15 lbs and not just the usual 5-10 lbs. I’m hoping the gains continue  into week four.

- Jon

Kinetic Connections is excited to announce we will be venturing into the world of bodybuilding. We have committed to training two athletes, Carley Karwoski and Jon Krizman. Their goal is to train for a figure competition and a bodybuilding competition. We have offered to assist them with their training. This is something completely new to us. Our background lies in weightlifting mainly to enhance performance on the playing field. Snap 24 Hour Fitness in Lake Villa has offered to help with providing a home gym to work out of a Nourish, LLC out of St. Louis, Mo. has shown an interest in providing nutritional consultation. On our end, Kinetic Connections will be providing workout routines and supervision in the gym. This is a learning process for all involved. We are excited to do something new and a little out of our comfort zone. Over the next year we will be journaling our progress through this journey. We will start with baseline measurements and photos and hopefully follow this project through to a competition late next fall or early next winter. Please join us as we navigate through this experience.

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