NPC Stage-Ready Workshop

Get Ready Guys...the next NPC Stage-Ready Workshop is coming to Bev Francis Powerhouse Gym on February 21 & this is just for the guys!

It's free and open to the public - come learn what it takes to compete in bodybuilding & men's physique from IFBB Pros Juan Morel, Sadik Hadzovic, Kevin English & Matt Acton.

February 21, 1-4pm at Bev Francis Powerhouse Gym

Juan Morel & Kevin English's Offseason Back Workout

Juan warmed up with pull-ups. They did lat pulldowns and superset with more lat pulldowns. Next is one arm Yates row superset with one arm machine row. Next is t-bar row superset with underhand grip t bar row. Next is machine row superset with t bar row. 

Kevin English at the NPC Long Island

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3x Champ Kevin English Will Not Defend His Title

Kevin English, 3x Olympia 202 Showdown Champion, has formally announced that he will not be competing in the 2012 Olympia 212 Showdown. Citing an injury that has plagued him for years and recently gotten worse, English stated:

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I will not be competing in the 2012 Olympia 212 Showdown.

I’ve always had problems with my knees due to years of wrestling. I have no cartilage, just bone on bone. When I was dieting for the New York Pro, my body was often dehydrated and depleted which lessened the cushioning between my joints.

During a leg workout a few weeks after the show, I felt a really sharp pain when squatting. I immediately put the weight down. My training partner and physical therapist, Dr. Michael Camp, was there to provide immediate assistance.

I trained lighter over the next few weeks and the pain was bearable, but still there. The injury eventually progressed into a partial patella tendon tear, so we began the rehab process without giving up on the Olympia.

This weekend, Dr. Camp and I decided that training for the Olympia Showdown was counterproductive to the healing process. I would not be able to do both effectively; therefore, I am talking time off to heal, with the support of my therapist, MetRx, MD, and nutritionist Fakhri Mubarak.

I would like to thank everyone the continued support. I AM NOT RETIRED. We are already looking at shows for 2013. I will still be at the 2012 Olympia, working the Met-Rx booth and excited to see the show and the greatest fans in the world.

English won the Olympia 202 Showdown title the last three years and was among the favorites going in to this year’s competition. The door is now open to crown a new champion…check back to MD for all the breaking OLYMPIA WEEKEND news!

Now, the 212 showdown is wide open. I wish Kevin a speedy recovery. Hopefully, he comes and does the 2013 NY Pro show. Godspeed Kevin. 

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Kevin English Trains Arms Eight Days Out from the New York Pro 2012 - PART ONE & TWO

Kevin English trains arms eight days out from the New York Pro - PART ONE

Kevin starts with standing barbell curls. Next is incline db curls. Next is concentration curls. He talks about his prep for the NY Pro. Next is hammer curls. He talks about the support of his fans. 

Kevin English Trains Arms Part Two

 

He starts with close grip bench press. He made some major changes especially to his team. He hired a new coach, Fak. He has an A.R.T. coach to open him up more. Next is rope pushdowns & he did some drop sets. He got some new training partners as well. Next is one arm extension.

 

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English, Delarosa, Rivera, and Morel at the NY Met!

Marco Rivera

Jon Delarosa

Juan Morel

Kevin English

All four guys are competing at the NY Pro!
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Kevin English, Juan Morel, Marco Rivera & Jon Delarosa Guest Pose at 2012 NPC NY Metropolitan!

Kevin English, Juan Morel, Marco Rivera & Jon Delarosa Guest Pose at 2012 NPC NY Metropolitan!

All the boys are having fun & can't wait to compete against each other on May 19th at the NY Pro.

Kevin English Pic 9 wks out of the NY Pro

 

 

Inside of 9 wks to the NY PRO!! Blasted my weapons of mass destruction - the 23 inch guns!  

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Ronnie Coleman, Steve Kuclo, Juan Morel and Kevin English Posedown at the NPC Easterns!

Ronnie Coleman, Steve Kuclo, Juan Morel and Kevin English Bring It at the NPC Easterns

I can't wait to see Juan & Steve bring it to the NY Pro. It was cool seeing Ronnie & Kevin having fun as well.

 
Kevin English Interview and Posing at the NPC Eastern USA Championships

Kevin is doing the 212 class & under at the NY Pro. Kevin looks huge in his guest posing. He has his own clothing line & working on a cologne.

Ronnie Coleman guest posing and interview with Steve Kuclo at the NPC Eastern Championships in New York

Ronnie talks about his website, supplement line, his traveling & training. Of course the diet as well.

Steve Kuclo Interviews the NPC Eastern USA Championships Overall Winner Marco Rivera

Marco was happy that he won & he's getting ready for Nationals to get his pro card at the Light Heavyweight class. He thanked his support group.

NPC Eastern USA Championships Photos and Results Now Posted

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Jon Delarosa, Kevin English, Juan Morel, Steve Kuclo at the 2011 Eastern USA.

Jay Cutler, Kevin English & Jose Raymond Guest Posing @ 2011 New England Champs VIDEO & PHOTOS!

Jay Cutler, Jose Raymond and Kevin English Posing VIDEO in New England 10/29/2011

 They are full & the crowd loves it!

Pics of Jay Cutler
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Pics of Kevin English
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Pics of Jose Raymond
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And you can see the guys together here:
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Kevin English Arm Blast 3 Weeks Out from the 2011 202-Olympia

 

Kevin starts with a close grip bench press for thickness in his arms. Next is skullcrushers & he keeps constant tension on his tri's. Next is rope pushdowns. He talks working with Hany & about his cardio for this years prep. He stayed a lot leaner this year. Next is db preacher curls. He talks about his nutrition & we gonna see a new Kevin English for the showdown. He's has been posing more to get harder.

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Kevin English Trains Back:"Taking Off was the Hardest Thing I ever did!"

Kevin starts off with partial deadlifts. He wants to improve on his lower back thickness. He focusing on the contraction more for this prep. Next is pull-ups. Next is one arm db rows. He talks about what he's doing in his prep for the 202 Olympia & learning his body more. Next is hammer strength rows. He talks about his resting his body. Next is db pullovers. Next is more hammer strength rows. He thanked his camp & he hit some poses.

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Jon Delarosa Trains Arms with King of the 202's- Kevin English

 

They hit close grip bench press & did drop sets with them. People forget to train heavy during contest prep because your body will adapt to anything you do good or bad. Next is dips superset with bench dips. A lot of squeeze & contracting & squeezing in between sets. Keep a mental focus because distraction will be there & train hard but smart. Next is reverse pushdowns superset with regular pushdowns. Now, Jon is working with George Farah. Farah is doing Jon's diet & Victor Martinez is doing his training. Next is one arm overhead extensions using the rope attachment. Jon talks about his diet dealing with Farah & how much he's noticed his prep with many carbs in his body. Now, they doing biceps. First is incline curls. They do double curls first & when failure, do singles. Next is Scott curls. Jon thanks his support team.

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Gaspari Presents '11 NPC Garden States Overall Winner Brian May, Alvisi & English Guest Posing

Mark looks good in this guest posing. I just wanna see how he looks at the Europa Super Show in August. 

Kevin looked great & definitely a lot leaner than he has been. 

Brian looks good but he seems dazed or really focused. He's doing Jr. Nationals this Saturday. He wants to come in a little tighter for show. 

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Gregg Valentino's NY Pro Wrap up with Kevin English plus Melle Mel and MORE!

Greg Valentino with Melle Mel and more at the New York Pro

Melly Mel liked Craig Richardson. They were talking women's assets! Eugene Mishin makes a cameo appearance. Eugene just came back from the Bahamas when he did the Direct TV commercial. Greg grabs Farah for the interview.

Gregg Valentino wraps up the 2011 New York Pro with Kevin English and Victor Martinez

Hany Rambod makes a cameo appearance. Kai & Jose won hands down but can Kevin & Victor beat Kai & Jose at the Olympia? That's the real question. 

Hall of Fame Roundtable w/Levrone, Wheeler, and S Ray Part 2: Diving into the "dark side."

Part 2: Diving into the "dark side."

 Shawn talks about how many bodybuilders tore their pecs from benching even Kevin Levrone but they didn't he'd recover from it. Shawn talk about how everybody's nutrition is different. Flex talks his nutrition & roid use & he can eat cheeseburgers all the time by doing zero carb diet for months at a time. Flex also talks about how his friend used to buy his food for him. Flex & Kevin talks about how they dieted for shows.

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Ronnie Coleman and Kevin English discuss the finer points of delt training at the MD Seminar

Ronnie Coleman and Kevin English discuss the finer points of delt training

Ronnie keeps his simple & to the point while Kevin has a little more variety in the delt training. One of the tips that I use from Kevin is having the thumbs down for all delt movements. It does put more emphasize on the delts.

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Ronnie Coleman & Kevin English VS Lee Haney! Leg Training at the MD Legends Seminar

Ronnie Coleman and Kevin English Talk Leg Training

VS.

Total "Lee" Awesome Leg Training with Lee Haney

Ronnie has two leg days. Day 1: Squats, Leg Extension, Leg Press. Day 2: Front squats, Hack squats, Walking lunges. No more two exercise for hamstrings due to the quad exhaustion. Kevin on the other hand, does legs once a week. He likes to warm up first on the bike & light leg extensions, leg press, then squats. Now, Kevin loves doing front squats now more than the regular squat. Kevin uses a high rep leg movements from time to time. Kevin likes doing barbell squats over Smith machine squats due to more muscle recruited. Kevin talks about how to open the tendons in your knees. Kevin thinks chains are great for muscles & it more stress on the muscle for grow. Kevin has someone demo squats on being controlled & exploding up. If you wanna get more outer sweep in your quads, you want to do the movements close.

Lee wants people to understand basics & fundamentals of leg training. Lee Haney talks about the best routine ever. Leg extensions, leg press & then squats. You're pre-exhausting the legs. This will trick the body & make your legs respond by making the legs think it's using heavy weight. You're saving joints & your body for the long haul. Lee did 4 sets of leg extensions, 4 sets of leg press, 4-5 sets of squats, 4 sets of leg curls, 3 sets of stiff-leg deadlifts. He would do hack squats within 16-20 weeks from a show. Hack squats can tear your knees up if your doing them wrong. Lee is demoing the hack squats & tell everyone to push through the heels & squeeze the quads at the top. Lee also demos how stiff-leg deadlifts are great for the hamstrings & glutes.

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Ronnie Coleman and Kevin English Back Training Tips from the MD Legends Seminar

Ronnie Coleman and Kevin English Back Training Tips

Ronnie has two back sessions: upper & lower back. Keeps it at 3 sets & pyramids up. Kevin hits back with two sessions as well. A power session & a squeezing session. Ronnie recovery time is about 90 secs & if he does heavy deadlifts, then it's 3 minutes rest period. You should deadlift every other week.

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