They both lost weight with Carley losing two and a half pounds and Jon losing 17 pounds.  Jon dropped from 224 pounds to 207 pounds. His body fat dropped just under 9% from 16.46% to 7.47%. Carley lost close to 2% body fat, but the real transformation appeared in her waist, hips, and thighs. Carley’s waist dropped from 31  inches to 29.5 inches, her hips went from 40 inches to 35.5 inches and both thighs dropped over 2inches.

The hard work in the gym and changes in the diets have paid off. We have just scratched the surface. Both have areas they need to improve in. Their workout programs for phase II will focus on their weaker areas, and continue to improve on those areas that are moving along well. The comments on the weak areas and the new six week programs will be posted later this week. Log on as a member to view the new workouts and comments.

Carley’s improvements are most noted in the upper body. When reviewing her program it was noted she is most comfortable with her upper body exercises and cardio activities. Her intensity was not as high as it should be for her lowers. Jon also shows his greatest improvements in his upper body. He refuses to unveil his abdominals until next week. Both of their workout programs are scheduled to be changed after next week. It looks like a second phase of hypertrophy activities are in store. Reps. And sets will be set to achieve the goals of the hypertrophy phase. Jennifer McDaniel is working closely with Carley and Jon to match their diets to meet the goals of their exercise program. Both feel her advice on nutrition has been quite helpful.

Next week is the moment of truth, reassessment! We look forward to seeing the results. Check back next week. Please feel free to send us your comments.

New measurements will be taken at the end of six weeks and changes in their workout programs will be made accordingly. Both jon and Carley have been posting their experiences in their own words. Be sure to check them out. Please feel free to send us your comments or thoughts on Project Perfection 2010.

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

Jennifer comes to us with very impressive credentials. Jennifer teaches at ST. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo. She owns a private nutrition consulting company and also Consults for Carmichael Training Systems (CTS). Jennifer will be consulting with Jon and Carley by phone and internet. Their first item of business with Jennifer is to fill out a nutritional survey. Next week she will be contacting them by phone to educate them, set goals, and get them started on a more concrete diet. We are very happy to have such an authority in the sports field working with our athletes. We will be posting more information about Ms. McDaniel on our website in the near future.

Beside shoring up on their nutrition, Jon and Carley continue to work on perfecting their workout programs. Some changes in their workout routines may be merited before the six weeks of phase I are over. Stay tuned.