Everything is coming along nicely. Both Carley and Jon are progressing in their physique and strength. Their workout programs were reviewed this weekend. They are scheduled to have their measurements taken next week. Stay tuned.

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.

Phase I of the journey is over halfway done. Our athletes continue to see and feel changes in their physical appearance and condition. Carley had the opportunity to consult with our dietitian, Jennifer McDaniel, and some changes were made in her diet. The greatest change was increasing her daily caloric intake to 1700 calories a day. Carley was far below that at the start of this project. Jon continues to work diligently. The changes in his upper body are very noticeable. He has been working extra hard on his abdominals, but refuses to unveil them until reassessment.

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.

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

The second week of training has come to an end for Carley and Jon. The week was uneventful for the most part. Unfortunately Jon had to take a couple days off from training secondary to family matters. He Should be back on track for Week III. The good news and big event of the week is that we have come to an agreement with a dietitian to consult with Jon and Carley. We are happy to announce Jennifer McDaniel, MS, RD, CSSD, LD will be joining our team on this journey.

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.