So I went back to work last week took the last year off and started my own business and decided also to take on more responsibilities, all I can say is Damn! It is not easy maintaining the workout lifestyle and work!!! Now I know how you all feel when you miss a meal or a workout. We all take pride in our body and push it to the limits in all aspects. I know you have to make working out a priority and change your schedule, so back at the gym at 6am. No more two a days, more reps, cardio and keep the meals in place (3 blitz chocolate 60 grams of protein shakes a day) along with lower my carbs I don’t have the time to burn all the excess carbs off that I was eating BACK TO BEING RIPPED!!!!

Now for the funny stuff. Sunday I was back in the hospital after driving myself to the emergency room. I was there for three days. When I left I had two tubes hanging from my upper arm. That was not going to go over well on set. So I untaped it and stuck it under my arm pit. No one knew.  Cool.

I go to the hospital every day for treatment. This will last for six weeks. Since leaving the hospital at Christmas I weight 160 lbs. Tonight at the gym, I’m weighing in at 194lbs. And I owe it all to PROTEIN BLITZ. Why, because that’s what I’ve been using. You can’t help but train harder, you feel so good, you just want to work out. And the results? They speak for themselves.

I wish I would have taken pictures just so you could see the difference, but my ego wouldn’t allow it. I didn’t leave my house for weeks. I went to the gym late when no one is there. But I did go to the gym and I did eat, but most important I got more than my fill of protein. I don’t care what anyone says. You can live without fat and little carbs, but protein? If you’re not getting enough protein your body can’t function. So if & when you take your protein, why not take the best?

Remember what your dad use to say to you growing up: You get what you pay for. Cheap protein, poor results. If you’re not taking ProteinBlitz you’re throwing your money away. Good luck everyone and don’t give up. If it ain’t hard, it ain’t cool.

I CRUSHED shoulders last night. I started with shoulder press on the machine at a weight that I could warm-up. I did 15 reps to get the blood flowing. Then I went right to the heavy weight – 150lbs for 3 sets of 8 to 10 reps. I felt great and felt the pump of blood rushing to my delts. Next, I decided to burn them out with cable side delts – 15 reps at 30lbs for 3 sets. It felt like my shoulder was about to fall off after that exercise! I ran right over and did barbell front raises for 60lbs – 8 to 10 reps (3 sets). And to finish off – machine rear delts: drop sets at 190lbs, 8 to 10 reps. Then cut weight in half to 100 lbs for another 10 reps (3 sets). I couldn’t even drink my BLITZ. My shoulders were TOAST.

Check out the fruits of my labor:

I changed my leg workout around to 15 to 25 reps. I still get the blood rush and the pump but as I get OLDER the joints and cracking of the bones are feeling the heavy workouts.

I still do a total of 5 exercise and now train quads and hamstrings in the same day. I like the over all feel of a full leg workout instead of half done workout. Meaning I want the pump and rush along with the soreness in one complete workout instead of waiting 3 days after my quad workout. My goal with the workout is to get deep cuts. If I lose a little size…oh well. I like my jeans to fit in the waist instead of the old days when you had to go 2 sizes up in the waist to fit your legs.

I have to look at longevity instead of just today. Otherwise all this heavy training will catch up to me.

I went on a overload and ate any food Iwanted but still consumed my 3 shakes a day. My theory was to send my body into shock. Well I did. I also took those days off from the gym and ate pizza, a gallon of ice cream and way to many hamburgers and fries. By the end I felt fried and my body temp was thru the roof.  And to be honest I felt shtty and didn’t sleep well.

I made it back to the gym Tuesday and I was pumped. The veins were out but I was drenched in sweat.  It will be a very long time before I load again, so this week ZERO CARBS.

Two more updates for you, I’ve got an 8 page feature in the November issue Muscle and Fitness and I was also on the cover of the September issue of Muscle & Performance (Vitamin Shoppe’s magazine)  Video’s are below for details, check ‘em out.

James Ellis here.   Career update for you, I appear in Exercise and Health Magazine Winter 09′ on pages 38 and 39 doing some explosive leg exercises.  Just wanted to let you know, you can show your support by picking up a copy today!